become an electrician. Oh wait, you don’t have the qualifications or knowledge required....
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Greedy electricians - gotta pay them or keep looking?
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become an electrician. Oh wait, you don’t have the qualifications or knowledge required....
Liability is on him and your insurance company will go after him. But no one is going to ask. If there is a blatant issue it will come up when you sell your house with the buyers inspection.
Actually, I do have the knowledge. I just got help to do the hard part. #6 wire is very stiff to bend.
Actually, I do have the knowledge. I just got help to do the hard part. #6 wire is very stiff to bend.
lol. Right... right... every try bending 3/0?
Actually, I do have the knowledge. I just got help to do the hard part. #6 wire is very stiff to bend.
Installing an EV charger does not = "knowledge to be an electrician", any more than swapping your tires or changing oil on a car qualifies someone to be a mechanic, as an example.
I never claim to be an electrician nor play one on TV. Minor electrical work is allowed for DIY here,. thus my ability to get the permit myself.
I never claim to be an electrician nor play one on TV. Minor electrical work is allowed for DIY here,. thus my ability to get the permit myself.
Actually, you did....
Actually, I do have the knowledge. I just got help to do the hard part. #6 wire is very stiff to bend.
Black306
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Agreed. Part of doing a 14-50 install included sheetrock and texture work; both of which I hadn't done before. I'm now more willing to take on such projects.
Something I learned a long time ago: try to learn and do something yourself. Worse case scenario, you still have to pay someone to do it.
Agreed. Part of doing a 14-50 install included sheetrock and texture work; both of which I hadn't done before. I'm now more willing to take on such projects.
Something I learned a long time ago: try to learn and do something yourself. Worse case scenario, you still have to pay someone to do it.
Or you kill yourself or someone else.... two more possibilities when messing around with mains voltage.
Black306
Active Member
If you’re not comfortable with it, don’t do it. That tip goes to life in general and not just electrical mains.
Di you think that most buyers look at every possible modification on a house and check for permits? Literally every little thing such as a new cieling fan, the addition of stepping stones for a garden path, the addition of a deck etc. requires permits. Most every house over 10 years old has unpermitted changes.
I could never be an electrician because although I have done a lot of my own wiring and repairs over the years I still can’t figure out how 4-way switches work.
All you gotta know is two pairs of wires go on the same color screws, and two pairs go on the other color screws...
more specifically, they cross connect the traveler legs of the three way switch.
red — red
black — red
becomes
red — black
Black — red
when the 4 way is switched.
I don't think the pricing in this thread is that crazy depending on pull lengths. Romex 6/3 is 220 for 125 ft right now on home depot. Add in the 80 dollar 14-40 outlet, 10 dollar switch and some conduit and boxes and 500 parts and labor isn't half bad. No ideas if those permit fees are accurate. You'd have to check with the local authority.
I got many quotes ranging from over $2500 to $2000 to under $1000. My specific situation required a 30 ft trench run from my house to my detached garaged and that was without the trench dig. I thought most of these prices were outrageous until i decided i'd dig the trench with a pickaxe into frozen midwest soil.
I found an electrician who'd run the line if I dug the trench and the real work was not the wiring, but the actual bending of the pipe. Running a 220 line is not hard for a electrician but bending pipe etc was real work. The guy was here about 6 hours.
I don't begrudge what he charged and quite frankly, i would have paid a bit more. He did a very good job. Part of owning an EV is getting that line run..cost of being in the game.
I found an electrician who'd run the line if I dug the trench and the real work was not the wiring, but the actual bending of the pipe. Running a 220 line is not hard for a electrician but bending pipe etc was real work. The guy was here about 6 hours.
I don't begrudge what he charged and quite frankly, i would have paid a bit more. He did a very good job. Part of owning an EV is getting that line run..cost of being in the game.
CharleyBC
Active Member
Okay, plenty of discussion here on pricing. I'd like to ask OP about something else. You mention the choices as 6-20 and 14-30. If you're going to install new stuff anyway, why not go for 14-50? Or 6-50? Then you could use the full capacity of the UMC that comes with the car (32A). I'm just saying you might as well get the most for your money.
I acknowledge there could be an advantage of going with 6-20 if there were existing 12-gauge wiring you could use, as others mentioned upthread.
I acknowledge there could be an advantage of going with 6-20 if there were existing 12-gauge wiring you could use, as others mentioned upthread.
HighZ
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His quote said: All applicable permits and village fees must be paid by owner/General Contractor and will be added to final invoice.
I just assumed he would have gotten a permit if it needed one. He never asked for
more money and I never thought to ask until I read about permits on this forum.
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