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A panel upgrade is the fix when you're out of breaker space, the panel is a known-hazard brand, or the service simply can't carry what the house now runs.
Overview
Signs it's time: breakers that trip with normal use, a panel with no open slots, double-tapped breakers, scorch marks or a burning smell, or an insurance company asking questions. Phoenix homes built through the 1970s often still have panels from manufacturers whose breakers are documented to fail to trip — those get replaced, not repaired.
The work is a permitted job with a power shutoff, usually a single day. We handle the APS/SRP coordination, the permit, and the inspection, and we label every circuit properly when we're done.
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An original fused meter and undersized service feeding a house with a rooftop package AC unit. We replaced the meter, service riser and panel with a modern 200A meter-main combo with an exterior emergency disconnect, coordinated the utility disconnect and reconnect, and passed inspection.
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ON THE JOBA failing exterior meter-and-breaker panel on a Phoenix block home. We cut in a new riser and mast, replaced the meter panel with a 200A unit, re-terminated the branch circuits and left the wall patched and the panel properly labelled.
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ON THE JOBA property that had outgrown its service. We installed a new 400A meter-main with an exterior emergency disconnect, trenched and installed a new underground feeder, and set a 200A sub-panel to serve the added load — all permitted, inspected, and backfilled clean.
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FAQ
A 200A panel swap starts around $3,500 and can run to around $10,000. A 400A service upgrade starts around $12,000 and can go much higher, and includes stamped engineered plans when required, permit fees, materials and utility coordination from start to finish. The final number depends on the complexity of the job — the condition and location of your existing service, how much of the wiring has to be reworked, and the panel and breakers your home actually needs — along with city building code requirements and your utility's guidelines for the disconnect and reconnect. That is why we don't quote a panel over the phone: we look at what is there, then give you one written price that holds. Estimates are free.
Typically most of one working day. We give you the window in advance.
Not always — we do a load calculation first. Sometimes a sub-panel solves it for much less.
Yes. B and D Electric holds Arizona ROC license 361086, carries $1M/$2M general liability insurance, and is bonded through RLI Surety. We'll email you the certificate of insurance on request.
No. Estimates are free and given in writing after we've actually looked at the job.
Same-day for emergencies in most of the Valley, and usually within a couple of days for scheduled work. Call and we'll tell you honestly.
Tell us what's going on and we'll give you a straight answer and a free written estimate. No pressure, no upsell.