Upgrading Your Electrical Panel

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Upgrading Your Electrical Panel
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The electric panel in your home is the Command
Central for your electrical system operating in
your home. Your electrical power can be turned on
and off along with sending electricity to the
outlets in your home. Some refer to as a breaker
box. In the electrical panel you will find fuses
or breakers, which will blow, or trip, when there
is an over current or short. They respond this
way when these two instances occur.
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The capacity of your electrical panel is measured
in amps, which used to be sixty amps as the
normal for residential electrical needs in the
past but with todays modern technology there
needs to be more amps. When you contact
electricians in Riverside County they will look
at your electrical panel and let you know what
upgrades need to be done.
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There are four indicators that can tell the
homeowner and Riverside County local electrician
when it is time to replace or upgrade your
electrical panel.
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Your homeowners insurance may demand that you
install a new electrical panel Frequent breaker
tripping, lights that rapidly burn out or
flicker, fuses blowing, etc. You are planning
to add more to the load that you current
electrical panel has to deal with such as a major
appliance purchase, remodeling that will increase
the square footage of your home You are
planning to put your home up for sale it can be a
big selling point if your electrical panel for
the bathrooms and kitchen is upgraded.
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The electrical panels of today come in amps of
one hundred, which presently is the minimum
allowable, one hundred fifty, two hundred, or
four hundred. The largest is not necessarily the
best one to choose. It is also the most
expensive. Electrician Riverside County will
perform a home energy audit to know which size
you will need. They may also find that you need
upgrades too such as replacing or repairing
existing wiring.
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The biggest motivation to upgrade your electrical
panel is for safety. Yes, there are some older
homes that still have the same electrical panels
that were installed when the house was built new.
They are still functioning but they do not offer
the same level of protection. If it is determined
that you need to upgrade or replace your
electrical panel it is important that you have a
professional electrician in Riverside County do
the work.
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They know all the current electrical codes, have
the experience, and the tools to do the job
correctly. The electricians Riverside County will
have the proper building permits that are needed
to complete the job. It is important to have this
upgrade done as soon as possible because
overloaded circuits can cause a fire.
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