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What's involved in dedicated lines

Can those who know explain what is involved in adding dedicated lines. I understand the concept and do not run dedicated lines now. My house was built in the late 50's with limited attic clearance and the outlets for my system are not easy to get to as they are behind a built in cabinet which houses all my stereo/ht equip. I want to know what an electrician would need to do from the panel to the outlets in order to install dedicated lines. I should add that my panel has fuses, not circuit breakers.
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gjkphd
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hbrandt
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Viridian:

Thanks a lot. Main service panel replacement was unnecessary in our case...but in some it might be. Depending on the size of the panel and number of breakers...that can be a big job.

harry
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bombaywalla
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Hbrandt,

Great feedback! I remember that you were on this topic a few months back & your post generated a lot of inputs for you.

Anyway, can you explain this sentence to me: ".....all the wire should be run in the same direction"

Are you insinuating that the 10 AWG Romex is directional?? or was made directional?
Thanks!
gjkphd OP
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thanks, esp to you Harry for your thorough response. Viridian, I know that my main panel is not up to code and if and when I sell my home I'd have to replace it. Would changing it from the current fuse setup to breakers improve my stereo/ht even without dedicated lines.
gjkphd OP
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Also, I did install some new outlets last year, FIM's, would a dedicated line necessitate using new outlets or can I use the ones I have now by runnning a new dedicated line to it? As you can see my Ph. D. is NOT in electrical engieering!
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