Panel Upgrades & Repair

The Box That Powers Everything

Every wire in your home leads back to one place: the panel. If that panel is undersized, outdated, or from a recalled manufacturer, the rest of your electrical system is only as safe as its weakest link. We've pulled open panels in North Charleston homes and found double-tapped breakers, melted bus bars, and wiring so packed the cover won't close properly. These aren't cosmetic issues. They're fire starters.

A 200-amp upgrade is the single most impactful improvement you can make to your home's electrical system. It gives you room for EV charging, heat pump upgrades, kitchen remodels, and hot tub installations without running out of breaker slots. We handle the full scope: coordinating the meter base swap with Dominion Energy, pulling the permit, installing the new panel, and re-landing every circuit with proper labeling.

If your panel is a Federal Pacific Stab-Lok or a Zinsco, replacement isn't optional. It's urgent. These panels have documented failure rates and most insurers won't cover homes that still have them. We've replaced hundreds across the Lowcountry and can typically complete the job in a single day.

Charleston panel upgrades are especially critical as homeowners add modern electrical loads that didn't exist when most Lowcountry homes were built. Electric vehicle chargers, tankless water heaters, induction cooktops, and heat pump systems all demand significant amperage that older 100-amp or 150-amp panels simply cannot deliver safely. Our licensed electricians perform detailed load calculations specific to your home's needs, ensuring your upgraded breaker panel has sufficient capacity for your current appliances and future additions. We also address common Charleston-area issues like corroded bus bars caused by coastal humidity, improper double-tapped breakers from previous DIY work, and missing bonding connections that compromise your grounding system. Every electrical panel replacement we complete in Charleston includes proper labeling, updated circuit directories, and coordination with Dominion Energy for seamless meter transitions, all backed by our workmanship guarantee.

Panel Services Include:

• 100 to 200 amp panel upgrade
• Fuse box to breaker panel conversion
• Sub-panel installation
• Breaker replacement and repair
• Federal Pacific and Zinsco panel replacement
• Panel relocation
• Main breaker installation
• Arc-fault (AFCI) breaker upgrades
• Ground-fault (GFCI) breaker installation
• Double-tap and overloaded panel correction
• Meter base upgrade and coordination with utility
• Panel labeling and circuit mapping

Out Of Breaker Slots

Tandem breakers crammed in everywhere? Your panel is maxed out and needs upsizing.

Fuses Instead Of Breakers

Screw-in fuses were state of the art in 1960. A modern breaker panel is safer and more convenient.

Recalled Brand

Federal Pacific Stab-Lok and Zinsco panels have documented failure rates. Replacement isn't optional.