PEX on slab, 200 amp service, builder-grade equipment that reaches end of life across a whole street at once.

What follows is every electrical problem we cover that concentrates in this era of construction. Age does not mean worse — it means a different set of failures.

• AFCI breaker tripping repeatedly
• Adding an EV charger
• Smart switch needing a neutral in the box
• No whole-home surge protection
• Builder-grade devices failing across the house
• Generator connection with no interlock
• Recessed LED retrofit dimming poorly
• Spa or outbuilding added after the build
• Panel has no spare spaces on a new house

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