{"id":931,"date":"2023-06-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/?p=931"},"modified":"2023-06-14T11:50:27","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T15:50:27","slug":"its-time-for-an-electrical-panel-upgrade-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schererelectric.com\/blog\/electrical\/its-time-for-an-electrical-panel-upgrade-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s Time for an Electrical Panel Upgrade\u2014Here\u2019s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The electrical panel for your home is the central hub for all the electrical current entering your home from the grid. It divides the current into circuits and distributes it to the rest of your house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And we\u2019ve got news for you: the panel in your home may need to retire and get an upgrade!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We replace electrical panels in Orchard Park, NY<\/a> and elsewhere in Western New York. Below are several of the situations where it\u2019s definitely time to have a panel upgrade. We\u2019ll help you get the ideal new panel to serve your home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

You Have a Fuse Box<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fuse boxes are long out of date, but you can still find them in some homes built before 1970. The trouble with fuse boxes is that they\u2019re inconvenient (you need to put in a new fuse each time one burns out) and can only handle current electrical loads with extremely large fuses, which are a fire hazard. Get a modern breaker panel upgrade as soon as you can if you\u2019ve got an old fuse box. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Panel Is More Than 15 Years Old<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Electrical panels are durable, but they do have service life limitations. Although they can sometimes make it to 20 years, we don\u2019t recommend pushing one past 15 years. It\u2019s not only that the panel will wear down and be at greater risk of breakers tripping all the time, or not tripping at all, which is worse. It\u2019s that the panel will be out of date compared to modern electrical loads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019re Having Electrical Capacity Issues in the House<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Are the lights in your house flickering? Do the electrical panel\u2019s breakers trip so regularly that you feel you personally know the electrical panel? This isn\u2019t right\u2014and it usually signals that the electrical load in your home is too much more than the panel can carry. The change in how much electricity a home uses has increased over just the last 10 years, and your panel may not be up to the current electrical load. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Panel Has Suffered Damage<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We recommend you take a regular look at the panel to see if it\u2019s suffered damage. Look for dark scorch marks which indicate where an electrical fire has occurred. See if there\u2019s an acrid odor from the panel. If you know something has gone wrong with the panel recently, that\u2019s enough reason to contact electricians to examine it and see if it\u2019s time to upgrade to a new one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Have a Federal Pacific Electrical Panel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is a specific situation, but it\u2019s unfortunately a common one. Federal Pacific Electrical panels were installed in millions of homes from the 1950s through the 1990s before the company making them went out of business. The panels have a much higher failure rate than other panels, making them potential fire hazards. Although they were never officially recalled, we recommend replacing yours if you have one. You\u2019ll see the name \u201cFederal Pacific Electrical\u201d on the inside of the panel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scherer Electric Is Western New York’s Favorite Electrician! <\/strong>Call us today to speak with us about panel upgrades\u2014this is one of our specialities!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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