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Most of my neighborhood (and the one I grew up in) was built before 1930, so I've seen a little bit of everything. Last year, an asbestos-lined wood fusebox.
I've never seen a rating higher than 660 watts on a lampholder, but I suspect the limitation is the heat it can dissipate, not the current it can pass.
I've even "installed" one that way, on an attic fan. (I was about nine years old and "helping" my dad)

I have every confidence it's a safe installation, (if polarized correctly) but seems like a lot of Appalachian Engineerin' for very little savings.

Littelfuse LSSY :: 15A, 125V Box Cover Unit :: PLATT ELECTRIC SUPPLY

Box Cover Unit One Edison-Base Fuse Holder and Single Pole Switch Mounts on 4" Square Box Maximum Amps: 15 Maximum Voltage: 125V AC, Cat #: LSSY, Mfr: Littelfuse
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Fred B said:
Is there any code violation with that installation?
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My guess is it is listed for lampholder but not for fuseholder, so probably 110.3(B).

And unless it was installed very long time ago and no signs of tampering it would need to at least have a type S fuse adapter installed in it as Edison based fuseholders are sort of not allowed anymore and haven't been for quite some time.
 
I still see these at the local HD all the time and think to myself "who the hell is still using these that they stock them at every HD".

SSU Series 2-1/4 in. Fuse Box Cover with Switch
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Cooper Bussmann SSU Series 2-1/4 in. Fuse Box Cover with Switch BP/SSU - The Home Depot

Find the Cooper Bussmann SSU Series 2-1/4 in. Fuse Box Cover with Switch BP/SSU, 125 volt ideal for use with Bussman type T, Fusetron dual element fuses with a maximum motor size of 1/2 HP from The Home
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I'm surprised it was in Illinois. I thought every residence in the State was installed in EMT. I think it was a HO trying to save a few $$$
 
SSDriver said:
I still see these at the local HD all the time and think to myself "who the hell is still using these that they stock them at every HD".

SSU Series 2-1/4 in. Fuse Box Cover with Switch
www.homedepot.com

Cooper Bussmann SSU Series 2-1/4 in. Fuse Box Cover with Switch BP/SSU - The Home Depot

Find the Cooper Bussmann SSU Series 2-1/4 in. Fuse Box Cover with Switch BP/SSU, 125 volt ideal for use with Bussman type T, Fusetron dual element fuses with a maximum motor size of 1/2 HP from The Home
www.homedepot.com
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Per my post earlier, every gas furnace here gets one of these.
 
retirede said:
Chicago only, not the entire state.
There may be other cities, but that’s not widespread.
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Interesting to know. My son lives in Mt Prospect and everything is in EMT. If you go to HD there is no roamex on the shelves. Only EMT and MC cable
 
kwired said:
My guess is it is listed for lampholder but not for fuseholder, so probably 110.3(B).

And unless it was installed very long time ago and no signs of tampering it would need to at least have a type S fuse adapter installed in it as Edison based fuseholders are sort of not allowed anymore and haven't been for quite some time.
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I believe the house is circa 1900. Updates or at least additions periodically since then


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Mount Prospect is in Cook County, so it's not surprising that down-staters (or out-staters) consider it part of Chicago.
But if you live in Chicago, it's in The Lands Beyond O'Hare -- certainly not part of the city and barely part of your awareness.
 
drcampbell said:
Mount Prospect is in Cook County, so it's not surprising that down-staters (or out-staters) consider it part of Chicago.
But if you live in Chicago, it's in The Lands Beyond O'Hare -- certainly not part of the city and barely part of your awareness.
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I know that...I was joking.

I lived in Chicago proper for three years!
 
drcampbell said:
Mount Prospect is in Cook County, so it's not surprising that down-staters (or out-staters) consider it part of Chicago.
But if you live in Chicago, it's in The Lands Beyond O'Hare -- certainly not part of the city and barely part of your awareness.
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I lived in Cook County for some of my formative years and was going to say that anything in Cook County is Chicago for all practical purposes.
Brookefield & Lockport, although I don't know what county the later is in.
 
K8MHZ said:
... where are you going to get a fuse or three on a holiday weekend? ...
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From your retired-electrician neighbor, who spent a lifetime replacing fuseboxes with breaker panels, never quite figured out what to do with all those old fuses, and just left them in a box under the basement stairs for his next-of-kin to deal with.
 
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