Houston Electrical Panel Upgrades

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Your Houston electrician may tell you that you may also need to upgrade your electrical panel if your lights flicker or your circuit breakers trip all the time. This could happen in old houses that are equipped with just a 60 amp or a 100 amp electrical service instead of the 200 amp electrical service that modern homes have.

Many homeowners who have old style distribution panels with screw-in fuses find it difficult to get homeowner insurance since such fuses are regarded as fire hazards. It becomes imperative for such people to upgrade their electrical panels to qualify for home insurance. In case you decide to upgrade the electrical panel yourself, make sure that you turn off the power at the breaker box or fuse panel before you get started. As a safety measure, make sure that the circuit is totally de-energized with the help of a meter or voltage indicator.