Hurricane is really two kinds of town when it comes to wiring. There are the subdivisions that have filled in since the 1990s, and there are the older homes closer to Main Street, where the town first grew up around the railroad depot. Atlas Electric works on both, and the jobs look very different.
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Census data shows that about 29 percent of homes in Hurricane were built in 2000 or later, a much larger share than in Charleston or South Charleston. Subdivision growth that started in the 1990s is a big part of why Route 34 toward Teays Valley was widened.
A newer house usually has a decent panel and modern wiring, so the question is rarely whether it is safe. The question is whether there is room for what you want to add next. A Level 2 EV charger, a hot tub, a garage workshop or a finished basement can each push a panel close to its limit. Before we add a big load, we check the available capacity so the new circuit does not cause problems for the rest of the house.
About three out of four Hurricane households heat with electricity, according to Census figures. Add an electric water heater, range and dryer, and many homes here can run entirely on the electric service. That makes load planning more important here than in towns where most homes heat with gas. It also means an outage hits harder, because heat, hot water and cooking all go down at once.
If a load calculation shows the panel does not have room, we will explain the options, which can include a panel or service upgrade or a smaller change that gets the job done.
Hurricane traces back to 1873, when the railroad came through and Main Street started to develop, and about 11 percent of the city's homes were built before 1940. Those houses can have the same issues we see in older Charleston neighborhoods: ungrounded outlets, outdated panels and circuits that have been extended too many times. We troubleshoot, repair and update them with the same care, and we explain what we find in plain terms.
Atlas Electric supplies and installs Kohler natural gas standby generators and runs the gas line ourselves. Mountaineer Gas serves Putnam County, but not every Hurricane street has gas service, and many all-electric homes do not have a gas line at all. If natural gas is available at your home, a standby generator may be a good fit. If it is not, we can set you up for a portable generator with an inlet hookup and an Interlock Kit panel interlock, so you can safely power essential circuits during an outage.
Planning a charger, hot tub or panel change? Call or text 681-322-3294 or reach us on the contact page. The estimate is free: we go over what you want to add, come out to check your panel and send a written, upfront price.
A Level 2 charger needs its own 240 volt circuit sized for the charger, and it is a continuous load. Even newer panels can be close to full, so we check capacity before adding the circuit.
Yes. We install dedicated hot tub circuits with a disconnect, after confirming the panel has room for the load.
Our standby generators run on natural gas, so it depends on whether gas service is available at your address. If it is not, a portable generator setup with an inlet hookup and an Interlock Kit panel interlock is another way to keep essentials running.
Yes. We troubleshoot and update older wiring, outlets and panels, and we explain what we find before recommending any work.
Yes. Estimates are free, and you get your price before any work starts.
Weekend appointments are available by request. Call or text 681-322-3294.