My wall charger is about 5 years old now and I want to replace the current one with a newer one -- my electrician wants to charge me $1,000 to change it out but I feel like that is way too high. Maybe that is the cost of installing a brand new one, but mine just needs to be changed out. Has anyone changed out theres yet and how much did it cost?
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How much should it cost to change out the wall charger?
- Thread starter jenghere
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The reasonable answer is whatever their minimum trip charge is, probably equal to one hour of labor. Or more accurately, find someone that will do it for no more than their minimum charge (unless it actually takes them longer, of course).
powaking
Member
Have you asked around maybe neighbors who they recommend? Sometimes just knowing someone might get you a much better rate. Swapping out a charger doesn't require any materials per-se so I can't see why this would cost $1000 to do.
Since all the wiring is already there and the circuit breaker, it's just an hour or so of labor. No idea why more than trip charge and two hours of labor max.
Sounds like he's assuming Tesla=more money than brains. If you're just having him show up and change a charger, it shouldn't cost more than an hour's labor.
Honestly, I bet you have a friend or family member handy enough to change it out for a pack of beer.
Honestly, I bet you have a friend or family member handy enough to change it out for a pack of beer.
It shouldn't cost more then $100, honestly I have seen two installed and to swap one out I would probably do it myself. there are only 3 wires that need to be connected, you are not going into main breaker and or running wire.
ucmndd
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Sounds like your electrician doesn't want to do the jog, so gives an absurd price for doing so.
Dependent on how busy they are, they may have to give up that much business to do it.
Find another electrician.
dk10438
Member
way too expensive. I had a new HPWC installed with 2 gauge wire, a 5 foot conduit, new 100A breaker for $700. You could change it out yourself pretty easily since all the wiring is already in place...
rhumbliner
Member
Exactly. The electrician is too busy and doesn't need/want your business, so throws out an outrageous quote. (Else, you did not make clear that the work effort is not much more than swapping out an existing receptacle.)
Bill Price
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Is a frog's ass watertight? Does a bear defecate in the woods? Are the Kennedy's gunshy?
Manitoba Keith
Member
WOW, yep, about an hour charge. $100 max unless they have 9 hours travel time LOL. I wouldn't hire them. Pretty simple to change out as others have said. Just turn off the breaker first! I was an electrician before retiring so, find an honest person to do it, or a handy friend. It really is not complicated. Heck, if I lived close, I'd do it for an In-N-Out burger & a shake.
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