New panel • Permitted & inspected • Paperwork for your insurer • (239) 880-9473
These panels most often come up at a sale or an insurance renewal. Home inspectors, insurers and realtors often flag Challenger panels, and reports about the brand describe overheating and breaker problems; Federal Pacific Stab-Lok panels have a long documented history as a fire hazard. In Fort Myers the replacement is permitted by the City’s Building, Permitting & Inspections division.
We replace the panel with a new Square D or similar panel, pull the permit through the City’s EnerGov portal and bring the work to final inspection.
On a sale in Estero, the homeowner was having trouble because of a Challenger panel. We replaced it with a new Square D QO panel and the homeowner was able to sell. The old installation was fairly neat; the brand was the issue. Fort Myers sellers meet the same objection, and the answer is the same: a new, permitted, inspected panel. The before and after are on our portfolio.
Panels of this kind often sit in older houses where the meter base or the wiring may also be due for a look. We check the service while we are there and tell you what is a code concern and what can wait. If you want a broader review first, ask about an electrical inspection.
The City does, after its inspection of the new panel. We apply through the EnerGov portal, request the inspection online and keep the closed permit on file for you. A closed permit is what a buyer’s inspector or an insurer can be shown.
Every job is quoted after we see it. Call (239) 880-9473 or request a free estimate.
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