Knowing when to update and install a new circuit in your home can be difficult if you’re not an electrician like Mr. Electric of Madison. Most of your circuits go unseen on a day-to-day basis. Unless you notice your lights flicker when you turn on an appliance, like a vacuum cleaner, it can be impossible for the average homeowner to know they need a circuit upgrade. Sometimes when you should consider installing a new circuit include the following:

• Overloaded Outlets – When your outlets are routinely overloaded, it’s a sign that your circuit can’t handle the electrical load you need. Most of the time, this will come in the form of tripped breakers. In some cases, fixing overloaded outlets is as simple as a circuit breaker update.
• Specialty Lighting – Installing specialty lighting, such as track lighting, accent lighting, or wall sconce lights, may require the installation of a dedicated circuit.
• Security Systems – If you are getting a new security system, it will certainly make you feel safer at night. However, you may need to install a circuit to handle the security system and prevent it from disconnecting if a breaker trips in another part of your home.
• Appliances – When you are getting a new appliance, like a refrigerator or a chest freezer, you may want to consider installing a new, high-capacity circuit for it.
• Ceiling Fans – Let us install a new circuit for your ceiling fan, allowing you to control the lights and fan separately with the flip of a switch.
• Additional Outdoor Electricity – Adding additional electrical features to the outside of your home, like security lighting, a hot tub, or a new sprinkler system, can take your yard to the next level. It may require a new circuit to handle the additional electrical load.
• Emergency Generator Installation – An emergency generator can keep your lights on during a power outage. You’ll need a professional electrician to wire it into your home’s electrical system, though.
• Home Office Equipment – If you work in a home office, you rely on many electronics to work efficiently. Prevent interruptions caused by tripped breakers by installing a circuit just for your office.
• Home Efficiency Upgrades – You can save money and reduce your environmental footprint by installing energy-efficient upgrades, like solar panels or an EV charger. In order to do so safely, you should let one of our licensed electricians make sure your circuits can handle the additional electrical load.
• Garage or Workshop – When we upgrade the electrical circuits in your workshop, you’ll have the power to use all the tools you need at the same time without worrying about tripping a breaker.