Electrician Fair pricing?

WaxLyrical said:
Some unrelated advice
Please, please do an asessement on the power costs to run underfloor heating if you havent done so already?
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I have. i dont plan on running them often haha. got to keep the missus's feet warm though.:ROFL:
 
jambai said:
Not bad ... did you install the ufh thermostats with a isolater . Must be for compliance reasons
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No, there are 3x 20A MCBS (symbols as per sans say "circuit breaker suitable for isolation" in the DB off the E/L on each phase, and cables go straight the wall box. apparently, the UFH guys are going to connect their control unit to the 4x2 wall box. (thats what they told me anyways.)

Are you saying i need to have the "green" toggle breaker or the same double pole type breaker used for geysers (combos), breaking both L+N for each UFH circuit?

Edit: Called him to ask about it, and he confirmed that plans on coming back once the UFH guys are ready to connect up and test. When that happens, he will install combos for each circuit. Apparently on the day, the supplier in question did not have stock of the CBI units so he used what he had spare in his van - the 20A MCB's. He apologized profusely for the error on the invoice and was unaware i even had it yet lol - his partner does his invoicing and she sent the invoice out based on equipment list he wrote down after leaving site.

Whether or not he made an error or is back-peddling(honestly doubt it), seeing your comments confirming that he is still being competitive and given my history with him, I'll accept the error and am happy for him to come and change the to the correct equipment.
 
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Electro-Dynamics said:
No, there are 3x 20A MCBS (symbols as per sans say "circuit breaker suitable for isolation" in the DB off the E/L on each phase, and cables go straight the wall box. apparently, the UFH guys are going to connect their control unit to the 4x2 wall box. (thats what they told me anyways.)

Are you saying i need to have the "green" toggle breaker or the same double pole type breaker used for geysers (combos), breaking both L+N for each UFH circuit?

Edit: Called him to ask about it, and he confirmed that plans on coming back once the UFH guys are ready to connect up and test. When that happens, he will install combos for each circuit. Apparently on the day, the supplier in question did not have stock of the CBI units so he used what he had spare in his van - the 20A MCB's. He apologized profusely for the error on the invoice and was unaware i even had it yet lol - his partner does his invoicing and she sent the invoice out based on equipment list he wrote down after leaving site.

Whether or not he made an error or is back-peddling(honestly doubt it), seeing your comments confirming that he is still being competitive and given my history with him, I'll accept the error and am happy for him to come and change the to the correct equipment.
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Well the cbi units are roughly R1200 plus each Best is to get the Veti ones . It would not be a compliance issue until you try sell the house and they charge you R1500 plus per ufh thermostat to have the ones with isolaters on .
 
I think that it is a difficult job so it need a big and fair pricing. Recently, I also hired an electrician to work, I had to write him a large check, but my luck that all the work was done perfectly. I worked with this company https://bates-electric.com/locations/louisville-ky/ and they are professionals in their field. They provide a full range of electrical services for private homes, multifamily housing, commercial properties, and industrial facilities.
 
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marhsava said:
What's the going rate?
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It will depend somewhat where you live but you need to get a full quote for the job being done, some places will charge a call out fee + additional labour hours.

For a business to be sustainable, charging R350p/h make no sense so I wouldn't expect a business like that to be around for long. I would expect R500 p/h to be the low end if you're in a city area, with more realistic amounts probably between R600-800. I haven't had an electrician out in a while so not sure what the going rate is.
 
I paid last week for an electrician team to come out to our offices and I was charged R5 860.00 for the day. so R5,860.00 divided by 8 hours work is R732.50 per hour, but this was also for an electrician and his appy.
 
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