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Fuse to breaker panel

Tired of replacing blown fuses?

Want a safer electrical service panel?

Insurance companies send you a letter?

Renovating, and need additional circuit for your house?

Any of the above is a valid reason to replace your dated fuse box to a new circuit breaker panel. We have completed thousands of panel changes over our 25+ years in business, in addition Rico Electric is an Electrical Safety Authority ACP pre-authorized contractor, which means we can efficiently coordinate with ESA inspectors and the Hydro Authority to disconnect and reconnect your power to safely change your electrical service all within the same day, with minimal downtime.

Call a Rico Electric representative for a quote today!

Electrical fuse panels have become obsolete to meet the needs of today’s modern homes. Houses now require more and more power to feed appliances and luxuries that were not available years ago. For example an air conditioning system can take more power than an entire home did 40 years ago.

Old style distribution panels, those with screw-in fuses are normally considered fire hazards. The contact between the base of the fuse and the buss bar oxidizes or charcoals from poor contact. In many areas, insurance companies will not renew homeowner insurance if the home is equipped with an electrical distribution panel that has screw-in fuses.

To solve this problem we can install a new circuit breaker panel to house all your power needs, and upgrade your main service to a higher amperage to suit your household needs. We provide a hassle-less turnkey installation that will be inspected by Electrical Safety Authority to ensure your safety.

-A Brief Service Panel History-

Thirty plus years ago, the average home was equipped with a 60 amp electrical service connected to a screw-in type fuse panel with two fuse blocks. The general distribution was a fuse block for the stove and one for the hot water tank. The balance of the homes electrical needs were served by six, 15amp screw-in fuses.

Twenty years ago the average new home was equipped with a 100 amp electrical service and some of them used the latest in technology, circuit breakers.

Average homes nowadays are equipped with a 100 or 200 amp electrical services with a distribution panel handling up to 40 circuit breakers serving the electrical needs of the home.

If your current electrical service to your home is less than 100 amps, and/or if it has an unsafe distribution panel that uses screw in fuses, you should consider replacing it as a top priority in any major home improvement project.

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