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re: Electrician Estimate Question - Help with a list of jobs

Posted on 7/1/20 at 4:18 pm to
Posted by StringedInstruments
Member since Oct 2013
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Posted on 7/1/20 at 4:18 pm to
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Not understanding “old meter with power tuning to it”, do you get a bill for it?


There are two meters on the side of the house. One is new and used. The other is busted open and exposed. He put his handy dandy device up to it and said it was live. Said in 20 years he’s never seen anything like it and warned that if anyone touched the exposed components they’d get hurt.

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Junction boxes in attic? Maybe a day of work
Ground fault can be fixed in the breaker panel.


Boxes are needed in garage and crawlspace.

He said the outlets weren’t wired for grounded plugs even though there were holes for them.

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One to two days of work at what, $75/h?


So you think I’d be okay writing $1000 on my spreadsheet of estimates?
Posted by Miketheseventh
Member since Dec 2017
5834 posts
Posted on 7/1/20 at 4:35 pm to
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He said the outlets weren’t wired for grounded plugs even though there were holes for them.

If I’m understanding this correctly you are saying that there is no ground wire in the box that would hook up to the ground terminal. If that is the case then all that wiring would have to be replaced with a two conductor with a ground
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