The power provider, an electric or utility company, brings electricity to each home and installs a meter. Everything past that point, including the electrical panel, is the homeowner's responsibility. Upgrading and replacing an electrical panel is therefore up to the homeowner as well. This work requires a licensed electrician.

Do your lights flicker? Are you still replacing fuses in an antiquated electrical panel? Or are your breakers tripping constantly? If so, your home is likely equipped with just a 60 amp electrical service, or a 100 amp electrical service, rather than the standard 200 amp electrical service that is installed in most homes today. You should upgrade or replace your electrical panel.

Why You Might Need to Upgrade or Replace Your Electrical Panel:

1. Major Renovation or Home Addition
2. Using 60 Amp Electrical Service
3. Using 100 Amp Electrical Service
4. Panel Box is Making a Crackling Sound
5. Fuses Blow Regularly
6. Circuit Breakers Trip Frequently
7. Appliances aren't Running on Full Power
8. Flickering Lights
9. Outlets are Two Prongs (non-grounded)
10. Multiple Extension Cords
11. More Outlets Necessary
12. Need to Add a Sub Panel
13. Require a 240v Circuit
14. Power Surge Arrestor Needed
15. Ground Fault Interrupter (GFI) Outlet is Required
16. Homeowners Insurance Requires an Upgrade

Get Licensed Electricians to Upgrade your Electrical Panel

Get professional help from licensed electricians in your area! Do you want to find a licensed electrician? We can help you get three or four quotes for your electrical panel upgrade or replacement. You may also wonder if you can add outlets to a circuit, how to calculate your home's total electrical load, or what the difference is between a ground-fault interrupter and a arc-fault interrupter. Don't guess when it comes to your home's electrical needs. Ask an electrician.

Whatever your electrical needs are our professional contractors can do the work! This is true whether you are doing a panel replacement, re-wiring for a kitchen remodel, new installation for a home addition, installing a heated floor or putting in pot lights.

Amps, Volts and Watts

Amps or Amperes: A unit that measures the rate of electrical flow (electrical current).

Volts or Voltage: The rate or force of electricity and its potential capacity to do work - expressed or measured in volts.

Watts: The rate at which electricity or energy is used. The unit for measuring power.

• Watts = Current (Amperes) multiplied by Voltage