Panel Upgrades in Wellington, FL
Replacing or upgrading an electrical service panel so the house can safely carry its actual load.
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What it is
Understanding panel upgrades
A panel upgrade replaces the main breaker panel — and often the service entrance conductors, meter can, and grounding electrode system with it — so the electrical service matches what the home actually draws today. In practice that usually means moving from an older 100-amp service to 150 or 200 amps, or replacing a panel that's full, corroded, or of a type insurers and inspectors flag.
Plenty of Wellington and Royal Palm Beach homes were built between the 1970s and the 1990s on 100-amp services with panels that have no spare breaker spaces left. Add a heat pump, a wall oven, a pool pump, or a car charger and the panel — not the appliance — becomes the limiting factor. A load calculation done before you buy the equipment tells you whether an upgrade is genuinely needed or whether the existing service has room.
Signs you need this
- Breakers that trip repeatedly on the same circuit with normal use
- A panel with no open slots, or one filled with tandem/"cheater" breakers
- Screw-in fuses, a 60- or 100-amp main, or a panel brand your insurer asks about
- Rust, moisture staining, or scorch marks inside the panel or meter can
- Lights dimming when the AC or a large appliance starts
- Planning an addition, an EV charger, a pool, or a whole-home generator
- An insurance or four-point inspection that called out the panel
Details that matter
What's involved locally
Permits, inspection, and the utility
A panel or service change is permitted work in Palm Beach County and is inspected before it can be energized. A service change also has to be coordinated with the utility, since the meter has to be pulled and reset. We pull the permit, do the work to the Florida Building Code and NEC as adopted locally, and meet the inspector — that isn't left to you.
Current code brings other requirements along with the panel: an outdoor emergency disconnect on new and replacement services, proper grounding and bonding, AFCI and GFCI protection on the circuits that require it, and correct labeling of every breaker. Those aren't upsells; they're what the inspector signs off on.
What a load calculation actually settles
Before recommending an upgrade we look at the service size, the panel's remaining capacity, the condition of the conductors and grounding, and the loads you're planning to add. Sometimes the answer is a smaller one — a subpanel, a circuit reorganization, or load management — and we'll tell you that. Every option is priced before work starts.
Our process
How the job runs
Same sequence on every job, from a single outlet to a service change.
- 1
Free estimate
We look at the actual conditions — panel, circuits, access, the run — and give you a scope and a price before any work starts. Getting the estimate costs nothing.
- 2
Permit pulled where required
Where the work is permitted in Palm Beach County, we pull the permit and meet the inspector. That's ours to handle, not yours.
- 3
Done to code
Installed to the Florida Building Code and NEC as adopted locally, then tested before we leave — including GFCI/AFCI devices and correct panel labeling.
- 4
Upfront pricing, no surprises
If we find something unexpected behind a wall or in the panel, we stop, show you, and re-quote before continuing.
Why call Intrepid Service
What you can expect
Straightforward commitments — nothing we can't back up.
Licensed and insured
Permitted work is pulled and inspected properly, and you're covered while we're on site.
Honest upfront pricing
You see the scope and the price before anything begins — and if the cheaper fix is the right one, that's what we'll tell you.
Fast local response
We work across Wellington, FL and Palm Beach County — calls are handled locally, not routed through an out-of-area call center.
Warranty-backed work
Satisfaction guaranteed, backed by a warranty on our work.
Related work
Often handled together
- EV Charger InstallationLevel 2 home charger circuits installed to code, sized to what your electrical service can actually support.Learn more
- Generator InstallationInterlocks, transfer switches, and generator inlets wired so backup power is safe and legal during hurricane season.Learn more
- Electrical RepairsDiagnosing and fixing faults — dead circuits, tripping breakers, flickering lights, burning smells, failed outlets.Learn more
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