Hello, I would like to ask some questions about electrical work required in our home. We live in Ottawa Canada. Single story home with an unfinished basement. Older home, 40=E2=80=99s or early 50=E2=80=99s, and the basement = is low clearance aprox 6.5 feet and the basement ceiling is entirely open.
The electrical service is 60 amp. We would like to up grade it to 100 or 200 or something in between. I=E2=80=99m pretty handy, but, I know next = to nothing about the electrical side of things. =EF=81=8C.
1=2E Is Jan, - March a good time to get electrical work done in Canada? I would guess that this is a down time for electricians? 2=2E I would like the panel to be in the basement rather then the garage as it now is. Are there codes as to where the panel must go? 3=2E I figure I should be able to run the wires and such, but I need a good primer on setting up circuits etc. Can anyone steer me towards a good simple guide for the layman? There is just my wife and I, and a very basic requirements in the house. I do have a table saw and band saw in the basement work room that I know will require their own 20 amp circuits. And we need more receptacles in the kitchen. So any advice or guidance would be very appreciated. 4=2E Will electricians allow me to assist them? Anyone have experience with this?Thanks, John