Old Panels We've Replaced

These are real panels from real East Bay homes. If your insurance company flagged your panel, or you just know it's old, you're in good company. AC3 LLC replaces Zinsco, Federal Pacific, old fuse panels, worn-out meter mains, and tired Bryant and Murray panels all over Hercules, Pinole, El Cerrito, San Pablo, Richmond, El Sobrante and Berkeley.

Federal Pacific (FPE) and Federal Noark 8 photos

Federal Pacific Stab-Lok panels are one of the most common reasons an insurance company asks for a panel replacement. Federal Noark was an early Federal Pacific brand.

Old Federal Pacific Stab-Lok electrical panel before replacement in the East Bay
Old Federal Pacific Stab-Lok panel before replacement by AC3 LLC
Old Federal Pacific electrical panel in an East Bay home before replacement
Old Federal Pacific panel before replacement by AC3 LLC
Old Federal Pacific and Sears Homart panels in an outdoor enclosure, East Bay
Old Federal Pacific and Sears Homart panels in an outdoor enclosure, replaced by AC3 LLC
Federal Pacific panel with cover off next to an old meter main in a wooden box, East Bay
Federal Pacific panel cover off, old meter main in a wooden box before replacement
Old Federal Pacific panel and meter in a wooden enclosure, East Bay
Old Federal Pacific panel and meter in a wooden enclosure, replaced by AC3 LLC
Old Federal Pacific panel on an interior wall of an East Bay home
Old Federal Pacific panel on an interior wall, replaced by AC3 LLC
Old Federal Noark panel, an early Federal Pacific brand, replaced in the East Bay
Old Federal Noark panel, an early Federal Pacific brand, replaced by AC3 LLC
Close-up of old Federal Noark breakers before panel replacement in the East Bay
Close-up of an old Federal Noark breaker panel before replacement

Zinsco 4 photos

Zinsco and Zinsco-style breakers (the colorful blue and red handles) are another panel type insurers often flag.

Old Zinsco electrical panel replaced in the East Bay
Old Zinsco panel we replaced in the East Bay
Old meter main with a Zinsco breaker before replacement, East Bay
Old meter main with a Zinsco breaker, replaced by AC3 LLC
Old Zinsco meter main house panel before replacement, East Bay
Old Zinsco meter main (house panel) before replacement by AC3 LLC
Old panel with blue and red Zinsco-style breakers next to Murray breakers, East Bay
Old panel with Zinsco-style and Murray breakers mixed together, replaced by AC3 LLC

Fuse panels 4 photos

Plug-fuse and fused service equipment from the mid-1900s — no main breaker, and not built for today's loads.

Sears Homart plug-fuse panel with no main breaker, replaced in the East Bay
Homart panel — Sears' house brand, mid-1900s. Plug fuses, no main breaker. Insurance-flagged; AC3 upgrades these to modern 200A service.
Old Sears Homart plug-fuse panel before upgrade to a breaker panel, East Bay
Old fuse panel replaced with a modern breaker panel
Old rusted fused service box under the meter in a wood enclosure, East Bay
Old rusted fused service box under the meter in a wood enclosure, replaced by AC3 LLC
Old fused meter main in a wooden box before replacement, East Bay
Old fused meter main in a wooden box before replacement

Bryant / Murray 6 photos

Old Bryant and Murray panels — often rusted, overcrowded, or patched together with mixed breakers over the years.

Rusted old Bryant 125 amp outdoor electrical panel replaced in the East Bay
Rusted old Bryant 125A outdoor panel replaced by AC3 LLC
Old Bryant breaker panel with peeling paint and rust, East Bay
Old Bryant breaker panel with peeling paint and rust, replaced by AC3 LLC
Old Bryant breaker panel before replacement in the East Bay
Old Bryant breaker panel before replacement by AC3 LLC
Old outdoor Bryant panel and meter replaced in the East Bay
Old outdoor Bryant panel and meter we replaced in the East Bay
Old Bryant 60 amp service disconnect replaced in the East Bay
Old Bryant 60 amp service disconnect, replaced by AC3 LLC
Old panel with mixed Murray and Bryant breakers, East Bay
Old panel with mixed Murray and Bryant breakers, replaced by AC3 LLC

Old meter mains and service equipment 7 photos

Worn-out meter mains, meter sockets and service disconnects — sometimes with burned parts we only find once the cover comes off.

Weathered old outdoor meter main breaker with a rusted latch, East Bay
Weathered old outdoor meter main with a rusted latch, replaced by AC3 LLC
Old meter main breaker before replacement in the East Bay
Old meter main breaker before replacement by AC3 LLC
Old meter main in a wooden box before replacement, East Bay
Old meter main in a wooden box before replacement by AC3 LLC
Old meter main with crowded wiring in a wooden box, East Bay
Old meter main with crowded wiring in a wooden box, replaced by AC3 LLC
Old WECO meter socket with a burned jaw found during an East Bay panel replacement
Old WECO meter socket with a burned jaw, found during a panel replacement
Close-up of a burned jaw in an old WECO meter base, East Bay
Close-up of a burned meter socket jaw in an old WECO meter base
Rusty old service disconnect before replacement in the East Bay
Rusty old service disconnect before replacement by AC3 LLC

Other old panels 3 photos

Older panels and subpanels where the brand label is long gone.

Old electrical subpanel replaced in the East Bay
Old electrical subpanel replaced by AC3 LLC
Old electrical panel with original breakers, East Bay
Old electrical panel with original breakers, replaced by AC3 LLC
Inside an old electrical panel before replacement in the East Bay
Inside an old electrical panel before replacement by AC3 LLC

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