Various safety hazards can exist in an older Fuse Panel. 

For example: Over-Sized Fusing, Over congestion, Double Tapping of lugs, over-sized Fusing.  Loose connections, burned Fuse holders, Rust and Corrosion etc.

A Fuse Panel can also have hidden Fuses in cartridge type pull-out holders, that most home owners dont even know exists.  Quite often a qualified electrician may be required, with proper testers, to replace Fuses or preform repairs, thus resulting in costly service calls.

A modern Breaker Panel can eliminate all these unsafe issues

 

                                  

 

Your Fuse Panel

Here are some examples of the most common Fuse Panels in older homes.

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Over-loaded and Outdated Fuses

What can you do: Replace these boxes with a modern breaker panel to eliminate these types of fire harzards.

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Burned Fuse

Over congested fuse panels have little or no capacity for the safe connections of future cicuits.
Overheating and arching on the bus bar can lead to fires.
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