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Three tools you can use before you give a phone number

A panel check, an EV charger planner and a permits-and-DIY-limits page. Each answers a question people tend to have before they ask for a quote, and none asks for your name.

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Do I need a panel upgrade?

Four questions on panel label, main breaker, symptoms and plans give a verdict: Upgrade, Watch or Fine, with utility and permit notes.

Panel label with amperage and brand fieldsLook at the label on the inside of the panel door. Two fields matter for an upgrade check: the amperage rating and the brand name. Write both down before you ask for a quote.Panel label with amperage and brand fieldsLook at the label on the inside of the panel door. Two fields matter for an upgrade check: the amperage rating and the brand name. Write both down before you ask for a quote.AmpsBrandFind these two on the panel label
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EV charger planner

Panel headroom by simple subtraction, circuit size, the permit rule and dated utility rebate status, plus questions to ask.

Load headroom bar showing room for an EV chargerLook at the bar that shows the whole panel capacity. The gray part is what the house already uses, the dashed block is the EV charger, and the remaining space is spare headroom.Load headroom bar showing room for an EV chargerLook at the bar that shows the whole panel capacity. The gray part is what the house already uses, the dashed block is the EV charger, and the remaining space is spare headroom.Panel capacityExisting loadEV chargerSpareDoes the panel have room?
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Permits and DIY limits

What a homeowner may do personally, what needs a license, what needs a permit and inspection, and who issues it, by job, with the sources.

A line between work a homeowner may do and work that needs a licenseLook at the dashed line down the middle. Left of it: simple device swaps like an outlet, a switch or a light fixture. Right of it: the panel and the service connection, which need a licensed electrician.A line between work a homeowner may do and work that needs a licenseLook at the dashed line down the middle. Left of it: simple device swaps like an outlet, a switch or a light fixture. Right of it: the panel and the service connection, which need a licensed electrician.HomeownerLicense requiredOutlet, switch, lightPanel and service
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For electrical contractors

Electrical companies: receive these requests

If you run an electrical contracting company and want homeowner requests for the work and ZIP codes you choose, the partner page explains what we send and how to apply.

See the partner pageWe keep the license number you give us on file.See the partner pagesupport@electricianmatchusa.com
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