Oh, we forgot to mention the range in now electric.

[Minuteman]

Kinda like what happened to electricmanscott. Addition to old house. New kitchen, master bed/bath, family room, laundry room. First time working for this GC, walk the job and take notes for the bid. He just wants code minimum. Gas for Water Heater, Furnace, and Range. Dryer is electric. Got it.

Sent a guy to install devices and fixtures yesterday. H.O. shows up with electric Range and tells my guy that the outlet needs to be "220".

The thing is, the Range sets about 4' in on a interior wall, under the horizontal furnace, low pitch roof. A cable would have to be run from new attic, through the small opening to the old attic, around and down into the new service. I say, "Install some CSST".

 

[LarryFine]

H.O. shows up with electric Range and tells my guy that the outlet needs to be "220".

I say, "Install some CSST".

I say give them a good (for you) price on running the required circuit.

 

[480sparky]

I say "Hooray! More work for me!" :smile: And work = money.

 

[ivsenroute]

Enjoy the money for the big extra work.

 

[CopperTone]

reply " not a problem at all. that will be X amount more and please sign this change order right here please and we will get right on that"

 

[nolabama]

you didnt discuss this with the client before hand shame on you :grin:

j/k

change order = more money = good

 

[mdshunk]

change order = more money = good

Ditto.

Just resist the urge to try to power it off the dishwasher circuit so you don't have to write up a change order.

 

[Minuteman]

you didnt discuss this with the client before hand shame on you :grin:

j/k

change order = more money = good

Yeah, I got the change order. My price is good, my guys are the ones that get all the fun. :smile:

 

[peter d]

H.O. shows up with electric Range and tells my guy that the outlet needs to be "220".

Uh oh. What did he say after you installed a 240 volt one?

 

[mdshunk]

Uh oh. What did he say after you installed a 240 volt one?

I had a guy get hopping mad when he read the 250 volt rating on his newly installed welder receptacle. "I only need 220. You installed too many volts.". I got him educated pretty easily, but when you wrote that along with the other thread we have going, I remembered that time.