14-50/HPWC Installation Price Check

[Sophias_dad]

Rinnai Tankless hot water heater. Not a super big one.

Ya.. I assume its actually using gas as its real power supply and the electric usage is almost 0, just to keep the computer on and light the gas and run a fan.

 

[Rocky_H]

Ya.. I assume its actually using gas as its real power supply and the electric usage is almost 0, just to keep the computer on and light the gas and run a fan.

Oh yeah--definitely. I was looking into maybe replacing our water heater with a tankless electric a few years ago. NOOOOPE!!!!! I was floored at how big a circuit tankless electric needs for heating water that fast. They run about 30 kW! That's a 120A 240V circuit JUST for the water heater! These are mostly gas to do that reasonably.

 

[brkaus]

Oh yeah--definitely. I was looking into maybe replacing our water heater with a tankless electric a few years ago. NOOOOPE!!!!! I was floored at how big a circuit tankless electric needs for heating water that fast. They run about 30 kW! That's a 120A 240V circuit JUST for the water heater! These are mostly gas to do that reasonably.

Off topic for here, but for electric water heaters, a heat pump water heater is the way to go in many cases…

 

[ICEisdead]

Install in progress. They said they would run it internally for no extra charge.

 

[Gauss Guzzler]

That looks great! They did a nice job.

 

[ICEisdead]

Not the best drywall work, but free!

 

[BeeBeeTee]

Hi everyone. Military member with the desire to have a "portable" HPWC based on potential military moves. Below is my quote for a 14-50 outlet to be installed with a HPWC purchased through the electrician:

Furnish and Install new dedicated 50A circuit to power a new NEMA 14-50 receptacle installed within 3' of the panel - $826
Furnish and install Tesla Wall Connector - Cost of charger $500 + Shipping $35 + markup $50 = $615
Furnish and install a new appliance cord to plug in HPWC - $146
Total - $1,587

Seems a little high. Obviously there's a slight markup on the TWC, but they're out of stock so that might be worth the additional cost. Company seems incredibly professional and knowledgable about EVs and charging, which I do think is worth some value.

Look to hear opinions on whether this is a well-priced quote?

My electrician in Orlando charged me $550 for the install of a Nema 15-50, 12‘ away from the panel. He mentioned that the price would be the same for installing a Tesla wall box instead.