bbrowncods
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You might get lucky and already have a PVC conduit buried that you can fish the 220V cable through. If you can find it.
Eire32 said:The town electrician suggested running a 100 amp line for now, which always allows stepping up to another EV in years to come.
The capacity of the main panel or the service does not enter into the calculation when deciding whether or not to run a 100A line since the breaker for this stage would be 40A in either case. And since you can run aluminum 2-2-4-4 for about the price of 8 AWG copper (maybe less?) and reduce your resistive losses at the same time, it should be a no-brainer.Valdemar said:If the plan is to feed this line from a sub-meter downstream your main service panel make sure it has the capacity for those 100 amps, otherwise you will be facing MSP and possibly service upgrade when you are ready to step-up, or at least you'll need a separate EV service drop. While it is rare, but your utility may not allow you to upgrade your service to higher amps. I guess all I'm saying that future-proofing may end up being a waste of money.
johnrhansen said:Please check the code about running lv wire with power. Something from way back tells me thats not allowed.
flyonpa said:johnrhansen said:Please check the code about running lv wire with power. Something from way back tells me thats not allowed.
If you can't run the TV wire in the conduit, i would just put it in the trench, outside the conduit. Most TV coaxial are not run in conduits anyway...
DNAinaGoodWay said:What town are you in? I'm guessing Cambridge or Framingham. Maybe Harvard.
I'd also guess that the closer to Boston, the more they charge, try calling some west of 495, they may be less expensive. Or, try as local as you can get, less travèl time. There are lots of electricians. Take lots of quotes. It's the only way to judge the market.
If you want, I'll PM you the number for the guy who hooked up my solar and EVSE. He's in Holden, but he travels a lot.
Eire32 said:So the quote they are giving just doesn't make sense given I know how much the materials are costing leaving only labor to figure out, and I think its 4-6 hours work.
Eire32 said:DNAinaGoodWay said:What town are you in? I'm guessing Cambridge or Framingham. Maybe Harvard.
I'd also guess that the closer to Boston, the more they charge, try calling some west of 495, they may be less expensive. Or, try as local as you can get, less travèl time. There are lots of electricians. Take lots of quotes. It's the only way to judge the market.
If you want, I'll PM you the number for the guy who hooked up my solar and EVSE. He's in Holden, but he travels a lot.
I'm in Concord MA.
Sure, you can PM me his number. Thanks!!!
DNAinaGoodWay said:You just want to avoid the really overpriced ones.
DNAinaGoodWay said:Eire32 said:DNAinaGoodWay said:What town are you in? I'm guessing Cambridge or Framingham. Maybe Harvard.
I'd also guess that the closer to Boston, the more they charge, try calling some west of 495, they may be less expensive. Or, try as local as you can get, less travèl time. There are lots of electricians. Take lots of quotes. It's the only way to judge the market.
If you want, I'll PM you the number for the guy who hooked up my solar and EVSE. He's in Holden, but he travels a lot.
I'm in Concord MA.
Sure, you can PM me his number. Thanks!!!
Will do. Later, when I get home.
Agree with that last post ^, plus, there are no really cheap electricians. They're all pricey. This job will cost you some buck no matter what. You just want to avoid the really overpriced ones.
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