I recently upgraded my service from a Zinsco to a Square D panel. In doing so, I noted that some wiring had 2 leads with a bare copper ground and some older wiring had only 2 leads. I replaced as much as possible leaving ungrounded wiring in a couple of runs where access was not possible. I had hoped that upgrading the panel and wiring would eliminate a brief dim in the lighting when my electric furnace kicks in however, it continues to flicker briefly when that beast draws 100 amps.My latest concern is an increasing power bill despite efforts to reduce consumption and my wife tells me (her hearing is much better than mine) she occasionally hears a ‘frying sound‘ from the breaker box in the laundry.
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you need thicker wires 100 amps is too much power your house could catch on fire but you can fix the breaf dimming because thats caused by your unit sucking so much power imeadeatly off the same breaker you need a profesional though . I recomend you get an electritian to help you and stop using your furnace untill then
upgrading is more than just changing the brand of box. Zinsco are junk and Square D are good, but if you didn't change the size of the incoming you didn't accomplish much. Make sure the furnace wire connections the breaker and furnace are tight I assume you have at least a 200 amp breaker box, if you have only a 100 and the furnace draws 100 amps it's too small also you may have a loose connection in the meter box call your utility and they will check it free also check your white wire neutral wire for tightness,,somewhere you have a loose connection especially if this just started with the upgrade
DO YOU HAVE AN EARTH DRIVEN ROD THAT IS GROUNED BY A#4 SOLID COPPER, ALSO DID YOU BOND THE NEUTRAL BAR TO THE NEW PANEL WITH BONDING SCREW PROVIDED. are these copper or alum. conductors?
