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Seattle Electrical Panel Replacement & Service Upgrades
Save $1,100 on a 200-amp service upgrade or panel replacement. We replace outdated and high-fire-risk panels, with permits and inspection handled.
You're Electrical Panel is Heart of the System
Your electrical panel does two jobs: it distributes power to every circuit in the house, and it shuts that power off the instant something goes wrong. When a panel is undersized, worn out, or one of the brands with a documented failure history, the second job is the one that quietly stops happening.
Two things bring Seattle homeowners to us for panel work. The first is capacity — a 100-amp service that ran a 1970s household comfortably has no headroom left once an induction range, a hot tub and a modern kitchen are added. The second is safety, because several panel brands installed widely between the 1950s and 1980s have failure rates serious enough that insurers now refuse to cover homes that still have them.
We replace panels as a complete, permitted job: new panel and breakers, new grounding and bonding to current code, all circuits properly labelled, and the inspection scheduled and signed off. Right now a 200-amp service upgrade or a panel replacement comes with $1,100 off.
- $1,100 off a 200-amp service upgrade or panel replacement
- 100-amp to 200-amp service upgrades
- Permit and inspection handled for you
Panel Services We Provide
From a straight like-for-like replacement to a full service upgrade with the utility.
Panel Replacement
A worn, obsolete or unsafe panel swapped for a modern one with available breaker space and current grounding.
Service Upgrade to 200 Amps
The capacity increase most older Seattle homes need before adding an induction range, a hot tub or a finished basement. Currently $1,100 off.
Subpanel Installation
Additional distribution for garages, workshops, ADUs, basement conversions and additions.
Meter Base Replacement
Damaged, corroded or obsolete meter bases replaced and coordinated with the utility disconnect.
Panel Relocation
Moving a panel out of a closet, off a finished wall, or into a more accessible and code-compliant location.
Panel Repair & Rebuild
Where a full replacement is not warranted: failed breakers, corroded bus connections and loose lugs put right.
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Outside Panels and Inside Panels
Homeowners are often surprised to find they have two panels. It is a very common Seattle arrangement, and understanding it makes the quote much easier to follow.
The outside panel is the meter main, mounted on the exterior wall where the utility service lands. It holds the main disconnect — the single switch that kills power to the entire house. Because it is exposed to Pacific Northwest weather year-round, this is where we see corroded lugs, water intrusion and rusted enclosures. It is also the panel the utility must disconnect before any work begins.
The inside panel is the distribution panel, usually in a garage, basement or utility room. This is the one with all the branch breakers feeding your individual circuits, and it is where capacity limits actually bite when you run out of breaker space.
A replacement may involve one or both. If your service is being upgraded to 200 amps, the meter main outside almost always has to be replaced as well, since the old one is rated for the old service. We assess both, explain which needs what, and quote them clearly rather than lumping it into a single unexplained number.
- Outside meter main — main disconnect and utility connection
- Inside distribution panel — branch breakers and capacity
- Exterior enclosures checked for corrosion and water intrusion
- Both assessed and quoted separately, not bundled blindly
High-Fire-Risk Panels We Replace
These panel brands have documented failure histories. If you have one, replacement is the only real remedy — and many insurers now require it.
Federal Pacific (Stab-Lok)
Installed heavily from the 1950s to the 1980s. Independent testing found Stab-Lok breakers can fail to trip under overload, leaving the circuit unprotected while appearing perfectly normal.
Zinsco / Sylvania Zinsco
Breakers can melt to the bus bar, so they no longer disconnect even when switched off. The panel looks fine from the front while the connection behind it has failed.
Challenger
Shares design characteristics with Zinsco and has a similar record of breakers failing to trip. Commonly flagged by home inspectors and insurers.
Pushmatic / Bulldog
Not inherently defective, but now decades past their service life. The mechanisms stiffen with age and replacement breakers are scarce and expensive.
Fuse Boxes
Still found in unmodernised Seattle homes. No ground, far too little capacity, and vulnerable to over-fusing — putting a 30-amp fuse on a 15-amp circuit defeats the protection entirely.
Water-Damaged Panels
Any panel that has taken water — from a roof leak, a burst pipe or exterior intrusion — has compromised connections and must be replaced regardless of brand.
Signs Your Panel Needs Replacing
Any one of these justifies having a licensed electrician look at your panel.
Buzzing, Humming or Crackling
A panel should be silent. Any noise indicates a loose connection carrying current, which generates heat behind the cover.
Burning Smell or Scorch Marks
Discolouration, melted plastic or a hot smell at the panel means arcing has already occurred. Treat this as an emergency.
Breakers That Will Not Reset
A breaker that trips immediately on reset, or feels loose and spongy, has failed internally.
No Space Left for Circuits
A full panel with tandem breakers crammed into every slot is a sign the service has been outgrown.
Your Insurer Has Raised It
If a home inspection or an insurance review has flagged your panel brand, replacement is the resolution they are looking for.
Rust or Moisture in the Enclosure
Rust streaks or water staining inside an exterior meter main mean the connections are corroding where you cannot see them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Cost depends on whether it is a like-for-like replacement or a full service upgrade, whether the meter main outside also needs replacing, and what the utility requires. We assess both panels, quote a fixed price, and apply the current $1,100 off offer on a 200-amp service upgrade or panel replacement. Financing is available on approved credit.
Most replacements are completed in one day, with power off for several hours of it. A full 200-amp service upgrade that also involves the utility and the meter main can extend into a second day and requires coordinating the utility disconnect and reconnect. We arrange that scheduling for you.
This is the most common question we get, and the honest answer is yes. The failure mode with these panels is specifically that they appear to work normally — the lights are on, the breakers look fine — while the overcurrent protection itself has failed. You cannot tell by looking, and there is no repair. Replacement is the only remedy, which is why insurers have grown so firm about it.
Yes, always. Panel replacements and service upgrades require an electrical permit and an inspection. We pull the permit, coordinate the utility disconnect where one is needed, and see the inspection through to sign-off. That documentation matters later — an unpermitted panel is one of the most frequently flagged items in a home sale.
If you are on 100 amps and expect to add an induction range, a hot tub, a finished basement or an ADU, upgrading now is almost always the better economics. The incremental cost of going to 200 amps during a replacement you are already doing is far lower than returning to upgrade the service separately in two years.
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Save $1,100 on Your Panel or Service Upgrade
Book a licensed electrician to assess your panel. $49 diagnostic waived with the repair, and $1,100 off a 200-amp service upgrade or panel replacement.
(206) 745-7570
*Disclaimer: Cannot apply to any other offers and offers cannot be combined. Offers cannot be applied to dispatch fee. No cash value. Present discount at the time of service. Call for details.
