Electrical Panel Upgrades and Replacements

Your electrical panel is the heart of your home’s electrical system. Whether you need more capacity, have an outdated or damaged panel, or are adding an EV charger or new circuits, Cooper Electric upgrades and replaces panels of all types across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

Signs Your Panel Needs Attention

When power is out to circuits in your home, the main breaker panel should be inspected. Heat and water are the two biggest enemies of an electrical panel. Excessive heat is usually caused by undersized wiring or overloaded breakers. Water intrusion corrodes the lugs and bus bar inside the panel, which leads to failed connections and fire hazards.

• Water damage and corrosion inside the panel
• Excessive heat from overloaded circuits
• Failed connections, flickering lights or breakers that trip
• Not enough capacity for new appliances, additions or an EV charger
• An older panel such as a Federal Pacific panel, or a fuse box

Water leaking from your panel?

Water in a breaker box usually means the service entrance cable is acting like a straw, wicking rain water from outside into the panel. Over time that moisture rusts and corrodes the panel and can lead to a fire. A corroded panel needs to be replaced, and the point where water is getting in must be found and sealed.

What We Need to Know

• Who made your current panel (the manufacturer’s name is on the label)
• When the panel was originally installed
• The size of your main circuit breaker
• Whether you have added circuits recently

You can send us photos of your panel to get started.

What Your New Electrical Service Includes

• We obtain the electrical permit, arrange the electrical inspection and coordinate with Duke Energy
• A new Square D QO distribution panel with copper bus bars and a lifetime manufacturer warranty
• A main breaker sized to match your electrical service
• New branch circuit breakers sized to match each circuit’s wiring. Square D QO breakers are warranted for the life of the panel they are installed in
• A new weatherhead to protect the service cable from rain water
• A new insulator for the Duke overhead service lateral, if required
• A new meter socket installed on the outside of your home
• A new copper-clad ground rod and copper grounding electrode conductors. Aluminum is allowed by code, but because the grounding system is so important during a fault, we install only copper

Panel sizes

• 100 amp: space for 30 single-pole, full-size breakers
• 150 amp: space for 30 single-pole breakers
• 200 amp: space for 42 single-pole breakers

Frequently Asked Questions