Panels, breakers and service upgrades
Replacing old or unsafe panels, adding circuits, upgrading the service so the house can carry what you run in it.
A lot of houses in Miami-Dade are still running the panel they were built with. That was sized for a different house: no central air, no electric range, no wall charger, no pool pump. When you keep adding load to a panel that was never sized for it, the panel is the part that gives.
The question to answer first is how much of the existing service you are actually using. That is a calculation, not an opinion. Sometimes the answer is that you need a larger service. Sometimes it is that the service is fine and the problem is how the circuits are distributed inside the panel.
How do I know if I need a bigger panel?
Add up what the house runs at once and compare it to the service size. If you are close to the limit, or if you have no free breaker slots left and keep adding equipment, it is worth calculating properly.
Does a panel change need a permit?
Yes. Panel and service work is permitted work in Miami-Dade and Broward, and the inspection is part of the job.
Panels, breakers and service upgrades in Miami-Dade and Broward
Available across Miami-Dade and Broward County.
| Service | Where | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical repair and diagnosis | Homes, offices, warehouses | Finding why a circuit trips, why the lights dim, why an outlet stopped working. The diagnosis comes before the quote. |
| Wiring and new circuits | Homes, remodels, commercial fit-outs | Running new circuits for appliances, equipment, kitchens, garages and workshops, sized for what will actually be plugged in. |
| Water pump installation and repair | Homes, buildings, wells, septic | Pumps that will not start, lose pressure, run constantly or burn out. Installation, replacement and diagnosis. |
| Pump stations and pressure systems | Buildings, commercial, industrial | Potable water, pressurization, transfer and sewage lift stations. Design, installation and maintenance. |
| Motors, starters and industrial controls | Warehouses, plants, commercial | Three-phase motors, starters, variable frequency drives and control panels. Diagnosis, repair and replacement. |
| Lighting, indoor and outdoor | Homes, commercial, parking areas | Fixtures, LED conversions, outdoor and security lighting, and the circuits behind them. |
| Energy use analysis | Commercial, industrial, large homes | Reading your consumption, finding where it goes and what can be changed. A report with numbers, not a sales pitch. |
| Generators and transfer switches | Homes and commercial | Sizing, installation and transfer switch wiring, so the generator carries what you need it to carry in a storm. |
| Inspection and preventive maintenance | Buildings, commercial, industrial | Scheduled checks of panels, connections, motors and pumps, so failures get found before they stop the building. |
Tell me what it is doing
Describe the symptom and you will get a straight answer about whether it needs a visit, what is likely causing it and roughly what it costs to fix.