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Who You Gonna Call When The Lights Go Out?Point Loma Electric is Your San Diego Electrician for Older HomesHomes built before 1970 are not equipped for todays modern appliances. If your breakers trip when you plug in too many appliances it may be time to consider an electrical service upgrade. If you have space in your breaker box, we may be able to add additional circuits to your existing service. However, if you are already utilizing all the available power in your home, it may be time to consider an eletrical service upgrade. Most homes have only 100 amps of available power. Space heaters, blow dryers, microwaves, plasma TVs and computers were most likely not available when your home was built. These days most modern homes require a minimum of 200 amps of electrical service in order to support todays appliances. Why Do The Lights Go Out When You Plug In Too Many Appliances? In order to protect your wires from overheating and starting a fire, circuit breakers are designed to trip and cut off the power to everything on that circuit. This is a good thing. When circuit breakers get old and worn out, they may not trip when there is too much power being drawn on a single circuit. If you are living in an older home and your lights are NOT going out when there are many appliances plugged in it is time for an Electrical Safetly Inspection. If too much electricity is flowing through your house wires you may have a dangerous fire hazard on your hands. More fires are started from faulty or overloaded wiring than any other cause. How Can I Tell If It Is Time For A Sercvice Upgrade? Does your breaker box resemble these pictures? If so, you may be due for an upgrade.
We can complete your meter box upgrade in 1-2 days with minimal disruption to your life.
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