Improve the Electrical Capacity of Your Home with a Service Upgrade
They don’t build homes like they used to. When it comes to your home’s electrical system there’s a very good reason for that. In the old days, people used far less electricity. There were fewer refrigerators, fewer dishwashers, fewer electric dryers, and up until recently, there were no computers.
But all that’s changed. Pretty much everything you own that’s not furniture needs to be plugged in. There’s no way around it: it’s impossible to build homes like they used to. To do so, would be insanely irresponsible not just because it wouldn’t meet current building codes, but because the risk of fire, electrical shock, and death, would be very high.
If your home has an electrical panel that’s under 100-amps, give Hifi Audio & Video LLC a call. We can perform a service upgrade and if necessary, rewire your home. We can install a ground wire to protect you from power surges and ensure that your outdoor wiring hasn’t been tampered with by the local wildlife.
What Do Our Certified Electricians Do?
The first thing we’ll do is check out your electrical system to know what we’re going to be working with. We often find some amateur work hidden behind people’s service panels. Then we’ll come up with a detailed plan that we’ll use to organize the panel with the necessary circuits.
Before the actual work begins, we always contact your electrical service provider and ask them to cut the power to your home. Doing an electrical panel upgrade would be extremely dangerous without this step.
The rest of the work will be done using battery operated power tools. If these are not enough for the job, our certified electricians will bring a generator with them. They always come prepared with spare parts and a generator in case needed.
Upgrading an electrical panel depends a lot on the condition of the previous one and the number of circuits; therefore, the process of electrical upgrades tends to vary. The job is always different.
How Much Does an Electrical Service Upgrade Cost?
Because electrical wiring and circuit breakers are different in every home, there tends to be a lot of variation in the price of an electrical upgrade. The average homeowner can expect to pay around $1,100 on the very low end and $3,000 on the high end. We know it’s a big range, but it’s impossible to know how much it will cost until we see what we’re dealing with.
If the wiring in your home also needs to be replaced, this can add more to the cost. As a general estimate, you can expect to pay between $8,000 to $15,000 dollars to rewire a 1,500 to 3,000 square-foot home. Once again, these numbers are an estimate until we perform an inspection and can give you a proper quote.
Call us today for a free quote!