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Electrical panel replacement in the West Island
A 200 A panel is replaced in one day, with about five hours without power; you get the price in the written quote, free of charge.
From Pointe-Claire to L'Île-Bizard, our master electricians replace 100 A and 200 A panels. On the day of the work, the house is without power for about five hours; before that, allow about two weeks, and we handle the Hydro-Québec steps.
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What does a panel replacement cost in the West Island?
Whether it’s 100 A or 200 A, you get the price in the quote, written and free of charge, and no deposit is asked at that stage.
What changes it depends on your house: the distance between the meter and the panel, the condition of the service entrance, the number of circuits to redo and how easy the panel is to reach.
The quote usually arrives within 24 to 48 business hours.
Your city and its permit rule
Each West Island city has its own permit pages. Here is what they say, or don’t say, about electrical work.
| City | What the City publishes | Our page |
|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Claire | A permit to build, alter or enlarge a building; electrical work isn’t named. | Electrician in Pointe-Claire |
| Kirkland | A building permit to renovate; its permit request page doesn’t name electrical work. | Electrician in Kirkland |
| Beaconsfield | Its list of permits mentions no electrical work. | Electrician in Beaconsfield |
| Dorval | No municipal grid: Hydro-Québec supplies the city. | Electrician in Dorval |
| Pierrefonds-Roxboro and L’Île-Bizard | Boroughs of Montréal: the City no longer issues permits for electrical work. | Electrician in Pierrefonds |
| Dollard-des-Ormeaux | No published rule about replacing a panel. | Panel in Dollard-des-Ormeaux |
Wherever you are, the permit and the declaration of work, when they apply, are our job. You have no form to fill out.
The panels we replace
Adam Chirola, our master electrician, replaces Federal Pioneer Stab-Lok panels all the time, and often Commander, CEB or Sylvania panels.
The brand alone doesn’t condemn a panel: we open it, look at the free space and the house’s real load, then tell you what’s justified.
Full, with no room for one more breaker, or too tight for a heat pump and an EV charger: that’s often when the move to 200 A comes up.
The day of the work
Plan for about five hours without electricity, over one working day.
The service is disconnected, then reconnected once the new panel is in place, with Hydro-Québec’s authorization; that’s also the case in Dorval, which Hydro-Québec supplies. We file the request for you.
Before we leave, we test the installation and identify every circuit in the new panel.
Who can do the work
A licence is always required for electrical work, even for an owner in their own home; only master electricians may perform it or have it performed.
Only a member of the Corporation des maîtres électriciens du Québec can send the declaration of work to Hydro-Québec. STM-Électrique is a CMEQ member and holds RBQ licence 5815-0137-01.
Adding an EV charger?
If a charger is part of the project, the load calculation tells whether the current panel is enough or whether it’s better to go to 200 A at the same time. The Québec and West Island city rebates are on our page EV charger in the West Island.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need a City permit to replace a panel in Pointe-Claire?
Pointe-Claire’s permit page covers building, altering or enlarging a building, without naming electrical work. For our part, the permit and the declaration of work, when they apply, are our job.
How long will I be without power?
About five hours, over one working day.
I live in Dollard-des-Ormeaux. Is it the same?
Yes for the work; Dollard-des-Ormeaux has its own page, with its permit rule and its houses.
Do you replace Federal Pioneer panels?
Yes, all the time, and often Commander, CEB or Sylvania panels; we look at the panel before concluding.
What we install. To replace a panel, we most often install a Siemens, a brand Adam Chirola considers reliable and high quality.
Worried about your panel? Send us a photo with the door open: we’ll reply with the next steps.
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