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Installs In Greater Nashua New Hampshire
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Know Your Home
What Size Electrical Utility Service Does Your Home Have?
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100 Amp | Home Electrical Utility
Older homes with gas or propane appliances typically have 100 amp electrical panels.
Nowadays 100 amp electrical panels are usually used as a sub panel to a certain location like an outdoor shed or garage.
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150 Amp | Home Electrical Utility
Older homes with gas or propane appliances or multi family homes typically have 150 amp electrical panels.
Nowadays 150 amp electrical panels are rare to install on homes.
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200 Amp | Home Electrical Utility
Nowadays 200 amps electrical panels are the most popular home option to install or upgrade to.
This size electrical utility service can handle most of the modern electronics you can install in a home.
200 amps is the minimum electrical utility size for installing a home electric vehicle charger.
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400 Amp | Home Electrical Utility
This size electrical utility service is usually reserved for larger homes that have all major electric appliances, and want to have multiple EV chargers running at maximum charging speed.
400 amp electric utility services are becoming more popular on newer homes. This helps to better future proof the home as new electrical products are released.
Common Reasons To Replace/Upgrade Home Electrical Service
In New Hampshire, a homeowner is responsible for all the electrical service equipment attached to your house. Other than the utility meter itself, and the service wiring coming directly from the street. It is up to you to keep up with your homes electrical safety.
Know Your Home
Not All Electrical Utility Services Are Installed Equally
Electricians have been known to skip the aesthetically pleasing part of installing electrical equipment on your home. Before you do business with an electrician. Make sure their plan to install keeps you and your home in mind, rather than just trying to maximize their own profits.
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Your Main Electrical Panel
There are electrical panels that are good quality, and then theres ones that are really cheap. Don't get a cheap one!
Most electrical hazards stop before they even start because your circuit breakers work. Don't let your circuit breakers get too old or unreliable. That can lead to even bigger issues.
When we replace your electrical panel we make sure to future proof your home, and install an electrical panel that has the ability to double stack circuit breakers.
This way avoids having to install another costly electrical panel years down the road once this one gets full.
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Your Electrical Utility Meter Area
New town safety code now requires a main disconnect to be installed on the outside of your home next to your utility meter.
When you upgrade your home electrical utility service. You will have to have an electrical disconnect installed next to the utility meter.
Since we have to install a main disconnect next to your utility meter anyways. We install one that has spaces for circuit breakers. This is helpful when trying to run electrical power on the outside your home.
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Your Electrical Utility Service Wiring
Electrical utility wires are outside next to your utility meter.
Electrical utility wiring usually goes up the side of your house, and then makes a connection to the street electrical wires overhead.
Sometimes the electrical service wires are underground.
Your exterior electrical service takes a beating from the weather and sun. We always install your services wiring in PVC Or Steel Conduit to protect them as best a possible.
The utility company requires a certain height your overhead service wires have to be up in the air.
We work with your utility company to avoid putting a service mast on your house at all costs.
A utility service mast is a tall steel conduit sticking up past your roof line with wires that are making the connection to the power from the street. Not the prettiest thing to have on the side of your house.
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Your Homes Electrical Grounding System
Safety may be boring to learn about, but grounding your homes electrical system is kind of a big deal.
You have 3 essential grounding points in your home, that should be grounded:
- Exterior Ground Rods/Rebar | Standard Code
- Cold Water Main Pipe | Standard Code
- Gas/Propane Main Line | New Code
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Having Whole Home Surge Protection
On all new home builds, new town safety code requires a surge protector be installed in a homes main electrical panel.
Not required to pass town inspection for older home electrical utility service upgrades. But still a very good idea to consider installing ones anyways.
Whole home surge protectors stop surges from going through your homes electrical system.
Whole home surge protectors installed in your electrical panel come with a manufacturer's warranty that covers up to $50,000 or more in damages if the surge protector fails to do its job.
Surge protectors need to be replaced every 5 years or after a major electrical surge.
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Having Arc Fault (AFCI) Circuit Breakers
On all new home builds, new town safety code requires a surge protector be installed in a homes main electrical panel.
Not required to pass town inspection for older home electrical utility service upgrades. But still a very good idea to consider installing ones anyways.
Whole home surge protectors stop surges from going through your homes electrical system.
Whole home surge protectors installed in your electrical panel come with a manufacturer's warranty that covers up to $50,000 or more in damages if the surge protector fails to do its job.
Surge protectors need to be replaced every 5 years or after a major electrical surge.
Home Electrical Renovations Often Require
Home Safety Upgrade
Electrical Circuit Breakers
Circuit Breakers come with a few different features depending on what they are supplying power to.
