Crownsville MD Electrician Services

The reason for today’s visit with the customer was to quote installation on an EV charger. When arrived i saw a 06 CutlerHammer BR 150 amp panel. After assessing the panel, i saw with a load calculation that the panel was very undersized and recommended to be at a 200 amp. This conclusion was done by doing a Mike Holt load calculation on the main panel not the sub panel. The sub panel housed a few of the services in the home such as the added area in the basement alongside the dryer/washer circuits. I also saw the 150 amp service did not have a proper insulator tied to the home, the cable was swinging in the wind and only held up by a screw in the service head/strap. I spoke about a few options with the customer including updating the main panel to 200 amp and updating the grounding and bonding in the home. I spoke to the customer as well on any financing options as well as the timeline for replacement. At this time no work has been scheduled.

Arrived at the home and the resident walked us around and showed me the list of things she would like done. I walked all the projects with her and gave her my input and i came up with options and then presented them to the resident. After our discussion she made her choice and we got started on the following items. -Install 2 customer supplied solar lights onto both front corners of the garage. -Remove one outlet that will no longer be in use in the garage cabinet, and set it in the wall properly. -Come off the existing garage wall switch to add an inside wall sconce for increased visibility. -Install dedicated 120v 20 amp line from sub panel to the garage wall, to add a dedicated outlet for a fridge freezer combo. Come behind the walls, into the crawl space, across the house, and drill up into the garage and install a gfci for both fridges to plug into on the back garage wall.

The reason for today’s visit was to look at mark in the panel, as well as a melted disconnect for the attic heat pump. When we arrive, customer stated that he had opened up the panel to look inside of it while The HVAC company was here last week to check his attic Unit. They looked inside. They noticed the burn mark on the main log for the main breaker. When I arrive today, I open the main panel and found that there was indeed a large burn mark and chunks of metal missing off of the main log. I also found multiple wires that were not terminated properly as well as several grounds landed on the neutral bar. This panel is severely overloaded and is powered by a generator. I recommend the entire panel will be replaced and he’ll be upgraded to at least a 300 system but would recommend just going to the 400 Today we went ahead and replaced the main breaker due to the damage and replace the attic disconnect with a new knife throw safety switch. We also properly terminated the ground wires in

Inspected floor heat for possible partial removal. However, this is not possible due to it all being connected throughout the entire bathroom and the closet and controlled from one thermostat at the opposite end of the bathroom.

Pricing was delivered regarding the home improvements.