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Posted by N8N on November 7, 2006, 10:45 am
kellyj00@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm glad I asked. You guys are amazing!
>
> How much should I expect to pay to replace just the service panel and
> all the breakers? (I don't do stuff that can kill me alone) Also,
> what brand and size should I replace it with? It's a 200 amp now,
> should I spring for a 200 this time around?
>
> Thanks again gents!
If you have a 200A service now I would definitely not go any smaller.
Despite talk of energy-efficient this, that, and the other we seem to
put more and more demands on our electrical systems as time goes by.
Even if you don't use a lot of juice, if you ever go to sell the house,
anything less than a 200A service will probably be called "inadequate"
by the buyer's home inspector.
nate
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Posted by kellyj00@gmail.com on November 7, 2006, 10:51 am
Thanks Nate...that makes perfect sense. 200 amp it is. Have an
electrician coming out soon... he's a friend of a friend and is highly
recommended. I'm stopping by walmart on the way home for a fire
extinguisher, good to have around regardless of my service panel. ;-)
How can I tell if mine is a "stab-loc" type? From what I've read,
it's best to replace it no matter what kind it is, but stab-loc's are
the electrical version of napalm.
Also, has anyone had this type of work done? How much should I expect
to pay? I'd hate to pay too much just because I didn't want to wait an
extra few days for a better quote.
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Posted by Pete C. on November 7, 2006, 10:59 am
"kellyj00@gmail.com" wrote:
>
> Thanks Nate...that makes perfect sense. 200 amp it is. Have an
> electrician coming out soon... he's a friend of a friend and is highly
> recommended. I'm stopping by walmart on the way home for a fire
> extinguisher, good to have around regardless of my service panel. ;-)
>
> How can I tell if mine is a "stab-loc" type? From what I've read,
> it's best to replace it no matter what kind it is, but stab-loc's are
> the electrical version of napalm.
>
> Also, has anyone had this type of work done? How much should I expect
> to pay? I'd hate to pay too much just because I didn't want to wait an
> extra few days for a better quote.
If it's a "stab-loc" it will usually have a label with that name on it.
If you have the cover off or can otherwise see the buss i.e. empty
breaker spaces in the cover, the bus is flat and has little triangular
holes where the breakers "stab" in. I think there are pictures on one or
more of the sites people have referenced.
Pete C.
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Posted by HeyBub on November 7, 2006, 5:38 pm
> Thanks Nate...that makes perfect sense. 200 amp it is. Have an
> electrician coming out soon... he's a friend of a friend and is highly
> recommended. I'm stopping by walmart on the way home for a fire
> extinguisher, good to have around regardless of my service panel. ;-)
>
> How can I tell if mine is a "stab-loc" type? From what I've read,
> it's best to replace it no matter what kind it is, but stab-loc's are
> the electrical version of napalm.
>
> Also, has anyone had this type of work done? How much should I expect
> to pay? I'd hate to pay too much just because I didn't want to wait an
> extra few days for a better quote.
You will pay $800 to $1400 depending on labor costs in your neighborhood,
inspection fees, and cost of permits. The parts cost the same: ~$250 retail
for the basic "kit" (200-amp box plus an assortment of 16 or so common
breakers). You can price the "kit" at HD or Loews.
My son and I replaced a 200-amp service at my place and, a week later,
repeated the process at his home.
We were quoted $1200 (each) by a commercial electrical contractor. In our
jurisdiction (Houston) neither a permit nor inspection is required, so we
were able to save about $900 apiece by spending Saturday afternoon on the
project. [In addition to the "kit" expense, there's always something piddly
that the contractor will have on his truck: a bit of wire, a funny coupling,
an extra ground lug, something.]
It takes two people about five hours to do the job.
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Posted by Pete C. on November 7, 2006, 10:46 am
"kellyj00@gmail.com" wrote:
>
> I'm glad I asked. You guys are amazing!
>
> How much should I expect to pay to replace just the service panel and
> all the breakers? (I don't do stuff that can kill me alone) Also,
> what brand and size should I replace it with? It's a 200 amp now,
> should I spring for a 200 this time around?
>
> Thanks again gents!
Figure around $400 in materials for a good Square D QO panel and
breakers, a little less for the lesser brands. Labor would vary greatly
by market and by other factors that could make the job easy or difficult
like access to the panel.
Also, replacing a panel can NOT kill you, panel replacements are done
with the power off, usually be pulling the meter.
Pete C.
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