Old Standard
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Traditional Circuit Breaker
Old School Circuit Breakers
Traditional circuit breakers still do the essentials when it comes to protecting your home from electrical hazards. The main difference is that traditional circuit breakers don't have the added protection of fire prevention, and they lack a true testing function in order to make sure they are still working proper.
New Standard
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New Arc Fault Circuit Breaker (AFCI)
New School AFCI Circuit Breakers
Arc fault protection or more commonly known as AFCI protection is the answer to the traditional circuit breakers lack of a true testing function, as well as the added function of electrical fire prevention. Basically when a fire hazard is detected, the AFCI circuit breaker will trip instantly as a proactive precaution. Whereas a traditional circuit breaker would have more of a delay to trip as a reactive precaution.
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When Do I Need To Install AFCI Protection?
Your local town safety code will eventually require you to install AFCI circuit breakers whenever you add to an existing electrical circuit or if you replace an electrical device somewhere in your house.
The "Home Grandfather Rule" does not apply to installing home arc fault protection. It is now the new electrical safety code standard for all homes.
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Can I Keep My Existing Circuit Breakers?
Circuit Breakers DO NOT LAST FOREVER! Circuit breakers should be replaced every 30 years or so depending on how much usage the circuit breaker gets. Make sure to keep up with maintaining your homes circuit breakers.
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Areas We Serve
In New Hampshire, we are nestled in the heart of Nashua. We're more than just a home electrical business, we're your neighbors. Your trust keeps our lights on; let us help keep yours shining bright.
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Benefits With TradeWork
Company SnapShot
Checkout the benefits of working with TradeWork Home Services compared to other home electrical service companies.
"Stop searching and give TradeWork Home Services a call. Matt is a true professional and does great work. He offers competitive pricing and is very responsive. I will be calling TradeWork for all my future electrical needs."
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"Matt from TradeWork Home Services provided professional and efficient electrical services to my home. He offered great communication before, during and after the jobs, while keeping his prices competitive. His estimates were consistent with the charges when the jobs were done - no surprises from this electrical contractor!"
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"Matt from TradeWork installed a sub panel in our shed as well as an underground cable to the shed. Matt went out of his way to explain what was necessary, what was optional, and provided a cost breakdown of every piece of the job. Matts work was also exceptional and timely. We plan to do future business with Matt and would recommend him to friends and family."
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"I have Matthew worked on the electricity upgrade and repair for a rental property in Nashua. Generally he works very good. Responded quickly to my enquiry and soon give me estimate, started work on scheduled time, and completed work on expected time. Even though there are some extra work not planned, he worked overtime to catch up schedule and passed the inspection on time. His knowledge is wide and deep, answered all my questions. Most importantly, he made some suggestions existed in my mind for a while and get the job done. The quality I think is excellent, at least from my observing until now."
Mike C. | Google
"This was my second time hiring Matt from TradeWork (MRG) for electrical work on my home. This time, he installed ceiling lights and a ceiling fan which turned out fantastic. Matt was very good at providing detailed information on different lighting products and determining the type and arrangement of the lights."
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Check Out BallPark Pricing Estimates
How Much To Install An Electrical Utility Service, Circuit Breaker, or Electrical Panel In My Home?
Replacing or adding a new electrical panel? Or maybe you're looking to upgrade your existing home electrical utility service to 200amps. Check out our ballpark pricing guides to help you plan your budget.
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Licensing & Insurance Information
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Frequently Asked Questions
Here you can find some of the most common questions we get asked.
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Find Out How Much? | Budget easier with ballpark estimates for your home electrical projects right on our website.
We try really hard to make ourselves available to answer any questions you have about your home electrical projects. How much it will cost is probably one of the number one questions we get asked. Check out the PRICING page on our website to start planning your electrical project budget.
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Electrical Utility Bill | Saving tips to help reduce your monthly electrical bill.
Seems like every month the electrical utility bill gets overwhelmingly more and more expensive. In the efforts to save wherever possible, there are a number of simple things you can do to help lower your monthly costs for your electrical bill.
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Finding A Good Electrician | Things to lookout for when hiring an electrician for your home.
Hiring an electrician or any other home service professional is definitely not the easiest thing to do. When you start to google search "electrician near me" and you get a bunch of search options that say they are your best. Ok, now what? Not to worry, check out some key notes to find out how to better choose an electrician for your home.
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Penny Pinching | Industry secrets & tips for saving money when getting electrical estimates for your home.
Hiring an electrician or any other home service professional is definitely not the cheapest thing to do. On most occasions you can expect to pay an electrician a couple hundred bucks, if not more to come to your home. Although the cost of quality home service work will always have a decent price tag. There are ways to help you save on the final bill by helping out the electrician or any home service person complete their job more efficiently.