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I am sure this has been asked before, but I couldn’t find anything during a quick search, so here goes. We just bought a one-family, four story brownstone and were told during the inspection that the electrical service–double pole, 220V, 100AMP was adequate for a modern home. We are now being told by an electrician that 200AMP is the standard for a modern home. Any thoughts on this?
Also, if we have to re-wire the entire house, any ideas on what this is going to cost? We are expecting a quote from the electrician that was referred to us, but it’s going to take him a day or so to put it together and I don’t want to have sticker shock.