New Model 3 owner here. I received 2 quotes to install a NEMA 14-50 outlet in my garage here in 60610 - Old Town, Chicago. Both quotes were approximately $1,000 each.
I live in a newer construction 3 unit condo building built in 2015. At first I needed to consider the use of a charge controller like the DCC-9 from Thermolec for home charging since my panel is located 3 stories up in my residence. However, I convinced the condo board members to allow me to charge from the 120V outlet in the garage which runs to the building's common meter/panel. The building is metered separately from each owner's panel and it only uses interior and exterior lights on a photocell. The building's electric bill is about the same every month, so I am paying any amount over an agreed monthly average price. I've been charging on a 120V 15amp outlet for a couple of months and it can't keep up with my commute. And with the cold Chicago winter approaching I suspect 120V/15A charging is not going to cut it.
The building's electrical panel is located inside in a common area hallway just on the other side of our interior garage and my assigned parking spot. Separated by split-face concrete block wall. So a masonry drill is needed to run the wire to the new outlet. One of the electricians said he would just drill a hole behind the building's panel through the wall and attach a 14-50 outlet in a new box on the other side which is conveniently on the same wall as my assigned parking spot, so I will not need any long conduit runs to my M3.
Is $1,000 for this work typical for the area?
I live in a newer construction 3 unit condo building built in 2015. At first I needed to consider the use of a charge controller like the DCC-9 from Thermolec for home charging since my panel is located 3 stories up in my residence. However, I convinced the condo board members to allow me to charge from the 120V outlet in the garage which runs to the building's common meter/panel. The building is metered separately from each owner's panel and it only uses interior and exterior lights on a photocell. The building's electric bill is about the same every month, so I am paying any amount over an agreed monthly average price. I've been charging on a 120V 15amp outlet for a couple of months and it can't keep up with my commute. And with the cold Chicago winter approaching I suspect 120V/15A charging is not going to cut it.
The building's electrical panel is located inside in a common area hallway just on the other side of our interior garage and my assigned parking spot. Separated by split-face concrete block wall. So a masonry drill is needed to run the wire to the new outlet. One of the electricians said he would just drill a hole behind the building's panel through the wall and attach a 14-50 outlet in a new box on the other side which is conveniently on the same wall as my assigned parking spot, so I will not need any long conduit runs to my M3.
Is $1,000 for this work typical for the area?
