Well, today was supposed to be an exciting, happy day. Theoretically, the electrician was supposed to come out and install a subpanel in the new area of the workshop. As it stands now, Amy and I share one 20A circuit and use another 15A circuit for the lights and dust collector. Needless to say, there are extention cords every where.
I guess I should correct my second sentence...the electrician did indeed show up. However, he quoted me a price of over $1000 to install the subpanel. The kicker of the whole situation was that the subpanel would only be about 12 feet from the main panel. Now, I'm no electrician, nor am I an accountant, but I can do the math pretty well:
New subpanel: $75
100A circuit breaker: $40
25' of 2 gauge wire: $40
So far, we have a whopping $155 in materials so far. I'll be reasonable and call it an even $200, just for the sake of simplicity. Which means, assuming that my math is correct, that I was being quoted $800 in labor! Uh, I don't think so. Methinks its time to call around some more or do it myself. I'm not big on electrocuting myself, but I'm not big on shelling out $1000 for a job that small.
Posted by Rob at July 21, 2003 7:19 PM