How To Know When Your Home Needs a New Breaker Panel

How do I know when my house needs a new breaker panel? Why do I need a new breaker panel?  Do I need a 200 amp panel? Is it because of the collection of small fuse boxes on the side of my house?  Do you have Federal Pacific breakers?

Would it have anything to do with the new remodel, or the breaker tripping.  Check the list below for items that might cause you to upgrade your home's electrical service and make your home much safer.

-Added new kitchen appliances
-Added electric central heat
-Added a tankless water heater
-Added a room or two
-Added 240V tools in the garage
-Added new lights and bath heater
-Added more air conditioning
-Finished the bonus room upstairs
-Old fuse system continues to fail
-Breakers trip and the old panel has damage
-Insurance company won't renew homeowners policy
-Storm Damage and the new Code requirements
-You sold your home and the home inspector found defects
-You want a lifetime warranty on your breakers and panel

When your home was built, the electrical system was big enough to satisfy all of your electrical needs. Most home builders try to save money and only pay for the minimum electrical system required by the Building code. If you built a custom home and were involved with the electrical contractor, you may never need to upgrade because you bought the upgrade electrical at a great price. (Before the walls were sheet rocked).

The  Electrical Code in place at the time your home was built has probably changed and has many new requirements. Some cities require most or all of the new code features must be installed any time you do more than a minor repair. Some only require the repairs meet the new code requirements. Our section on permits is being assembled at this time and will be updated daily.

If your home is on the market and the new buyer is financing, the lending agency may follow the home inspectors advice (right or wrong) and require all defects be brought up the current code. This may not line up with state and local ordinances or statutes, but he who holds the money rules.

An Electrical Upgrade is a good investment. There is a large return on the dollars invested plus the intangibles.  How do you put a price on your family's safety? What is the cost of a good night's sleep? Can you afford to be frugal with your family's life?

While we are here talking about this, now is a great time to protect the items in your home you don't normally plug into a surge protector. Let us add a whole house surge protector (life time warranty) to safeguard the new washer / dryer combo or that expensive new energy saving fridge. The Eaton surge protectors are so good at what they do, the manufacturer will give a lifetime warranty on the surge protector and an insurance policy to cover damage to equipment connected to or plugged into the electrical system.

Ask your electrician about energy savings by installing an energy monitor so you can control your energy usage, and save money!

When Optimized Local Search Services needs help with anything related to electricity, we trust Jeffries Electric. The Denton, TX based licensed electricians provide residential and commercial electrical contractor service throughout North Texas including in Lewisville, Highland Village, Flower Mound and Coppell, TX. Visit http://www.jeffrieselectric.net for more details.