"Veets" wrote in message
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Hello,

My wife and I are purchasing a house that was built around 1952. It has
two 60 amp circuit breakers that we want to upgrade. The sellers have
central AC and I guess the 120 worked for them but we want to upgrade the
panel to 240. Do we need to also change the internal wiring in the house?
i.e. the wiring to the receptacles, ceiling lights, etc.?

Thank you,
Vito

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You may be mistaking voltage for amperage. If the panel has 2-60 amp
breakers, it is probably a 100 or 125 amp -120/240 volt service, possibly
even larger. You may be wanting a 200 amp service, and I would certainly
recommend talking to a local electrician first, just to determine what you
have, and what you want. When increasing the amperage of a service, you
typically don't do anything with receptacle outlets unless you have some
areas that are spread a little thin and may need more circuits. Often,
houses of that era were wired with non grounding cable and wiring devices,
which is something you may want an electrician to check out as well.