Check The State Of Your Electrical Panel Before Updating Your Lakewood CO Home
Recently we were working with an older couple in Lakewood CO who were looking to upgrade their home after the children had moved out. The couple explained to our electricians that they enjoy their home but would like to update some things such as the lighting and a few of their appliances. They were also keen on adding a hot tub to the outdoor balcony to enjoy now that their kids were out of the house. Their only concern was whether or not their home would have the capacity to handle all of the new appliances. After talking with our local Lakewood based electricians we explained to them that a new electrical panel was in order (the current one was well past its prime).
Electrical panels are set to run a certain amount of wattage through each of its conduits. When the amount goes too high the electrical panel will shut off the line to that section in order to keep your Lakewood home safe. So if you are looking to expand the electrical demands of your home by adding more electrical items such as lighting, appliances, or even a hot tub, you may need to update your electrical panel as well. After talking with our electricians the couple decided to have us install a new electrical panel which we were able to quickly do for them. Now they will be able to do all of the updates to their home that they had always been wanting to.
If you are looking to update your home it may be a good idea to take a look at the electrical panel and make sure that it is rated to hold all of the electricity that your new appliances will be using. For more questions about how electrical panels work in your home we encourage you to call and ask one of our trained electricians local to Lakewood.
Our electricians have been working in the Lakewood Colorado area for years and they can help out and answer any of your questions.
- Electric Repair
- Outlet Repair/Replace
- Breaker or Fuse Replace
- Troubleshoot Wiring
- Breaker Panels
- Aluminum Wiring Repair
- Service Change or Upgrade
- Wiring Repair/Replace
- Lighting Replace/Install
- Electric Baseboard Heating
- Breaker Panel Maintenance
- Light Fixture Installation
- Ceiling Fan Installation
- Back-Up Generators
- Lighting Dimmers
- Security Lighting
- Surge Protection
- Smoke Detectors