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Panel & Service Upgrades · Akron Area

Get a Panel That Holds, Priced in Writing

Full panel, an old fuse box, or 100-amp service your house has outgrown: tell us what's going on and you'll get an exact price before anyone touches a wire.

  • Most service changes run $3,500 to $4,500, priced to your job
  • Free panel capacity check from two photos, no truck roll required
  • Permit and inspection coordinated where your county requires it

Most work is scheduled within 1 to 2 weeks. Prefer to text? Send a photo of your panel to (330) 808-7890 for a fast ballpark.

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When It's Time

Signs Your Panel or Service Has Maxed Out

If your house keeps writing entries for this list, your panel is telling you something. The free capacity check tells you exactly what.

Sound Familiar?

  • Microwave plus toaster trips the kitchen breaker
  • Lights dim when the AC kicks on
  • Still twisting in screw-in fuses
  • The panel door says Federal Pacific
  • Extension cords doing a circuit's job
  • No room left for one more breaker

Every line on this list is a job we finish for good.

Breakers Trip During Everyday Life

Running the microwave and the toaster at once should not be a gamble. Frequent trips usually mean a circuit, or the whole panel, has run out of headroom.

You Still Have a Fuse Box

Screw-in fuses did their job for decades, but they predate the loads a modern house pulls. Replacement is often the practical fix.

100 Amp Service, a Modern Household

An EV in the driveway, a hot tub on the patio, an electric range in the kitchen: older 100-amp services weren't sized for all of it at once.

A Big Purchase Is Coming

EV charger, hot tub, addition, or major appliance? Check your panel's capacity before the delivery truck shows up, not after.

You Have an Older Panel Brand

Some older panel brands carry a documented reliability history worth understanding. We'll give you the facts on yours (see below for how we talk about it).

Wiring That's Aging, Not Just the Panel

Sometimes tripping breakers point to the circuit wiring, not the panel. If that's your situation, we'll say so. Rewiring is work we do too.

Price, Out Loud

What a Service Change Actually Costs

Most full service changes run between $3,500 and $4,500, depending on amperage, meter equipment, and what your utility requires. You get an exact written number for your house before anyone touches a wire.

Bundling saves money: if we're already opening your panel, add-ons like a hot tub circuit or an EV charger rough-in get while-we're-there pricing. One visit, one inspection, less total cost than doing them separately.

Why we publish a range: houses differ in service size, meter location, grounding, and utility coordination. The range is real. Your quote is exact, and if anything changes mid-job, you approve it before it happens.
Every Service Change Includes
  • A new panel and breakers, sized for how you actually live
  • Labor, standard materials, and utility coordination
  • Permit and municipal inspection where your county requires it
  • Grounding and bonding brought up to current code
  • Labeled circuits and a clean, closed-up finish
  • A written scope: what's included, what would cost extra, no surprises
Typical range: $3,500–$4,500 most homes
Exact price quoted in writing after a capacity check or site visit.

Older Panel Brands

The Honest Version on Older Panel Brands

What's actually documented: the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission investigated Federal Pacific Electric breakers in the early 1980s and closed the case without determining the panels safe. No recall was ever issued. Independent testing since has reported elevated failure-to-trip rates in some FPE breakers.

That's the record. We won't tell you your house is about to burn down, and we won't pretend a panel with a documented reliability history is just fine either.

If you have a Federal Pacific, Zinsco, or Pushmatic panel, here's our approach:

  • We identify exactly what you have: brand, age, and condition
  • We explain the documented history in plain English
  • You get a written recommendation and a firm price
  • Replace now, plan for later, or leave it: it's your call, no pressure

The Process

From Tripping Breakers to a Panel You Trust

Tell Us What's Happening

Call, or text photos of your panel. You'll get a capacity read and a ballpark, usually without a visit.

Get an Exact Written Quote

We confirm scope, on site if needed, then put the exact number in writing. Most work is scheduled within 1 to 2 weeks.

Your Panel Gets Installed and Inspected

Most service changes are done in a day. Where a permit is required we coordinate the inspection, and you get a labeled, warrantied panel.

Questions We Hear a Lot

Panel Upgrade FAQ

How long is the power off during a service change?

Plan for most of the working day. The utility disconnects power in the morning, we set the new equipment, and the inspection and reconnect close it out. Keep the fridge doors shut and they'll stay cold; we'll walk you through prep when we schedule.

Do I need a permit?

In most of our service area, yes: service changes are permitted, inspected work. Requirements vary by city and county, and permit and inspection are coordinated where your county requires them, included in your quote.

Is 100 amps enough, or do I need 200?

Why 100 Amps Runs Out: plenty of older homes run comfortably on 100-amp service for years, right up until a big new load shows up. Three loads change the math most often: an EV charger, a hot tub, and an electric range or heat pump. Add one of those to a panel that's already full and the headroom disappears fast.

That's exactly what the free capacity check answers: what you have, what you're adding, and whether the numbers work.

Can you really quote from photos?

Usually, yes. A clear photo of the open panel and the door label tells us most of what we need for a ballpark. We confirm the exact number before work starts, and if your situation needs eyes on site, we'll say so.

Will my insurance care about my old panel?

Some insurers ask about specific panel brands and fuse boxes at renewal or during a home sale. If a written assessment would help with your insurer or a sale, our capacity check gives you exactly that.

Free & No Pressure

Start with the Free Panel Capacity Check

Two photos and two minutes. You'll know where your panel stands, and what an upgrade would cost, before you decide anything.