Why You Should Never DIY a Breaker Panel

If you’ve ever opened your breaker panel and thought, “How hard could it be?” — stop right there. Your electrical panel is the heart of your entire home’s power system, and mishandling it can lead to dangerous consequences like electrocution, fire, or voided insurance claims.

At PB Electrical Services, we’ve replaced panels in homes where DIYers:

• Overloaded circuits without realizing it

• Installed double-tapped breakers (a major fire risk)

• Used mismatched wire sizes and breaker ratings

These mistakes aren’t just dangerous—they’re expensive to fix later. Worse, they can cause home inspections to fail or create hidden hazards that only show up when something goes wrong.

Hiring a licensed electrician means:

• Your panel is sized properly for your home

• It’s bonded and grounded correctly

• You’re up to current code and covered by warranty

We back our panel installs with a 2-year workmanship warranty and take care of permits and inspections so you don’t have to.

Don’t gamble with 200 amps. Let PBES handle it the right way.