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Electrical Panel Upgrades in New Port Richey, FL
Upgrades and Replacements|Panel Height Planned for Flood Zones|Licensed & Insured, EC13011268
Include the address and the room or wall the panel is on now.
Nearly half of New Port Richey (44%) sits in a Special Flood Hazard Area. A panel upgrade is the time to decide how high the new panel should hang. It's the one day the old box comes off the wall, and the new one can go wherever the wiring will reach.
Call (352) 251-2795, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or send a request online. Calls after hours are returned the next business day.
Flood height
Where Tide and a West Wind Reach a Panel
Many areas of the city flood on only a high tide and a west wind. The 2026 disaster preparedness guide the city posts for residents tells owners to elevate or relocate electrical panel boxes to places less likely to flood.
A panel hung low on a garage wall is one of the first parts of the house's wiring that rising water meets, and water inside it reaches the breakers and the bus they clip onto.
How high a panel can go on the same wall
Lifting a panel on the wall it's already on has a ceiling. The electrical code requires the handle of the highest breaker to be within 6 feet 7 inches of the floor or platform you stand on to reach it. In a garage whose slab sits lower than the house floor, moving the panel through the wall into the house can gain more height than lifting it on the garage side.
Three Placements
Three Placements for the New Panel
The third placement takes the most planning.
| Placement | What changes on the house | Who else is involved |
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| Same spot | The new panel goes where the old one was, and the circuits reconnect as they run now. | The city's Building Division permits and inspects the work. |
| Panel raised or moved indoors | The panel goes higher on the wall or through it into the house. Circuits are extended to reach it, and the meter feed is lengthened. | The same city permit and inspection. |
| Panel and meter raised | The meter base moves up with the panel, and the service entrance is rebuilt to reach it. | The city permit, plus Duke Energy. Duke's installation rules cap a meter's height unless permanent access is provided. |
How The upgrade runs
The Upgrade's Path Through the City's Building Division
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1. Measuring the panel and meter heights
Our estimator, Roger Daugherty, notes how high the panel and meter are above the floor and ground.
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2. Size and placement
We tell you the panel size and which of the three placements suits the house.
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3. The application to City Hall
We file the application, which the city's Development Department at City Hall takes by email or in person.
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4. Set, connected, and inspected
The new panel is set at its planned height, and the city inspects it.
Estimates
Getting a Price on a New Port Richey Panel
We don't do upfront pricing. No job has a standard price with us: each one is tailored to the property and the work you've asked for, and priced once we've seen it.
We offer free estimates on installs, upgrades, and replacements in our service area. Estimates aren't free when the job needs troubleshooting or testing to price, falls after hours or outside our service area, needs several meetings to gather information, or is new construction or a custom remodel with multi-party walk-throughs. For most jobs, estimates arrive by email by the end of the next business day, and quotes are good for 30 days.
Custom homes and large or multi-phase projects are estimated as soon as we can, or on the timeline your project sets.
Warranty on the new panel
03If something we installed fails because of our workmanship within 30 days of completion, we waive the hourly labor to put it right. Materials Kennedy Electric purchases for your job carry the manufacturer's one-year warranty. To replace defective materials we supplied, or materials damaged by storm, flood, fire, or other acts of God, we charge a reduced warranty labor rate of $50 an hour residential and $75 an hour commercial. The warranty does not cover materials not purchased by Kennedy Electric, work performed by the customer, or materials the customer purchased or damaged. Our warranty terms are printed on the estimate, the invoice, and the receipt, and the product boxes stay with you so you can register each product with its manufacturer.
Reviews
Customers Describe Working With Us
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Contact us
Tell Us Where Your Panel Hangs Now
Give us the address, the panel's current spot, and anything new the house will run. Our office will reach you during business hours.