Shouldn’t Do This, but…


Hi All,

I just finished moving into my new apartment. The landlord is a little touchy about certain things. For example, he was opposed to my wanting to store boxes in the basement, of all things. Today I spent the day unboxing stereo equipment. Anyhow, I have a Cruz First Maestro receptacle and I want to switch that out with the original  but I don’t have access to the fuse box in the basement. I’ve switched out receptacles with the electric on before but I hate doing it. Any advice or words of encouragement?

Thanks!

goofyfoot

Showing 3 responses by asvjerry

@panzrwagn ...that could get @goofyfoot ’invited to leave the complex’ since the landlord ( or the rep thereof...more likely) likely doesn’t want or need a new problem of a really obscure sort.....

Our OP should have expected such, and hitting the LL with a NEC technical detail just pisses them off. New tenants making very odd sort of requests will run into
this ’roadblock’ unless you’ve got absolutely prime signed and original references as to how wonderful a tenant you’ve been.

Otherwise, move on to Plan B....ignore the existing outlet, just use it. If this is one of six on the homes (older ones?) on the street in that sort of area, the odds are good the wiring could be substandard or mucked about with previously.

If you’ve never seen the ac panels before or ever, and you’re prohibited from seeing them....get used to amperage control via breakered plug strips...

...and Don't Ever play loud.....

I live in a 'live/work' situation, have recent wiring for a commercial space, and no real neighbors to speak of... and lease 2 buildings out of 6 that exist for our landlord, who is welcome to visit whenever he desires.

If that can't be after the years we've been here.....we'd have moved on...🙁

 

It might be nice and perhaps of some comfort to know how many breakers are consigned to your 'unit' and their amperage.

One scenario we dealt with was the house we bought while in Houston.
2B-1Bth, a living room between the kit/dine with the previous outdoor 'porch' infilled to create a 2nd living room adjacent to the exist. living room that allowed for a fireplace.  Doing some reno to merge the 2 living rooms into one and connect the kitch and dine....

,,,,the entire house had a 'loop ground' for the 2 wire service...black hot+white grnd, and No green common ground.

All 2 prong plugs, water heater next to the 100 amp fuse box...knob and tube era stuff...

That got reno'd First.  The water heater (gas) got moved to the bed/bath side of the house was next...

Adventures in Renovationland...😏