by Scott | Jun 1, 2018 | Electrical Repairs, Electrical Tips, Fuse
You might have heard—from a friend, a neighbor, or a real estate agent—that your old fuse box needs to be replaced ASAP. That might be true, but you have no reason to panic. Only a licensed electrician can tell you for sure if you should replace a fuse box with a...
by Scott | Mar 15, 2016 | Circuit Breaker, Circuit Breaker Repair, Fuse, Uncategorized
Upgrading from a fuse box to a circuit breaker brings your home electrical system into the modern age. More power, better safety, and the convenience of flipping breakers rather than replacing blown fuses. When buying, selling, or insuring a house, all the experts...
by Scott | Mar 1, 2016 | Electrical Problems, Electrical Repairs, Fuse, GFCI Breaker, Uncategorized
Today’s electrical systems are built with circuit breakers rather than fuse boxes. A fuse box installed in the last 60 or so years should be grounded, but even older ones may indeed have always been ungrounded. If your fuse box is ungrounded or the grounding wires...
by Scott | Nov 17, 2015 | Electrical Repairs, Uncategorized
Many households have outgrown their old electrical panel. In older homes the existing panel may be worn-out, damaged, or insufficient to handle today’s power needs. In these cases, electrical panel replacement makes the best long-term solution for safety and...
by Scott | Nov 10, 2015 | Fuse, Uncategorized
A fuse box directs and controls power in your home, like an air traffic control center for your electricity. Most homes today have circuit breakers rather than fuses, but either way we are talking about the electrical control panel when we say fuse box. Power comes in...
