Commercial Breaker Panel Service Maintenance in Altadena

In most cases, yes. To safely remove the deadfront, tighten terminations, and test breakers, we schedule a brief shutdown. For retail or medical offices, we plan after-hours or early-morning windows to limit impact. If you have critical loads (servers, refrigeration, life-safety), we can stage temporary power or sequence circuits to minimize downtime.

For typical offices and retail, we recommend annual to 24‑month intervals. Facilities with higher moisture, dust, or vibration—such as restaurants, breweries in Old Torrance, or light manufacturing near Crenshaw—benefit from annual or semiannual checks. If your building has older gear, aluminum feeders, or frequent breaker trips, schedule service sooner.

Routine maintenance—inspection, tightening, testing, and cleaning—does not generally require a permit. If we replace breakers with like-for-like listed units, permits are typically not needed. Panel replacements, service upgrades, new circuits, or changes to service equipment do require permits through the City of Torrance Building and Safety Division. We handle all paperwork and inspections.

Legacy equipment with known reliability concerns often shows bus wear, heat damage, or weak fault ratings by current standards. We’ll document conditions with photos and thermal readings and provide options. In many cases, the safest path is panel replacement with modern, high‑interrupting capacity breakers and surge protection. We’ll permit the job, coordinate with SCE, and schedule inspections.