The typical Durham home dates to 1957. Plenty still run on the original service. Fuse boxes, 60-amp services, ungrounded outlets and stray knob-and-tube are common finds here. None of that had a heat pump or an electric dryer in mind.
A fuse box to breaker panel upgrade is the job we quote most often in Durham. It takes the service to 200 amps. Every circuit gets a breaker you can reset yourself. We also add dedicated circuits for well pumps, dryers and garages, and we ground the old two-prong outlets.
Ida's remnants flooded Bucks County in September 2021. The storm cut power across the county, and a tornado hit that night. A standby generator with a transfer switch keeps the well pump and furnace running when the lines go down.