Service Upgrades
As technology advances, so does our need for upgrades. Upgrading appliances sometimes require a higher electrical input and output. Northup Electric can update older homes and outdated electrical systems, further suiting them for modern power use.
Service Upgrades
Older homes are the houses that were built 50 or more years ago. These homes tend to have less than the needed amp rating to power all the devices used today.
For example, the average home has heating and cooling systems, refrigerators, washers and dryers, laptops, flat-screens, game consoles, and more.
This can total to about 200 amps. Older homes were wired to support 60-100 amps.
Federal Pacific
Federal Pacific panels, also known as FPE panels were a popular residential and commercial electrical panel choice from the mid 1950's to the 1980's.
Because of the cost and ease of installation, the FPE panel was widely adopted in suburban developments. Millions of homes throughout the United States had this particular panel installed.
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Testing by the Consumer Product Safety Commission has shown these breakers to have an unacceptably high rate of failure, which creates a safety hazard.
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Testing has proven that virtually every panel installed in the United States contains defective breakers. FPE committed fraud by falsifying their UL testing, making their UL listing void.
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If a breaker fails to trip when it should, the wires in the home that are supposed to be protected can start on fire.
If your home or building has an electric panel that looks like this one, then you should replace it.