[ale] OT: Electrician needed
George Carless
kafka at antichri.st
Tue Nov 7 16:39:40 EST 2006
On Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 04:06:31PM -0500, Mark Wright wrote:
> Hi George,
>
> Chris is right. The wire and the breaker probably match. That is,
> your builder probably did not install more (heavier) wire than he
> needed for the breaker he was planning to use. If you have a 30 amp
> breaker you probably have wire that is rated to carry 30 amps. An
> electrician will not install a bigger breaker without putting in
> bigger wire (if the existing wire is insufficient). You should not
> either.
>
> I would call an electrician for an opinion. Sorry I have no opinion
> about electricians.
Thanks all for the advice. I have somebody from Mr. Sparky on his/her
way out this evening. Hopefully it won't cost too much! ;)
Regards,
--George
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