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Cost for house rewire
Posted by: Patrick from Edmonton
12/5/2017 at 5:40:44 AM
I'm from Edmonton, I would like to know roughly how much to rewire a 1900 sq foot, 2 story home that has aluminum. The basement is wired with copper and the panel needs to be upgraded. No room for more breakers. I was thinking somewhere in the 10 - 20 thousand range?
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Andrew from ParTex Design Build Ltd. in Mississauga
12/5/2017 at 3:32:06 PM
Patrick,
Unless you have a requirement for new loads, you probably don't need to rewire. The aluminum is not a problem until you overload the circuits, which causes heat.
If you switch to all LED bulbs, you will decrease the amperage draw substantially.
If you switch to a gas stove and water heater, you will gain 30 - 50 amps more room on the panel and free up some capacity.
Hope this helps,
Andrew
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