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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You must not be familiar with North American power systems. I would bet the op had single phase service providing 220 or 240 volt service. 60 amp service is outdated, 100 amp is basically the minimum and 200 amp is common.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

You got it. I'm not really familiar with electrical stuff, but I kinda think my service is 110? My dryer and water heater are on separate 2 fuse circuits. I think it was upgraded from aluminum wire in the 70's. I have the "good" paper wrapped wire now.

As another cool aside about my house, the sewer line was made of cardboard