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photon · 01-16-2015, 06:41 AM

I have a question about code and electrical repair.

A 60A main electrical disconnect failed and the electrician repaired it by putting in a new enclosure and a 60A plug in breaker.

But they're saying that was just to get it working, that because repairs were required to restore power that the whole service needs to comply with the Canadian Electrical Code which is supposedly a 200A disconnect and it's $2000 to replace.

If you're repairing something you don't have to upgrade to comply with current code do you? Aren't you grandfathered in?

An electrician I know said it should be grandfathered in, someone else tells me that my insurance would not cover an electrical fire because it's not in code...

Not sure who to believe, or even how to find out.

EDIT: And why a 200A disconnect, that seems excessive for a place that's probably not even 1200sqft.

01-16-2015, 06:41 AM	#288
photon The new goggles also do nothing. Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Calgary Exp:	I have a question about code and electrical repair. A 60A main electrical disconnect failed and the electrician repaired it by putting in a new enclosure and a 60A plug in breaker. But they're saying that was just to get it working, that because repairs were required to restore power that the whole service needs to comply with the Canadian Electrical Code which is supposedly a 200A disconnect and it's $2000 to replace. If you're repairing something you don't have to upgrade to comply with current code do you? Aren't you grandfathered in? An electrician I know said it should be grandfathered in, someone else tells me that my insurance would not cover an electrical fire because it's not in code... Not sure who to believe, or even how to find out. EDIT: And why a 200A disconnect, that seems excessive for a place that's probably not even 1200sqft. __________________ Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one.