We replaced mid century Federal Pacific electric panels, I believe they were taken off the market due to faulty circuit breakers.We live in California and many insurance agencies are pulling out. We were notified awhile ago by our agency and our insurance agent had us set up with another company. They had us take pictures in and around our 1955 home. We paid our premiums and life was good again.
However, we just got a letter that our coverage was ending in October due to an ancient electrical panel. There was no word suggesting we should replace it, just terminating the account. Tomorrow I’ll call up a few companies to get quote: on the net, I read quotes from $200 to $4,000.
My question is how long does it take to replace an eclectric panel. Do the wires in the house have to be replaced? Should I be aware of any surprises? Thank you in advance.
It took 3-4 weeks, but that was mostly waiting for a PG&E appointment to switch to the new panel. We got a bigger panel. The electrician was used to dealing with the vagaries of PG&E.
It doesn't seem right that insurance companies can cancel you without giving you a chance to upgrade.
My fingers are crossed no one notices we have some knob & tube wiring.
Edited to add- PG&E almost made us change the panels' location, which would have been a big problem; fortunately they relented. It feels like PG&E & the Building Department enjoy tormenting homeowners.
Statistics: Posted by RetiredArtist — Fri Sep 20, 2024 12:01 am — Replies 18 — Views 1775