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Maybe Get a New Electrical Panel

My house was built in 65 and the electrical panel is at least 15 years old. There is a deal through a company offering a new electrical panel with whole house surge protection for $949, the regular price is $2495. I'm thinking of getting a panel for several reasons: the whole house surge protection, the cost savings on the work, improvement in the quality of the AC in the house for my system, our lights dim even when turning on something like an iron to iron clothes and finally, it could save a little money on the electric bill.

Your thoughts? If I do this, any tips on the kind of panel to get or to pass on? I saw here that a Square D panel with copper buss is preferred over one with aluminum buss?
foster_9

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kennythekey
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Foster9, Jim is on the right track. Your iron has nothing to do with getting surge protection.

IMO- If you can't do this yourself, you'd be better off getting an electrician to give you a breakdown of your circuits and usage. See if you can wire a new dedicated circuit for your equipment, and purchase a power conditioner such as a Furman.

And, get a different electrician than the one offering you the deal for the panel!
Kenny
kennythekey
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The material cost probably comes from the surge protector. I'm pretty sure the protection is installed before the panel, so you probably have a somewhat permanent problem if you don't like what it does to your sound.

Not sure what the surge protection does to improve your AC if it's not conditioning. Definitely, a worthwhile endeavor to fully investigate this system before leaping.
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