The house is circa 1960. The electrical panel is glass fuses. The whole house runs off the box of 8 glass fuses. They are 30 amp. I wonder if the electrical fuses should be 20's and someone has replaced them with 30's. How do I determine what is the correct size? I have just recently become familiar with the house...it belonged to my father. The tenant blew a fuse, running a leaf blower and fryer all at the same time. I told her to try a 20 amp fuse first, but she said it sparked and wouldn't physically screw in. (did she have it crossthreaded, I don't know) But the 30 was fine. After a couple of hours after replacing the fuse, I asked her to feel the panel box and notice if anything was warm or hot...she said no. Are the 20's and 30's the same size? If the box was built for 30's and I replace them with 20's, what's the damage? And vice versa. How tough is it to replace a glass fuse breaker box with a modern breaker box? Perry
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19 years ago