Load calculation
A written calculation of your current and planned loads, which decides the size of panel and service you actually need.
Panel Upgrades
Electrical Panel Upgrades in Hunts Point
A panel and service sized to what your home really uses, with the utility, the permit and the inspection coordinated for you.
Check your panel — (000) 000-0000
Is It Really Time for a New Panel?
Panels get replaced for three reasons: there is no room for new circuits, the service is too small for what the house now uses, or the panel itself is a brand with a poor safety record. Each is a good reason. A sales pitch is not.
Electrician Hunts Point is licensed, bonded and insured in Washington, and we treat a panel upgrade as the serious job it is. We run a load calculation, inspect the panel and service entrance and tell you plainly whether you need a new panel, a bigger service or neither. Many charger and remodel projects around the Points turn out to need only a load-management device or a subpanel.
What a Panel Upgrade Includes
Everything from the meter to the last breaker.
Recalled panel replacement
Federal Pacific, Zinsco and other problem panels replaced with a modern panel and new breakers.
Service upgrade
Moving from 100 or 150 amps up to 200 amps where the load justifies it, including meter base and service entrance work.
Utility coordination
We arrange the disconnect and reconnect with the utility so the outage is as short as possible.
Circuit transfer
Every existing circuit is moved to the new panel, checked and given the protection the code now requires.
Grounding and bonding
Grounding electrodes and bonding brought up to current requirements as part of the job.
Room for what comes next
Spare spaces planned for a future charger, heat pump or addition, so the next project is simple.
Permit, inspection and directory
The upgrade is permitted and inspected, and the new panel gets a clear, typed directory.
How a Panel Upgrade Runs
Assessment and load calculation
At the free visit we inspect the panel, meter and grounding and take the measurements for a load calculation. You get a written recommendation and price.
Scheduling with the utility
Once you approve, we file the permit and book the utility disconnect. You will know the date and how long the power will be off, usually most of one day.
Swap, test and inspect
We replace the panel, transfer and test every circuit, restore power and meet the inspector. Then we walk you through the new layout.
Why Homeowners Choose Us for Panels
Honest sizing
The load calculation decides the job. If you do not need 200 amps, we will not sell it to you.
Experienced hands
Your upgrade is led by an electrician with ten years of hands-on electrical experience.
Short, planned outage
Utility work is booked in advance so the power is off for as little time as possible.
- Licensed, bonded, insuredIn Washington State.
- Load calculationBefore any recommendation.
- Utility coordinatedOutage planned ahead.
- InspectedPermit filed by us.
Find Out What Your Panel Can Handle
A free in-home check and a written load calculation will tell you whether an upgrade is needed, and what it costs if it is.
Book a panel check — (000) 000-0000