200 Amp Service Cost

[electricmanscott]

Charge by the amp?


How the hell can you charge by the amp?

What if you have a 200 amp service that runs 50 feet into the panel, a 20' riser, and the water main is 50 feet accross the finished basement.

Or a 200 amp service with a panel back to back with the meter, a 10' riser, and the water main right next to the panel.

 

[ElectricianJeff]

I do a few 100 amp. upgrades from 60 amps. Do you guys that charge by the amp. do those for $1,000 ?

 

[ashtrak]

service upgrade cost

service upgrade cost

60 ft #4 bare

 

[celtic]

60 ft #4 bare

:-?

Concrete encased electrode?


What are we doing?
Naming the components of service one-by-one?

Ok.


8 - 3/8" x 2" lag bolts
:grin:

 

[Rewire]

We have had easy ones and we have had the hard ones.From history I find that I send a two man crew to do any service and it gets done in a day with few exceptions.I usually bid at 18 man hours plus material with a 20% markup and permit fees.I win some I lose some.

 

[Mr. Wizard]

Charge by the amp?


How the hell can you charge by the amp?

What if you have a 200 amp service that runs 50 feet into the panel, a 20' riser, and the water main is 50 feet accross the finished basement.

Or a 200 amp service with a panel back to back with the meter, a 10' riser, and the water main right next to the panel.

On a basic, no frills service with a 2" riser, new meter base, nipple to the new 200A panel, and re-terminate using existing circuit wires, upsize the ground, and a couple of LITTLE details - yeah that's $2000. Outside disconnect, remote panel location, anything else adds to that. A lot.

 

[JohnE]

Charge by the amp?


How the hell can you charge by the amp?

What if you have a 200 amp service that runs 50 feet into the panel, a 20' riser, and the water main is 50 feet accross the finished basement.

Or a 200 amp service with a panel back to back with the meter, a 10' riser, and the water main right next to the panel.

I can't understand charging by the amp either.

What if a customer who only needs a 100 amp service change would like to go to 200 for the heck of it. His price doubles from 1000 - $2000 for the extra $150 in material?

 

[aline]

I usually go with $10/amp on residential services.

So if I want a 200amp service it would be $2,000.
If I want a 150amp service it would be $1,500.
If I want a 100amp service it would be $1,000.

Is this correct?

I can't see dropping the price $500 to do a 150amp service.

 

[peter d]

How the hell can you charge by the amp?

You can't. I suspect this is just another one of those rules of thumb that EC's have used to not make any money.

 

[celtic]

I'm almost afraid to ask: How much to swap a panel out?

How does one calculate that :-?
By the amp?
By the difference in panel physical size?

[I know how I do it ]

 

[electricguy61]

$2600, 1 1/2" rigid mast, 2/0 copper to 39', 1 ground rod, GFCI outlet below panel, permit, (homeline 20/40 meter combo)

 

[Mr. Wizard]

$2600, 1 1/2" rigid mast, 2/0 copper to 39', 1 ground rod, GFCI outlet below panel, permit, (homeline 20/40 meter combo)

I have tried to charge that, and more, with no results. I guess I should have said "my 200 amp installs average 10/amp", and no, I won't do a 100 amp install for $1000. But for me, I get $2000 for a basic sevice, and it does me well. I would certainly love to make more off of each one, but around here, it ain't happening. At what I charge, I've been called pricey, but I won't do it for less.

 

[frenchelectrican]

for the single phase( 200A) overhead mast verison typiclly run about 2200? { North America verison }

otherwise in Europe it will varies a bit but it will be min of 2500? or more.

Merci,Marc