Cantex, Inc.
How to Bring Power Where It’s Needed After the Walls Are Up
I’ve owned three homes in my life. The youngest was 41 years old when I
moved in and the other two were both over 80. I chose all three based on
a combination of affordability and character – I’m a sucker for period
features like ceiling molding and solid-pine paneling.
Schneider Electric / Square D
How Manufacturers are Bringing Basic Breaker Boxes into the Digital Age
Three years ago, I decided to finally bring my home into the modern age,
in terms of its electrical distribution system. Gone was the
50-plus-year-old, 60-amp fuse box (yes, I said “fuse box”), along with
the similarly low-capacity line from the pole to the house. In their
place, a new 200-amp service line and breaker panel.
Mersen
Guess What? Fuses Still Matter
Up until three years ago, I lived with a couple small boxes of spare
fuses that sat on top of the water heater in the basement, ready to be
drawn from should the rare combination of, say, the toaster and
microwave operating at the same time happen to shut down power to the
kitchen.