- 1). Decide whether you want the electrical panel flush-mounted or surface-mounted. Flush-mounted means that the door of the panel sits flush with the wall. To flush-mount the panel, simply mount it between two wall studs. Surface-mounting the panel enables you to mount it on concrete or brick.
- 2). Mount the panel. There are mounting holes inside the electrical panel's shell. Drive the screws included with the panel through these holes and into the wood or masonry and screw them in tightly with a screwdriver.
- 3). Locate the four service entrance wires coming into the house from the electric pole. Two of the wires are black, one is green, and one is white. Route the four wires through the top or bottom of the electrical panel box, whichever is more convenient.
- 4). Take the two black wires that you routed into the electrical panel box and route them to the main breaker. The main breaker is at the top of the grouping of circuit breakers inside the box.
- 5). Using wire strippers, strip 1/2-inch of insulation from the two black wires, then install them into the main circuit breaker's two connection points. Make sure they go in all the way, then tighten the screws to hold them in place.
- 6). Using wire strippers, strip 1/2-inch of insulation from the white and green wires. Install the white wire and the green wire into the neutral bar (the bar with several holes running down the side of the electrical panel shell). Each wire goes in a separate hole. Tighten the screws holding each wire in place.
- 7). Call a licensed electrician to run the wires through your home since the installation of your electrical panel is now complete.
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