Scherer Electric Blog: Posts Tagged ‘Federal Pacific Electrical Panels’

The Story of Federal Pacific Electrical Panel and Why You Want Yours Replaced

Monday, June 17th, 2024
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Today, we’re diving into a topic that’s critical for the safety of your home—Federal Pacific Electrical panels (FPE). While you may not spend much time thinking about your electrical panel, it plays a crucial role in your home’s electrical system. Unfortunately, if your home was built between the 1950s and 1980s, there’s a chance it might be equipped with a Federal Pacific Electrical panel, which poses serious safety risks. Let’s explore the story of these panels and why you should consider an electrical panel upgrade in Buffalo, NY if you have one.

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Is It Worthwhile to Repair an Old Electrical Panel?

Monday, March 11th, 2024
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In the realm of home maintenance, few aspects are as critical as electrical safety. As homeowners, it is our responsibility to ensure that our electrical systems are not only functional but also safe for our families. Today, we delve into the often-overlooked question: Is it worthwhile to repair an old electrical panel? 

However, before we explore this, it’s crucial to underscore the significance of never attempting DIY repairs on electrical panels and the necessity of seeking professional help. Our licensed electricians are skilled with both electrical panel replacement and electrical panel repair in Buffalo, NY and the surrounding areas.

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What Types of Wiring and Electrical Panels Are Outdated?

Monday, December 19th, 2022
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Residential electrical technology continues to march forward, and that means out of date older systems. In many cases, you won’t need to worry about technology in your house that’s a couple of years old. But you may need to worry about technology that’s several decades old!

We’re going to look at four outdated types of wiring and electrical panels we find in many homes. We recommend our customers have these replaced or updated.  

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Electric Panel Replacement for 2022? You May Need It!

Monday, January 17th, 2022
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Do you have plans on making important upgrades to your house for 2022? We’d like to suggest looking into the possibility of getting a new electrical panel (circuit breaker box) this year. You may not need it, but if you do, you’ll be glad to have this important job completed. Far too many homes have old and outdated panels in place, and the consequences can be large.

We are experts in all things electrical, and if you need to know if your electric panel in Buffalo, NY is ready for a replacement, you can trust us for honest answers and great service.

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What Your Electrical Panel Does—And Why It May Need a Replacement

Monday, July 5th, 2021
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The electrical panel for your house serves a vital and necessary function. You probably already have some sense of what it does if you’ve ever had to reset tripped breakers or shut off the power to part of the house. But can you give a good “job description” of your electrical panel and why it’s so important? If you can’t, that’s no problem. You don’t have to be an electrical expert about all parts of your home—that’s why you have professional electricians in Orchard Park, NY like us to help you out.

We’re going to give you the basics about your electrical panel, and then we’re going to go into the question of whether you need to have a new one installed.

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Answering FAQs About Electrical Panel Upgrades

Monday, May 10th, 2021
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One of our essential jobs as electricians in Buffalo, NY is servicing and updating residential electrical panels. Outdated and damaged electrical panels are a major cause of electrical problems in homes, including potentially hazardous ones like electrical fires. We take this work seriously and encourage homeowners to pay special attention to their panel needs. 

People often have questions about their electrical panels and when they should make upgrades to them, as well as how to do an upgrade. Below we’ve answered some of the most common questions. 

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Unsafe Electrical Panels That Might Be in Your House

Monday, December 7th, 2020
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Any Orchard Park, NY electrician can tell you that the secret to having a safe and effective electrical system isn’t much of a secret: it starts with having an updated electrical panel. The panel is the switching station for a residential electrical system, the point where the incoming current divides into separate circuits. The panel protects the rest of the system from suffering damage with breakers that cut off voltage flow in case of overloads. A broken or outdated panel can lead to power outages around a home as well as electrical fires.

One of the important jobs we handle for our customers is installing new panels to replace outdated ones. If you live in a house built before 1990 and you still have the same electrical panel, calling us for an inspection to see if it’s time to upgrade the panel. In fact, you may have something worse than an outdated panel—you might have one that was never safe to begin with! Below are three of these potentially hazardous panels we recommend you have us replace.

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Replace Your Federal Pacific Electric Panel!

Monday, July 20th, 2020
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The electrical panel for your home is the vital “switching station” where the voltage entering your home divides into separate circuits. The panel protects the electrical system in case of shorts and other electrical troubles by tripping breakers. It’s important that your house has a working electrical panel that will keep your home safe. If you have an old, outdated panel, or one that has suffered damage, it’s time to schedule an electrical panel replacement in Buffalo, NY.

There is a specific case where we recommend you call us right away for a panel replacement, and that’s if you have a Federal Pacific Electric (FPE) circuit breaker panel installed. Many homes still have these panels, and they pose significant fire hazards.

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Why a New Electrical Panel May Be Necessary

Monday, June 8th, 2020
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An important job we often focus on here at Scherer Electric is making upgrades to electrical panels for homes. In our long history as a top Amherst, NY electrician, and as Western New York’s Favorite Electrician, we’ve seen plenty of outdated panels in homes that needed to be replaced many years ago. There are also specific panel types that are hazardous, such as Federal Pacific panels that we advise all homeowners have replaced as soon as they can.

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Can I Install My Own Electrical Panel?

Monday, April 27th, 2020
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If you’re asking this question, it’s because you either have a suspicion that your current electrical panel is out of date, or you know it’s out of date because it’s failed on you. Perhaps you have an old fuse box, and now realize that this antiquated technology isn’t viable anymore as you keep putting larger and larger fuses on it. Maybe you’ve found out about the danger of the Federal Electric panel installed in your house and want this fire hazard eliminated.

Great—replacing your electrical panel is almost certainly beneficial, and could even prevent a house fire. But if you came here looking for advice on how to install the panel yourself … well, we hope we stopped you before you wandered over to any hazardous recommendations on how you can do it yourself. Because even if you could, you shouldn’t.

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