I would like to change the old fuse panel at my cabin to circuit breakers. I'm pretty sure I need to contact an electrician, but is this a major job or an easy one? Expensive? I also need to run a line for lights and outlets to the shed. How hard is it to add a new spot in the old fuse box? Any other suggestions on these would be great. Thanks.
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Very hard to quote prices without seeing the situtaion. Panel upgrade could be anywhere from $500- $1500. It depends on how much of the service entrance has to be changed and how difficult it is.
Hmmm, I think I'll fall back on the saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it!" Since I really dont have any problems with the old fuse panel, just wanted to update a little. Thanks
Waldo - here is another option at about 1/2 the price (or less) of a new service.
Keep the original fused service but feed a sub-panel from it - this will give you the extra circuit space you may want for additional lighting/recep loads and the ease of working with circuit breakers.
There is an assumption here (this is a cabin) that you do not have a lot of 'load' on this service, so adding a sub-panel is more of a convenience for additional circuit wiring rather than adding substantial load to your existing service.
Obviously, all this depends on the particular kind of fused service you have.
