3 Great Reasons To Start The Fall With An Electrical Panel Upgrade
When it really comes down to it, your electrical panel is like the beating heart of your home. It supplies all of the various rooms of your home with the right amount of power needed to run all of your appliances and other electronic devices, but if your panel is a bit on the older side, or has just seen better days, it might not be performing this function as efficiently or effectively as it should be. Investing in an upgrade for your home's electrical panel can be a great way to improve both the overall safety and function of your home, and start the new year off on the right foot. To help highlight just a few of the many ways that an electrical panel upgrade can benefit your home this coming year, and for many more to follow, our team of professionals have taken the time to put together this short list that we think might help.
Save Energy
When it really comes down to it, the simple fact of the matter is that older electrical panels just weren't designed to handle the kind of electrical load most modern homes require, and if your panel is a bit older, it can be very easy to find yourself in a position where your panel is unable to distribute the correct amount of power to the various rooms of your home. In some cases, it can be too much, and in some cases, you might find that it is not enough, but whatever the case may be, this level of inefficiency can wind up costing you big on your monthly electric bills. A new electrical panel can usually save you anywhere from 10 to 30% on your monthly electrical use, and this is because a newer panel will be designed to efficiently channel power to where it needs to be inside your home.
Increase Safety In Your Home
With as much as we make use of electricity on a daily basis, it can be easy to forget sometimes just how dangerous it really is, and this danger can be compounded if you still have an older electrical panel in your home. As we stated above, most older panels simply weren't designed to handle the kind of electrical load that most homes demand these days, and when these older panels overload, especially if your panel still uses fuses instead of a more modern circuit breaker, it can be a real danger for your home and your family. Newer electrical panels are not only equipped with circuit breakers to increase safety in the event of an electrical overload, but they generally also incorporate GFCI protection, arc fault protection, and surge protection to make sure that you, your family, and all of your various electronic appliances and devices are adequately protected at all times.
An Updated Panel Will Increase Your Home's Value
If you are looking to sell your home in the Fall season, you are going to want to make sure you do everything you can to squeeze every last bit of value from your home possible, and upgrading your electrical panel can be a great way to do so. In fact, studies have shown that installing a new electrical panel can actually increase the value of your home by anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000, giving you an almost immediate return on the money you spend as additional value for your home. Call your electrical and plumbing team at Above and Beyond Plumbing & Electric Company, Inc today!
