Service
Panels and service
A panel and service with room for a heat pump, a car charger and an induction range.
The panel is where the house's electricity is shared out. Its size and condition decide how much new equipment the house can take.
Signs
When it's time to look at this.
The panel has no free slots
Every space is used, or breakers share one.
You're adding a heat pump
It's the biggest new load most houses take on.
You want a car charger
It needs its own circuit and the capacity to run it.
The panel is an older model
Some older panels are hard to get parts for.
Breakers trip when you add a load
That's the house telling you the loads exceed what the circuit was meant for.
The meter and mast are old
A service upgrade may need the utility's work too.
The visit
What happens at the visit.
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Step 1: We open the panel
We look at what's connected, what's rated and how much room is left.
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Step 2: We add up the loads
A load calculation for what the house has now and what you plan to add.
- 03
Step 3: We write the plan
A new panel, a subpanel or neither, and the work around it.
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Step 4: You decide
We request any utility work and schedule the inspection once you agree.
Cost
What drives the cost.
We don't print prices here. These are the things that move the number, and the plan prices each one.
Panel size
From the load calculation.
Service
Whether the meter, mast and wire stay, or the utility upgrades them.
Location
A panel that must move costs more than one that stays.
Wall and ceiling access
Fishing wire through finished walls takes time.
Permit and inspection
Pulled by us; the utility's own work is scheduled separately.
What gets labeled
Every circuit, so the next person isn't guessing.
Questions
Questions about this work
Will my panel handle a heat pump?
It depends on the house. We add up what the panel carries now and what you want to add, using a load calculation, before we choose any equipment. If the panel is full, the plan says whether a new panel or a subpanel is the smaller change.
Which programs can lower the cost?
Utility and state programs change often, and some depend on household income. We tell you which ones look open for your address when we write the plan. The program, not us, decides who qualifies, and we don't promise any amount.
Do you pull the permits?
Yes. We pull the mechanical and electrical permits, schedule the inspections and tell you which days someone needs to be home.
Related
Often planned with it.
Circuits and chargers
The dedicated lines that use the new capacity.
Circuits and chargersHeat pumps
The load that usually drives the panel work.
Heat pumps
Start with the assessment.
We walk the house, check the panel and write the plan. You can stop after any step.