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Storm Damage Electrical Repair in Brooksville, FL
Wet Devices, Tripped GFCIs, Damaged Risers, and Half Power|Same-Business-Day Emergency Estimates|Licensed & Insured, EC13011268
Tell us what the storm damaged and whether you have any power at all.
- Wet and flooded devices: Outlets, switches, and breakers that were underwater are replaced.
- Tripped GFCIs that won't reset: Found, checked, and replaced where needed.
- Damaged service risers: Riser and meter base replaced or repaired on your side of the service.
- Half power in the house: Traced to its cause.
- Licensed & Insured: Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13011268.
After a storm, the damage we repair includes outlets that sat underwater, service risers bent by falling trees, and houses left with only some of their lights and outlets working.
Our office is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. No power or no water because the well pump lost power counts as an emergency, and emergency estimates are done the same business day.
Call (352) 251-2795 or send a request online. Calls after hours are returned the next business day.
Stay safe until we get there:
Do not touch a panel that is wet, sparking, or damaged. Stay away from it, and call 911 if there is smoke, sparks, or fire.
Turn the power off at the main breaker only if the panel is dry and undamaged and you can reach it without standing in water.
Do not turn the power back on to anything the water reached until it has been checked.
Do not touch downed lines, a bent riser, or any wet electrical equipment. Report lines down in the yard or street to the power company.
Do not run a generator through an outlet or in the garage.
Sorting Storm Damage
Wet Outlets, Downed Risers, and Half Power: Sorting Storm Damage
Most storm calls fall into four categories, each with a safe first step you can take and a repair that requires an electrician.
Tripped GFCIs that won't reset
Wind-driven rain gets into outdoor boxes, and GFCIs do what they are built to do: shut the circuit off. The ones that won't reset usually have water in the box or a device that took a surge.
- Don't reset a GFCI that took in water until it has been checked.
- We check and replace what was damaged, and install in-use covers where they're missing.
Devices that were underwater
Submerged outlets, switches, and breakers are replaced. Water leaves corrosion and residue inside a device that can cause heat and failure later, long after the water is gone.
- Don't turn a circuit that was underwater back on until it has been checked.
- Devices, breakers, and wire or panels that sat in water are replaced.
- Each affected circuit is tested before it's turned back on.
A riser pulled down by a tree
The service riser is the pipe and cable on the outside wall that brings the power company's line to your meter. When a tree or limb falls on it, the house loses power, and service can't be reconnected until the riser and meter base are repaired.
- Stay clear of a bent riser or a line on the ground.
- We replace or repair the riser and meter base on your side of the service.
Half the house without power
When some lights and outlets work and the rest are dead, or lights run dim and bright, the house has usually lost one leg of its service or a neutral connection. It can damage appliances, so it isn't something to live with for days.
- Turn off large appliances and electronics until it's fixed.
- Ask the neighbors. If they have it too, the problem is likely on the power company's side.
- If it's only your house, the fault can still be on the power company's line to the house, so call them too, and we'll trace your side from the meter to the panel.
A Storm Job, Start to Finish
Hurricane Helene: A Riser Job, Start to Finish
When Hurricane Helene came through, a tree fell on one customer's roof and damaged the service riser, and the house lost power completely. We got the tree off the service, replaced the riser, and had the power back on. Then we cut the tree up so the homeowner could clear the storm debris and get to the rest of the property.
That job is a fair picture of how storm repairs run:
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1. You call, and we triage
No power, no water, or something wet and sparking comes first. A tripped outdoor GFCI with the rest of the house running can wait its turn.
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2. We make it safe
The electrician isolates damaged circuits, checks what was wet, and confirms what can stay on.
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3. We show you what the storm damaged
You see what failed and what has to be replaced before the work starts.
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4. The repair
Wet devices and breakers are replaced, the riser or meter base is rebuilt, and circuits are tested one by one.
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5. Power back on
Circuits are turned back on after testing. When the power company has to reconnect, we coordinate so they can do so.
What Storm Repair Covers
What Storm Repair Covers
| Storm damage | What we do | Notes |
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| Unsafe or damaged circuits | Isolate them | Before anything is turned back on |
| Wet or submerged outlets, switches, and breakers | Replace | Devices and any wire or panel that sat in water |
| Tripped or damaged GFCIs | Check, test, or replace | In-use covers installed where missing |
| Service riser and meter base | Replace or repair | Your side of the service |
| Half power and dim/bright lights | Trace | From the meter to the panel |
| Surge-damaged devices | Replace | And test the circuit |
| Appliances | Circuit checked | The appliance itself goes to its repair shop |
What counts as an emergency
- An emergency: No power to the house, or no water because the well pump has no power.
- Urgent but not an emergency: An appliance outlet, pool equipment, or an air conditioner that lost power.
- Can wait for a regular visit: A single dead outdoor GFCI with the rest of the house working.
We don't install standby generators or the automatic transfer switches that go with them, and we don't do generator maintenance. We can connect a portable generator with an inlet and interlock or a manual transfer switch.
We don't do appliance repair.
How Storm Repairs Are Billed
How Storm Repairs Are Billed
Repair and troubleshooting visits are billed by the hour from arrival: $100 residential, $150 commercial, one-hour minimum, then half-hour increments, plus materials. No trip charge and no service fee. No hidden fees: the 3.5% surcharge on card and ACH payments is listed in our terms.
Many storm repairs can be diagnosed and repaired on the same visit and are billed that way. A bigger job, like a riser replacement or a panel that took water, gets a written estimate, and emergency estimates are done the same business day.
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.
What changes the size of a storm repair
05- How many circuits and devices were underwater.
- Whether the riser, meter base, or panel was damaged.
- Whether the power company has to disconnect and reconnect the service.
Our warranty
06If 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.
Real customer stories
After the Storm: What Customers Say
Half the house lost power
“During a thunderstorm, half of our house lost power. Called Kennedy and they sent a person right out.”
Paul Campbell, Google review
The day after a hurricane
“Our appt was scheduled for day after hurricane so I totally expected a cancel but no they showed up with no issue. Electrician was good, pleasant, knowledgeable, and helpful with some additional questions we had.”
Lori P, Google review
Straight from Google, in our customers' own words.
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Contact us
Request Storm Damage Repair
Tell us what the storm damaged, whether any of the house has power, and whether water got in. Photos help. We'll get back to you during business hours.