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$3,800 for New Electrical panel, ground, and surge protector.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:46 pm
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:46 pm
Does this seem way to high for this kind of work? It is a 50 year old house with aluminium wiring.
I figured about 2k for the panel and a few hundred for the ground and surge protector.
I figured about 2k for the panel and a few hundred for the ground and surge protector.
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Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:49 pm to highpockets
What kind of lube did he use?
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:50 pm to highpockets
Half of that was his labor.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:51 pm to Maytheporkbewithyou
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What kind of lube did he use?
prob dielectric grease
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:52 pm to highpockets
There probably was plenty there that didn't meet present code so yes, that's about right.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:54 pm to soccerfüt
to pay some one to do that, yeah, thats about right.
you have a buddy who is an electrician, you can get it cheaper.
you have a buddy who is an electrician, you can get it cheaper.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:55 pm to highpockets
had a new panel put in my 1958 house for $2200. all existing wiring was left in place.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 2:57 pm to highpockets
Electricians are in demand right now, repairing flood damage. I had similar work done, including a new panel and it was very close to your total.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 3:04 pm to highpockets
You more than likely don't need a surge protector
Posted on 1/18/17 at 3:09 pm to msu202020
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You more than likely don't need a surge protector
How does the surge protector work?
I got one from the discount bin at Lowe's for like $7 or something crazy. It required a 50 amp two pole breaker, a neutral connection, and a ground connection. It just sits there with two green lights, and does I don't know what.
Is it sacrificial? Does it attract the surge by giving less resistance? I really wanted to know how this thing works, but I found nothing. I thought whole home surges had to be inline between the main and the breakers.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 3:18 pm to Napoleon
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Is it sacrificial? Does it attract the surge by giving less resistance?
This is the way I've always understood it. They are throw away items. They can save you though. Just had a friend get struck by lightning. Fried pretty much all electronics, a couple appliances, his auto transfer switch and maybe his generator. Not saying the cheap piece would have saved him, but maybe it would have.
His insurance is covering everything, but its still a hassle to get roofers, electricians, generator people all out multiple times to assess and fox damages.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 3:39 pm to kengel2
Thanks Guys,
The reason for the panel and the Surge protector is bad dimming of the lights lately when appliances turn on.
The reason for the panel and the Surge protector is bad dimming of the lights lately when appliances turn on.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 4:04 pm to highpockets
Not really a bad price given today's flood market.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 4:14 pm to highpockets
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The reason for the panel and the Surge protector is bad dimming of the lights lately when appliances turn on.
Do you know anything about aluminum wiring?
You want to fix the most dangerous failure in house wiring ever on the cheap.
I would not sleep in that house another night.
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 1/18/17 at 4:25 pm to ATL-TIGER-732
You apparently don't. Aluminum wiring is safe with the proper considerations. The main cable that feeds power to your house from the pole is probably aluminum and is still used is new homes in that capacity.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 4:45 pm to Clames
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You apparently don't. Aluminum wiring is safe with the proper considerations. The main cable that feeds power to your house from the pole is probably aluminum and is still used is new homes in that capacity.
You are exactly right the triplex drop to the house is aluminum and was installed with proper termination devices designed for aluminum wire. The problem with a old house that was wired with aluminum wire in the late 60s are early 70s is the terminals on the wall switches and receptacles were designed only for copper wire and had a coefficient of expansion much different from aluminum wire. This caused the connections to become loose over time form the dissimilar expansion rates. Once the connection is no longer tight it becomes resistive and starts to generate heat. Many house fires were caused by this, a house where the lights are blinking, and diming when additional load is placed on circuits is a prime symptom of problems with aluminum wire connections.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 4:46 pm to highpockets
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bad dimming of the lights lately when appliances turn on.
I had this problem and it was a open ground in the power line from the transformer to my meter. The power company fixed it at no charge to me. Call the power company if you haven't already.
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:00 pm to Clames
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You apparently don't. Aluminum wiring is safe with the proper considerations
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According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), "Homes wired with aluminum wire manufactured before 1972 ['old technology' aluminum wire] are 55 times more likely to have one or more connections reach "Fire Hazard Conditions" than is a home wired with copper."
The OP's house is 50 years old, built in 1965, which is before 1972.
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In North American residential construction, aluminum wire was used for wiring entire houses for a short time from the 1960s to the mid-1970s during a period of high copper prices. Electrical devices (outlets, switches, lighting, fans, etc.) at the time were not designed with the particular properties of the aluminum wire being used in mind, and there were some issues related to the properties of the wire itself, making the installations with aluminum wire much more susceptible to problems.
Quit passing out misinformation and bullshite. You are going to get this man and his family killed.
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 5:03 pm
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:25 pm to highpockets
Sounds about right. My advice is to ditch the SPD. Unless you were already experiencing issues with computers or electronics failing frequently, you are going to be purchasing a device that will serve you no purpose.
A cheap SPD will not withstand lightning strikes and will not work well enough to filter out the noise caused in your electrical power by motors, such as your AC, turning on.
A cheap SPD will not withstand lightning strikes and will not work well enough to filter out the noise caused in your electrical power by motors, such as your AC, turning on.
This post was edited on 1/18/17 at 5:29 pm
Posted on 1/18/17 at 5:32 pm to ATL-TIGER-732
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The OP's house is 50 years old, built in 1965, which is before 1972.
My house is older and has aluminum wiring.
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Quit passing out misinformation and bullshite. You are going to get this man and his family killed.
Read what I posted again, slowly so you'll comprehend it this time. I specifically said proper considerations and the wiring is safe. My house has the proper outlets and connections therefore the wiring is perfectly safe. YOU are the one spreading bullshite and I've got a $4,000 FLIR camera I can use with my wiring to properly school your arse if you want.
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