Hello world,
I am located in Los Angeles. I had a neighbor who does construction so I asked him to help me install a NEMA 14-50 outlet outside and had it wired to my panel. He used PVC as a conduit for my wiring. After 3 hours, $700 dollars, it did not work. Neighbor then tells me that I need to upgrade my panel because it will not work to charge my Tesla but still wanted to take my money...very bummed. My neighbor used a poor weatherproofing outlet, and used extensions of 50ft+8ft of wiring, and used electrical tape to connect them together...?!?! I was furious when I was told this by the 2nd electrician that came by today.
I called a few electricians to come by and give me a quote.
The first guy comes and said I need to upgrade my panel to 200Amp, I currently have 100Amp. $3500 for panel upgrade + $1500 for NEMA 14-50 outlet. (Outrageously expensive)
The 2nd electrician came today and said he can fix it. He will add a 50Amp breaker in my spot and it will work. He will also add j-hubs (not sure what this is), and fix the previous wiring and that I did not need to upgrade my panel. He said I didn't need to upgrade my panel because it does not matter, he can fit a mini-50Amp breaker and it should work. $1000 but no permit needed for this he says.
The 3rd electrician came by today too and said I need to upgrade my panel to 200Amps because I don't have space, I need to use a 60Amp for my Tesla charger (I thought it was 50). Also claims that my old panel is not good, it needs to be replaced because it will burn. $3800 for the panel + $50 for fixing the previous wiring.
I have no idea what I need, electricians gave me different answers. Panel upgrade or not? I got permitted from LADWP to upgrade my panel. If some of you can give me some guidance, that would be awesome.
I am located in Los Angeles. I had a neighbor who does construction so I asked him to help me install a NEMA 14-50 outlet outside and had it wired to my panel. He used PVC as a conduit for my wiring. After 3 hours, $700 dollars, it did not work. Neighbor then tells me that I need to upgrade my panel because it will not work to charge my Tesla but still wanted to take my money...very bummed. My neighbor used a poor weatherproofing outlet, and used extensions of 50ft+8ft of wiring, and used electrical tape to connect them together...?!?! I was furious when I was told this by the 2nd electrician that came by today.
I called a few electricians to come by and give me a quote.
The first guy comes and said I need to upgrade my panel to 200Amp, I currently have 100Amp. $3500 for panel upgrade + $1500 for NEMA 14-50 outlet. (Outrageously expensive)
The 2nd electrician came today and said he can fix it. He will add a 50Amp breaker in my spot and it will work. He will also add j-hubs (not sure what this is), and fix the previous wiring and that I did not need to upgrade my panel. He said I didn't need to upgrade my panel because it does not matter, he can fit a mini-50Amp breaker and it should work. $1000 but no permit needed for this he says.
The 3rd electrician came by today too and said I need to upgrade my panel to 200Amps because I don't have space, I need to use a 60Amp for my Tesla charger (I thought it was 50). Also claims that my old panel is not good, it needs to be replaced because it will burn. $3800 for the panel + $50 for fixing the previous wiring.
I have no idea what I need, electricians gave me different answers. Panel upgrade or not? I got permitted from LADWP to upgrade my panel. If some of you can give me some guidance, that would be awesome.