San Jose Electrician: When to replace Electrical Service Panel
Making a decision to replace Electrical Service Panel should be an easy task because energy efficiency and safety is the most important things to consider.
What is an Electrical Service Panel?
Every home and apartment in America has an electrical panel that controls and distributes electrical power across the building.
An Electrical Service Panel also often called a circuit breaker panel, a consumer unit, or a fusebox, is like a heart in human body designed to regulate the flow of electric current in your home, to brake it into circuits in order to prevent overflow.
When do I replace Electrical Service Panel?
When Electrical Service Panel is not working properly, damaged or too old to carry sufficient amount of pressure required to deliver energy to your appliances, it needs replacement.
6 reasons to replace your Fusebox/Electrical Service Panel
- If your existing electrical panel is damaged and can not be repaired
- If you want more power to your home for a new kitchen, new media center, new appliances
- When your outlets are ungrounded and you want more outlets
- When your concerned with your safety and your insurance company requires an upgrade
- You are selling your house and want to add value
- If you own Zinsco or Federal Pacific panels that according to Underwriters Laboratories are not safe
To be sure that your panel is safe, you want to contact us and ask for a free safety inspection.
Call Us:(408) 459-8024.
How long the power will be off?
When replacing the Electrical Service Panel, the power in your house will be disconnected, the old panel will taken off, the new one installed, and inspected. This can mean a loss of power ranging from 1-2 days. Contact San Jose Electrician with your questions.
About Zinsco Circuit Breaker Panels
Zinsco brand panels, made by Sylvania, frequently pose safety and reliability risks. We highly recommend their replacement if you still have them in your home.
See more field failure reports on Zinsco Electrical Panels & Zinsco Circuit Breakers: http://www.inspectapedia.com/electric/Zinsco_Reports.htm
About Federal Pacific Electrical Panels
Federal Pacific Electrical Panels were produced by Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) Company from mid 50’s to mid 80’s and do not confirm to today’s electrical safety standards. According to UL (Underwriters Laboratories is an independent product safety certification organization) research tests, FPE panels fail to trip at a much higher rate than standard panels.
See more reports and information on Federal Pacific Electric Hazards.
http://inspectapedia.com/fpe/fpe.htm
We recommend that residential FPE electrical panels be replaced entirely, regardless of model number or year of manufacture due to design flaws and manufacturing defects.
