It also tells me he didn't get it permitted or inspected.Got it, that tells me the electrician I used 3 months ago to install the 14-50 outlet didn’t know what he was doing as he installed a non-GFCI 50a breaker, and he knew it was for an EV charger.
Two electrician companies I’ve contacted about hardwiring in my new TWC have quoted me $300 for the permit from the city. The city I live in is very permit heavy and costly. I’ve been quoted $1300 for a 25’ run of 4/2 wiring that will go partially through the attic and down the wall in my garage.
. I believe that includes the permit fee.No issues with the new setup. I never lacked the ability to charge enough overnight but it's still great to not need to worry about a cheap outlet burning the house down.
There are endless threads in this subforum asking and answering that exact question. Spoiler alert: Everyone has a different opinion. I'd suggest digging into one of those.
From your previous posts, it looks like you had a Leviton 279-S00 that your mobile connector was giving high temperature warnings on.
| Rating | Plug blade contacts | Wire clamp | Examples |
| Better, easier to avoid installation mistakes. | Full size brass | Plate clamp | Hubbell 9450A (14-50), Bryant 9450FR (14-50) |
| OK, pay good attention to wire installation. | Full size brass | Screw down | Bryant 9650FR (6-50), most other 14-50 and 6-50 |
| Marginal at >=32A due to heating at plug. | Half size steel | Screw down | Leviton 279-S00 (14-50), Leviton 5374-S00 (6-50) |
What are the plug blade contacts and the wire connections like? Did you have overheating at the plug or wire connections? Or some other problem?
I've got a 6-50 and 14-50, both Pass & Seymour/Legrand outlets. I don't consider them marginal at all. They have been solid performers, with screw terminals for the wire, and proper brass contacts for the plug blades. I check them regularly for excess heat, and have seen nothing.
Someone has to spend time creating drawings and filing for the permit. Also, someone has to meet the inspector. The electrician may also have to stop the job part way through (with walls still open) for the inspection, then come back to finish the job. All of these activities take time, which costs money.
Right, given many (most?) jurisdictions allow homeowners to do small jobs like this themselves and pull a permit themselves, it always remains a possibility to hire the electrician to do only the work and then handle the permit side yourself.
I got quoted $1950 to run 10ft exterior conduit into my crawl space from the panel, then about 100ft of smurf conduit and 6# wire through the attic and then down into metal conduit and into the TWC. They added $200 when I asked for them to permit/inspect it. So $2150 for the labor and materials to install a TWC about 120ft from my breaker. Plus my cost of purchasing the TWCTwo electrician companies I’ve contacted about hardwiring in my new TWC have quoted me $300 for the permit from the city. The city I live in is very permit heavy and costly. I’ve been quoted $1300 for a 25’ run of 4/2 wiring that will go partially through the attic and down the wall in my garage.
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