I got an offer to install a feeder from house (200 amp) to garage. The garage is located near the service pole. The house is a beautiful log home in the mountains. Nothing out of the ordinary except when he started to tell me what he wanted.
He wanted to run 120v to the garage. And I thought I would then fasten (zip-tie) some UF to the existing triplex from the service to the transformer pole. I wondered why he didn't want 220v for the same effort (installing separate triplex and #6 wire with POA). Electricians have incredible intuition and instincts; enough to know when something doesn't smell right.
My question is whether I should bid this job with minimal ugly requirements (120 uf), or do it right with a mast, subpanel and triplex.
When customers are this critical, there is probably going to be money issues down the road.
Where are the days when specialty installations made more money then basic installs?
He wanted to run 120v to the garage. And I thought I would then fasten (zip-tie) some UF to the existing triplex from the service to the transformer pole. I wondered why he didn't want 220v for the same effort (installing separate triplex and #6 wire with POA). Electricians have incredible intuition and instincts; enough to know when something doesn't smell right.
My question is whether I should bid this job with minimal ugly requirements (120 uf), or do it right with a mast, subpanel and triplex.
When customers are this critical, there is probably going to be money issues down the road.
Where are the days when specialty installations made more money then basic installs?
