Electrical service
Hot Tub, Heat Pump and Workshop Circuits
Big loads need their own circuit, sized to the equipment and the panel. Storm Resilience Electric installs dedicated circuits for hot tubs, heat pumps, ranges, dryers, workshops and outbuildings across Powell River and the service area.
A hot tub needs a dedicated 240 V circuit, a GFCI breaker or disconnect, and a shutoff within sight of the tub but out of reach from the water. The wire run, the trench if the tub is away from the house, and the bonding are all part of the job. Tell us the make and model and the planned spot, and the quote covers the rest.
Hot tubs
Ductless and central heat pumps each need a dedicated circuit and an outdoor disconnect at the unit. Because a heat pump is one of the biggest loads a house takes on, the load calculation is done first: many 100 A panels can take one, and some cannot without an upgrade. Coordinating with your heating contractor means the circuit is ready on install day.
Heat pumps
A shop needs more than one outlet on a 15 A breaker. A sub-panel fed from the house, with its own grounding and a proper disconnect, gives you circuits for a compressor, a welder, a table saw, lighting and heat. Feeders to detached buildings are sized for the run and for what you plan to put in there, and buried or overhead runs are done to code.
Workshops, garages and outbuildings
Clear from the first call
How a job goes
Call or write
Say what you need, where the property is, and anything you already know about the panel or access. Photos help.
Site visit and quote
Mitch looks at the panel, the roof or the space, and what the house actually runs. The quote says what the work includes before it starts.
Permit and install
Permits are pulled where the work needs one. The install is scheduled around ferries and the jobs already booked.
Inspection and handover
The work is inspected where required, then walked through with you: what was done, where the shutoffs are, how to read the app if there is one.
Can I run a hot tub on my existing panel?
Often, after a load calculation. A hot tub is a large continuous load, so the answer depends on what else the house runs.
Do you coordinate with the heat pump installer?
Yes. The circuit and disconnect are installed ahead of the heating contractor so the unit can be connected on their install day.
How big a sub-panel does a workshop need?
It depends on the tools and heating you plan for. A site visit and a list of equipment sizes the feeder and the panel.