Ever since I moved in I knew that I was going to need to update the electric service. Up until now, the house has been on fuses and the meter box was located in the basement which was a major pain. I did get a thousand dollar credit at closing for the necessary upgrades however, that never really translated into real money and there were more pressing issues at the time. Additionally, I’ve never blown a fuse and had few to no problems with the service, aside from issues finding an insurance provider willing to take me.
Well, those days are over. Thanks to a very generous Christmas gift from several members of my family I was able to have the service upgraded, making my home much safer and hopefully translating into an insurance discount. In this picture you can see the old fuse box.
![DSCN0106[1]](https://ittybittybungalow.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/dscn01061-e1355069588993.jpg?w=242&h=300)
and here is the new, safer service.
![DSCN0107[1]](https://ittybittybungalow.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/dscn01071.jpg?w=300&h=198)
Much better. Thanks everyone, very much appreciated.
Ittybittybungalow 
How nice of your family to do that for you! The old fuse box looked pretty scary. I hope you get a big discount on your homeowner’s insurance now that it’s updated.