I recently put in a new ceiling fan in my living room and found the old wire to have no ground (dangerous!) The wiring is so old it was wrapped in some kind of paper. I imagine that the rest of the wiring in the home is the same way. I can only imagine how out of code my house probably is, and how much of a fire hazard it is likely to be. I would like to start pulling the old wiring out and running new wiring. I think my breaker box would need updating because we keep blowing fuses in the house (probably about once a month or so one will trip). Is there any special tools I can use to help me pull and run new wire? Any advice on how to go about things. I know the breaker box will need to be installed by a electrician, so I am not thinking of tackling that one, but I imagine I could run new wire to the outlets and around the house myself. Any ideas? I am thinking this is a huge pain to do, and am hoping someone has an easier solution for me.....

I just finished wiring up a new kitchen in the basement of my home. I was told that I might need to have a dedicated circuit for my fridge. I currently have it wired with some recepticles and some lights. I will be using an office sized fridge (small fridge) in the basement. I was wondering if code states that there has to be a sperate circuit for the fridge more specifically the CEC cuz I live in Toronto. Any help would be appreciated.