The electrical panel is where a house's history is written, and in South Florida it is usually a short story about a service sized in 1962 for a household that had none of the things now plugged into it. Frazier Electrical Solutions LLC replaces panels and upgrades services across Miami-Dade and Broward County, coordinated with FPL and permitted through the right building department.
A panel change and a service upgrade are not the same job, and knowing which you need is most of the value. A panel can run out of space long before the service runs out of capacity — and occasionally the reverse. The load calculation settles it.
Why choose Frazier Electrical Solutions LLC
- The load calculation comes before the quote. What the house actually draws, not what the label on the old panel says.
- Licensed Florida electrical contractor, EC #13012609. Panel and service work is permitted work, and it gets filed, inspected and signed off.
- FPL coordination is part of the job. A service change needs the utility disconnect and reconnect scheduled. We arrange it so the house is not without power for longer than it has to be.
- Built for the hurricane zone. Miami-Dade and Broward sit in the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, which governs how masts and meter enclosures are attached and which equipment carries a Miami-Dade Notice of Acceptance.
- Landed neatly. Conductors dressed, breakers labelled, and a panel directory that is actually filled in.
Our panel upgrade process
- Survey and load calculation. Existing service size, existing loads, planned additions, and what the house is likely to add next.
- Establish the scope. Panel only, panel and service, or panel plus meter enclosure and mast — with a price against each.
- Permit and utility. Filed with the city or county building department, and the FPL disconnect booked.
- Change out. Old gear removed, new panel and equipment set, circuits transferred, grounding and bonding brought up to current requirements.
- Inspect and restore. Presented for inspection, utility reconnected, everything tested and the directory completed.
When a panel needs replacing here
It is obsolete. Federal Pacific Stab-Lok and Zinsco panels turn up regularly in 1950s to 1970s South Florida housing, and both have a documented history of breakers failing to trip. Insurers ask about them. They are the most common reason a replacement is not really optional.
It has corroded. This is the local one. Coastal humidity and salt reach into meter enclosures and panels, and corroded bus bars, seized breakers and green terminations are found on equipment far younger than its rated life. On the barrier islands and the canal streets it is routine.
It has run out of space. A kitchen renovation, a pool heater, a car charger, a mini-split for the converted garage — modern additions need dedicated circuits, and a panel full of tandem breakers is already telling you something.
The service is too small. Many houses from the 1950s and 60s are still on 100 amps, or a partial upgrade to 150, while carrying central air, an electric range, a dryer and a pool pump. Adding a charger or a second AC system on top is where it stops working.
Insurance or a sale is forcing the issue. Four-point inspections examine the panel, and an obsolete or corroded one shows up immediately.
Serving Miami, FL and nearby
Miami, Miami Beach, Coral Gables, Doral, Aventura, North Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Hallandale Beach and Pembroke Pines.
Call or text (786) 292-1194 with a photo of the panel and its label, and we can usually tell you what you have and roughly what it will take.
