I am planning to have some outlets replaced in my house (wife wants them to match new paint). How much do electrical techs charge. I plan to replace about 40 wall outlets.
I am planning to have some outlets replaced in my house (wife wants them to match new paint). How much do electrical techs charge. I plan to replace about 40 wall outlets.
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Call a couple in the phone book. They should be able to tell you roughly what it would cost. Can't imagine it would be that much.
Just to replace may not be bad. Installing new was running $150 eachhere.
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do it yourself.
It's easy and cheeaper
If you hire a licensed electrician at scale it will cost you much more than you want to pay but if you are not comfortable doing the work yourself, pay the money and sleep nights knowing that it was done correctly and safely.
It is not hard to do once you get the hang of it. There are many do it yourself sites on the Internet or visit your local library for the information you need.
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Fairly straight forward and easy IF there is no rewiring required. Is there an existing ground wire that can be used?
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Aurelio,
It really isn't that difficult or technical. You can buy a book at the local Borg that shows you how. As others have said, this is easy as long as you don't have to pull new wires....ie....you've got 3 wire installations not the old "2 wire" installations.
BUT as stated, if you aren't comfortable doing it, by all means hire an electrician.
One of the trailer houses I lived in while stationed in the Navy at NAS Meridian, MS burned to the ground about 12 months AFTER we moved into base housing. Cause of the fire ....elelctrical.....
Good luck with your decision!
Last edited by Ken Fitzgerald; 09-02-2007 at 11:14 AM.
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Tyler,
You know , you don't mind paying for something if it's worth it - You turners spend all your time on your projects - they come out beautifully and you could see why you would charge what you do- justifiable~ it's art work!
A $5.00 receptacle ( or a lot less) for a brand new, in the box ~ the installation 10 min or less, the charge for labor $145.00 - now that is highway robbery to me. I must be missing something here- "replace/New" aren't we talking about the same thing. It is so simple- black (hot)goes to the brass terminal, neutral to the silver terminal and ground to the green (Chassis) and mount it with the eye's on top and the mouth (ground port) below. What is the difference between "replacing/new" I am not sure what you mean ~ Thanks Tyler
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Brian
I believe by "new" he meant installing an outlet where there wasn't previously one, and by "replacing" he meant removing an existing outlet and installing a new one in its place.
I think his point was that it would cost a good bit of money to have an electrician install an outlet if it required running cables to put one where you didn't already have one, but that he thought it wouldn't be too expensive if you are just needing existing outlets replaced.
If you do do the work yourself, make sure you do it right. If your work leads to a fire, it could cost you your insurance coverage for non-licensed work . . . or the life of you and your family. You can tell I don't like doing electrical work.
Brian, I always mount mine the same way. But most electricians mount it the other way. Why? If it is pulled away from the wall, the hot and neutral are where a tool could drop on them and short out the wiring if hot. Yes, the circuit should be turned off when working on it. If turned the other way, the tool hits ground and slides off. A safety feature. I still do mine the other way, because I like the visual that looks like when I see the receptacle. It tells me to be careful. Jim.
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Jim,
Not sure what site the topic was on but many pages of dialog were generated when the issue of which way up the receptacle is mounted. I am like you, I like the way they look with the ground pin on the bottom.
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