Electrical Panels Change Out Seattle Washington

Electrical panels are one of the more frequent jobs for Seatown Electric Home owners all across Washington State are in need of a new electrical panel, and don't even know it. We are going to try and cover all of the problematic panels and the process for removing them in this post. 

Lets start by explaining what the Electrical Panel  is, The "Grey box" usually located in a garage space or basement. Some call it the Fuse box, Switch box, or Breaker box. This "Grey box" is the source, or heart of the homes electrical service. Typically one of these panels controls the whole house, But in some cases there is an auxiliary panel or "sub panel". 

So how do you know if your electrical panel is outdated? The best way, is to get a free estimate from SeaTown Electric . But if you just want to have a look for yourself here are the Electrical code requirements for Seattle Washington:

Grounding and bonding must be installed, Two eight foot grounding electrodes are required and must be connected with copper wire (wire size depends on the service size). One main water pipe bond must be install within 5 feet of where it enters the house, all metal waste pipes, plumbing and gas pipes must be bonded. Electrical panels must have a main breaker either at the electrical panel, or you might find it at the meter. There is also Height, and space requirements per NEC code.

Some of the problematic panels are Zinsco, Federal Pacific, and old screw in type fuses. 
Federal Pacific Panels , Zinsco Panels and fuse panels should be replaced if they are still in your home. The breakers fail to trip when under heavy load causing fires. Seatown Electric can take out the old electrical panel and replace it with a new panel in a days worth of work. our electricians specialize in Electrical panel replacement and Knob and Tube replacement in the greater Seattle Area.

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