Could anyone give me an idea of what it would coat me to install a 600amp 120/208 three phase service. The one line diagram shows two main panels and a sub panel about 100 feet away. It also shows it being fed with a 600 amp fused disconnect, and I buy the CT. I have a quote of around 4,300 which seems awful high just for the three panels and a molded case main breaker (sq D) and associated breakers.This is all QOB-VH equiptment.The only three pole breakers are (2) 50amp. The sub pnl is Three phase 225 amp. This just seems like a lot of money. What is out there that is comparable for less. Two 4inch conduits from poco, one set of 500 al from poco. I could list all the branch ckt breakers but I'm just trying to see if anyone has used another manufacturer and what would you recommend less costly than QOB-VH. Let me know if I lef out to much info. Thanks
Three phase Service Help
- Thread starter ashtrak
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Why go with a product that costs less yet has the same reputation? If you are going to spend three days tracking down more engineering and specifications do you think the price difference between what is planned and what you might find, will have any cost benefit? You need to ask yourself how much is your time worth? Are you going to spend another several days to save $800.00, maybe? My experience with Square D equipement vs Seimans vs GE is that all are about the same for described uses. It is the support from your supply house and the proliferation of the equipment in the area you are serving that will demonstrate the usefulness and appropriateness of the equipment. If your user, or your men for that matter, is familiar with Square D get that product. As for the end user, it will help them in the future maintaining there facility. I would use that as a selling point, "this product is used around here a lot and is supported by one of the larger supply houses in town."
As for price, what has to be put together is not something Joe Romex Jockey can or should do. It is going to take skillful tradesmen and KNOWLEGE to put this together right and not burn up his new building. I'd use that as a selling point too. As an after thought if your men are familiar with it, having lots of local experience installing such items, they wont need to read the instructions on how to put it together and save you time and money.
Lastly the price seems a bit low. If it doesn?t cost a lot people don?t think it has value. Make sure you use the list price somewhere. It always impresses me when I start adding them up. Here, the big stinker on commercial jobs is that we have to supply all wire and transformers to feed the services from the utility to the meter. I would think given the size of the service I would be on the look out for the proverbial other shoe to drop with how much the wire is going to cost.
As for price, what has to be put together is not something Joe Romex Jockey can or should do. It is going to take skillful tradesmen and KNOWLEGE to put this together right and not burn up his new building. I'd use that as a selling point too. As an after thought if your men are familiar with it, having lots of local experience installing such items, they wont need to read the instructions on how to put it together and save you time and money.
Lastly the price seems a bit low. If it doesn?t cost a lot people don?t think it has value. Make sure you use the list price somewhere. It always impresses me when I start adding them up. Here, the big stinker on commercial jobs is that we have to supply all wire and transformers to feed the services from the utility to the meter. I would think given the size of the service I would be on the look out for the proverbial other shoe to drop with how much the wire is going to cost.
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