Not to be pedantic, but the situation you described with the inspector would require the superpower of remote viewing, not x-ray vision, especially as you have determined he never came by the house. Image may be NSFW.The house I purchased this spring had cracked insulation on the feeder wires entering the weather head/mast and a 100 amp newer main panel. I upgraded to a 200 amp exterior combo panel with bypass and disconnect (Milbank U6281-XL-200-5T). This feeds the indoor 100 amp panel. The outdoor panel has a whole-house surge protector. The new feeder wires were upsized for the 200 amp service. New ground wires and labor to separate the neutrals and grounds in the indoor panel, total cost $2900.
As I understand it, the outside panel is now the 'main' panel and the original 100 amp indoor panel is now considered to be a subpanel. The Milbank panel meets current code requirements and has 8 breaker slots which I can use, so I have access to more juice if needed.
It was going to cost another #2-3k to upgrade the indoor panel. My appliances are are all gas (even the dryer) and my electrical needs are modest, so that upgrade didn't make sense.
The inspector must have x-ray vision; the final inspection was marked 'complete' by mid afternoon even though I was working in the garage all day and nobody came to the house…
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Statistics: Posted by Derpalator — Sat Oct 26, 2024 1:31 am — Replies 42 — Views 1753
