There are times when you may need an electrical contractor to work on the electrical panel in your home. The panel divides power from the incoming line to all the circuits in your home, so it has to function properly to operate all the devices and appliances in your house. Here are times you may need to call an electrical contractor to fix a problem in the panel.
1. When The Panel Makes A Humming Noise
Humming might be caused by a bad breaker. If you hear humming or any other noises coming from the electrical panel, call an electrical contractor without delay. You don't want to operate appliances or electronics on a breaker that's bad.
A breaker might also be bad if you reset it and it keeps flipping back off. An electrician can change a bad breaker fairly easily and keep your panel, breaker, and circuit safe to use.
2. When The Panel Needs An Upgrade
If you don't have enough power in your home, your electrician might recommend upgrading the panel so it has enough power and outlets to keep up with your demands. This entails changing the electrical panel, wiring, and other electrical parts all through your house, so upgrading a panel can be a lengthy process when new wiring is involved.
If the work takes multiple days, you can probably stay in your house and allow the electrical contractor to work on sections of your house at a time until all the wiring is complete.
3. When You Need A New Circuit
If your panel has enough power but it needs another circuit for a new freezer or hot tub, your electrician can add a new circuit to the panel as long as there is an empty space for one. Newer electrical panels usually have empty slots waiting for future use, so you can add a new circuit without having to upgrade the entire panel.
You might need a new circuit for an addition of a new appliance, but you might also want one when you want to put an appliance on a dedicated circuit so you stop blowing fuses. Most major appliances in your home should be on dedicated circuits, meaning they are the only thing powered by the circuit rather than sharing power with other appliances, lights, or electronics.
Electrical panels have breakers and wiring, so problems with breakers, connections, and wiring could always arise. Since a panel contains so much electrical power, it's important to call an electrical contractor as soon as you suspect the panel has a problem.
Share9 August 2021
