Many of us do not consider the daily burden we place on our home’s electrical system. We constantly use technology, install HD appliances that require more power, work from home at workstations with multiple monitors, play games on a 60-inch flat-screen, and in some rooms overload the outlets with power strips. If you have frequently been tripping your circuit breaker, if the lights in your home sometimes flicker or dim, if your home is older, if you are planning a major renovation, or if your electrical panel is more than 30 years old, it is likely overdue for an upgrade. When you need residential electrician services in Brooklyn, your friends and coworkers have likely recommended ACM Electrical Contracting. Chances are they’ve relied on our professional services for their electrical panel upgrade for their home and/or business. Here we’ll discuss the “why’s” behind the need for an upgrade and how our team can assist.
The top reason to consider upgrading your home’s electrical panel is to increase safety. We do not mention this as a scare tactic, but an overloaded panel is a leading cause of residential fires throughout the 5 boroughs. A new electrical panel, installed by a licensed electrician in your Brooklyn home, will be safe, more efficient, and capable of handling your ever-increasing technological requirements well into the future. Your panel upgrade is not a task for anyone but a professional, licensed, Brooklyn electrician, and a permit and an NYS inspection will be required. It is an investment, true, but consider the wide range of activities that take place in your home, from food storage, meal preparation, cleaning dishes, laundering clothes, doing homework and working from home, using a workshop, and/or making crafts, gaming, entertainment, and more. It is a fact that the modern connected home cannot fully function and function safely without an electrical panel upgrade. When you hire ACM Electrical Contracting to install your panel upgrade, here is what you can expect.
Our team will obtain a permit for the installation and perform the work, generally over 1-3 days. During some intervals of this process, there will be no power available at your address. Removing the old panel can take between four and eight hours. Next, the new panel that is code-approved and new circuit breakers will be installed, and then all of its circuits will be rewired into your electrical panel upgrade. If it is determined that a new grounding system is also required, it will be installed at this point. Additionally, we may replace the wires that run from your utility pole to your electric meter with heavier-duty wiring. Again, all work performed will be inspected by a local safety inspector. Below is a quick capsule summary:
Upgrading Your Home’s Electrical Panel
To increase your home’s electrical capacity, you need to install a new electrical panel. This higher amperage will enable you and your family to use devices and equipment powered by electricity simultaneously well into the future. Adding or replacing breakers in an existing panel can be done in an hour, while installing a subpanel may require a few hours, depending on its location. Replacing an entire fuse box or main panel could take several hours or even a couple of days, depending on the condition of your home’s wiring and the placement of the new panel.
The costs associated with the electrical panel upgrade will vary widely based on the number of upgrades it requires. ACM Electrical Contracting is licensed and fully insured to service your electrical requirements. You will doubtless have questions about this important upgrade to ask our licensed electricians. We invite you to contact us to schedule your consultation today!
