What Is a Circuit Upgrade and Why Is It Important?
When to Upgrade Your Circuits
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.
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Dedicated Kitchen Circuit Installation and Service
If tripping circuit breakers is a frequent occurrence in your home, your appliances may not be connected to dedicated circuits. The National Electrical Code requires dedicated circuits for major electrical appliances such as refrigerators because they ensure that appliances can operate safely.
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Exterior Building Circuit Installation and Service
Exterior buildings provide valuable space for a range of needs. Equipping those outbuildings with electricity makes them more accessible day and night and expands their functionality. Your local Mr. Electric® provides electrical services for detached buildings in your area.
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Hot Tub Circuit Installation and Service
A safe and effective hot tub installation requires a dedicated circuit. That circuit supplies power exclusively to the hot tub, and it should be installed by a licensed electrician.
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Outdoor Kitchen Circuit Installation and Service
Few home upgrades are as functional and appealing as an outdoor kitchen. If you enjoy cooking and want to spend more time outdoors, this renovation will be worth it. Allow your local Mr. Electric® advise about your outdoor kitchen electrical requirements and perform expert electrical services.
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Pool Circuit Installation and Service
Keeping your pool healthy and clear requires a pool pump, which in turn requires its own dedicated circuit. Your local Mr. Electric® offers full-service pool circuit installation, from obtaining the appropriate permits to connecting the pump to your home’s electrical panel.
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Subpanel Installation and Service
The main electrical panel in your home is the conduit through which all of your home’s electricity is distributed throughout the house. Every home has one. Some homes also have a subpanel (or multiple subpanels) installed to distribute electricity to a specific, often distant, area of the property.
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Tankless Water Heater Electrical Circuit Service
Make sure your household has a steady, reliable supply of hot water by having a tankless water heater installed. Your local Mr. Electric can upgrade your existing wiring for your new tankless water heater. For electric tankless water heaters, we also offer full installation service!