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The electrical panel of your home, also known as the circuit breaker panel, is tasked with keeping your household\u2019s entire electrical system running as safely and smoothly as possible. Chances are, you don\u2019t think about your electrical panel that much, unless you have a serious electrical problem like a blackout or electrical fire\u2014we sincerely hope this isn\u2019t the case for you.<\/p>\n
The fact of the matter is, however, is that today\u2019s homes have far more electrical demands made of them than homes of the past, and yesterday\u2019s electrical panels aren\u2019t cut out for that much demand. Aging panels require care and attention to ensure that they\u2019re operating as they should, but also so they aren\u2019t threatening home safety. How do you <\/em>know if your electrical panel is ready to call it quits and your home is asking for an upgrade? Here are 4 signs!<\/p>\n Once your electrical panel reaches a certain age, it will become more prone to damage from power surges through the wires, and will trip circuit breakers more often as a result. If your home, and therefore your electrical panel, is a few years old or even just a decade old, you likely don\u2019t have to worry about this.<\/p>\n But any older than that and there\u2019s a good chance your panel is really struggling to manage the amount of voltage going through it.<\/p>\n You might think that power surges are only caused by storms, but the truth is that they\u2019re more often caused by large appliances, such as your HVAC system, cycling on and overloading your aging electrical panel.<\/p>\n So, if you find that your constantly resetting circuit breakers (we\u2019re talking a few times a week) when in the past you\u2019ve rarely had to do such a thing\u2014maybe you were resetting a circuit breaker or two each year\u2014then it\u2019s a definite warning sign that your electrical panel needs help.<\/p>\n Circuits and wiring that wears down can create small electrical fires inside your electrical panel, which usually <\/em>burn themselves out. But you\u2019ll still notice the signs that they\u2019ve occurred.<\/p>\n If you detect an acrid smell coming from the panel, or you see charring and discolored marking around the circuit breakers, then you\u2019ve probably experienced an electrical fire. Electrical panels were designed in such a way to shut off circuits if this occurs, but continually allowing it to happen puts yourself and your family at risk.<\/p>\n Therefore, if you notice this sign, it\u2019s time to give our team a call!<\/p>\n We mentioned constantly resetting your circuit breakers above. What if it is the same exact circuit breakers that you have to keep resetting? If you discover this, then that particular breaker is overloaded.<\/p>\n You might <\/em>be able to resolve this by unplugging some appliances and redistributing where they\u2019re plugged in within your home. But if you don\u2019t have the ability to do this, or you do it and discover it didn\u2019t resolve the issue, please give us a call.<\/p>\n Fuse boxes stopped having relevancy in the last 20-30 years. Fuses burn out, and homeowners have to replace them, which is timely, inconvenient, and not as safe as using a modern circuit breaker panel. If you\u2019re still using a fuse box in your home, it\u2019s definitely time to dial our number!<\/p>\n At Dalton Plumbing, Heating, Cooling, Electric and Fireplaces, Inc., your comfort is our promise! To set up an appointment, give us a call at the number above, email customerservice@daltonphc.com or schedule an appointment online<\/a> with professional electricians in Cedar Rapids, IA<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Updating your electrical panel will provide better electrical system reliability and keep your home safe as well! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[324,184],"tags":[310,255],"class_list":["post-2634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cedar-falls","category-electricity","tag-cedar-rapids","tag-electricians"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2634"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2638,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2634\/revisions\/2638"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.daltonphc.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}1.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You\u2019re Constantly Resetting Circuit Breakers<\/h2>\n
2.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You See Evidence of Burning<\/h2>\n
3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Your Breakers Won\u2019t Stay Reset<\/h2>\n
4.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You Still Have a Fuse Box<\/h2>\n