The first thing we check in a Feasterville Trevose house is the panel label. Across Bucks County, recalled Federal Pacific and Zinsco panels still sit in plenty of basements. If we find one, we say so and put the price in writing. A new panel also fixes the 100-amp squeeze that comes with a modern kitchen, central air and an EV.
Aluminum branch wiring and two-prong outlets round out the county's usual list. Loose aluminum joints warm up over time, so we remake them with rated connectors. Each two-prong outlet gets a ground or a GFCI. When the panel has no room, we add dedicated circuits for a dryer, a garage or an EV charger.
After the Ida floods of September 2021, we still find rusted breakers in Bucks County basements that took water.