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Attention valued customer: We respond to website requests during our normal business hours of Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If this is an emergency, please call our 24/7 hotline at (804) 748-6728 and we will respond immediately. Thank you for contacting Bradley Mechanical.

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Attention valued customer: We respond to website requests during our normal business hours of Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If this is an emergency, please call our 24/7 hotline at (804) 748-6728 and we will respond immediately. Thank you for contacting Bradley Mechanical.

Morning: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Afternoon: 12:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Attention valued customer: We respond to website requests during our normal business hours of Monday - Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If this is an emergency, please call our 24/7 hotline at (804) 748-6728 and we will respond immediately. Thank you for contacting Bradley Mechanical.

Fuse Panel Replacement and Upgrades

Fuse Panel Replacement and Upgrades

In modern homes circuit breakers are used instead of fuses. The main reason is because circuit breakers can be reused whereas a fuse must be replaced once it has blown. Today’s demand for electricity in the home often finds old electric services with fuses to be inadequate. Most large appliances like refrigerators and dish washers require their own circuits. This can require extra space that an old fuse panel may not have. Oftentimes, multiple wires will be connected to a single fuse—this is known as “double tapping” or “double lugging”. Overloading a fuse panel like this can cause fuses to blow more frequently or even present a fire hazard.

While properly installed fuses are just as safe as circuit breakers, they do have their limitations. A fuse will not allow more current to pass through than what it is rated for. If a higher amperage passes through the fuse, a thin strip of metal inside the fuse vaporizes and stops the flow of current. In order to restore power to the circuit, the fuse must be replaced.

Upgrading an old fuse panel to circuit breakers certainly has its advantages. First, circuit breakers usually provide a visual indicator when they have been tripped. This can save a lot of time when diagnosing an electrical problem. Since circuit breakers can be reset, they do not need replacing unlike fuses. Power can be restored to a circuit with the simple flip of a switch. Resetting a circuit breaker is safer than replacing a fuse. There are no exposed conductors and no chance of replacing a fuse with the wrong amperage rating.

Give Bradley Mechanical a call today at (804) 748-6728 and let our team of electricians help you upgrade your service panel. We can safely and effectively upgrade your old fuse panel to modern circuit breakers.

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