Thursday, November 1, 2012

Updating or Retrofiting your Electric Panel

Updating or Retrofiting your existing electric panel.
Electric Switchboard Retrofit
6- 4,000 Amp switchboards for Merchandise Mart Chicago
By: Rick Todd, Vice-President

Lets face it, electric switchboards and panelboards are expensive.  Breakers cost thousands of dollars and fuses are not too far behind them.  However, Peterson Electric Panel can help reduce the costs of replacing your electrical equipment.  The traditional way of replacing old equipment is to pull back cables that are going into the existing box, remove the box and put a completely new box and panel in its place.  This is very time consuming and you may damage the cables in the process.  Have you have thought about getting a new interior?  With a few measurements you can re-use that old electric box and replace it with brand new Siemens circuit breakers and fusible switches custom manufactured to fit.  Now I'm always asked the question about cost and the answer is yes it will cost more for the panel.  However, we are talking about a 75% decrease in labor and down time!  Peterson makes sure that all cables will fit or only minimal splicing would be required.  Replacing panels are simple!  We only need you to measure the box dimensions and any mounting centers that are in the box.  We will custom manufacture riser brackets and a brand new trim for your panel.  All items are still UL Listed, because your new panelboard will be placed into a UL Listed 50 Standard for Electrical Enclosures box.  Peterson has been around for over 95 years in the Chicago area and has made panels for Newport News Shipyards, Nuclear Power Plants and Massive retailers like Macy's. For disaster relief we can manufacture panels in a few days and sometimes on the same day to get people back online.  During the great Chicago flood of 1992 we worked around the clock to get our customers power back on in the shortest amount of time.  We are also members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 134 and Sheet Metal Workers Local 73.  We guarantee that this will be the very best panelboard you will buy.  Shoot me a message today and I will start working on your quote right away. Stay safe!