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This particular job was $7,250 before any rebates or credits (tax credit when upgrade is combined with solar / battery) as part of 25D IRA tax credits.

Here in Dallas I'm paying 12 cents per kwh plus fixed monthly Oncor delivery fee of a few dollars. And that's up from a 60 month rate I locked in that just expired in November of 2023 where I was paying 7.8 cents

You are known as a problem. You are the reason insurance rates increase for everybody. As a renter you should never touch anyone else’s property as you say you did.

@@Californians_go_home k well, 1. im thinking of making an offer to buy this house when my lease is up, and 2. I have a rental house and manage another one for my parents. I regularly do repairs like rehang doors, fix cabinet doors, and patch drywall. you must be the type of landlord who doesnt want anything to be changed and would flip out if a renter like me replaced the loose outlets and fixed the broken shower. its not even finished drywall.....

@@vevenaneathna if it’s my house, I don’t want anyone else doing repairs or alterations besides myself. It’s my loss if there was a problem caused by somebody else. The tenant just moves on. I’m the type of landlord that maintains his properties and I respect my tenants. In return they should respect my property and call me if something needs to be repaired. Especially electrical repairs. The way you described your ev installation is hack and you shouldn’t do that unless it’s your house and your liability. There shouldn’t even be any push back or an argument on this . If you don’t own it don’t touch it without permission.

God. Democrats again? You are such a genius.

@@OldManse09 thank you! I hear that all the time!

Yeah everyone should disregard this comment. I routinely fix what these jack leg handymen are installing. If you want your ev battery destroyed or house burnt down go for it.

@@OldManse09 Apparently more than you! If you don’t understand economics then please stay in your playpen!

@@Ragingcapitalist92 that may be true, but I’m no handyman and not all handyman are jacklegs! I’ll put my work and allot of there’s against yours anyway! By the way, I’m a 60 year old retired electrician from Georgia! And proud of it!

Yes! Nice to hear from someone who hasn't bought into the EV scam.

Hope it doens't blow up overnight while you're charging your coal-powered EV!

How much did the EV cost you? I hope it doesn't blow up some night while you're charging.

@@1940limited Likewise, I hope your combustion vehicle doesn't leak gasoline and blow up some night.

Detached garage sucks if you cant do it yourself or know somebody because its expensive. I did the work for one of my neighbor recently who had a detached garage. His main panel was full and we thought about using tandems to make room, but decided to just add a feeder circuit to a sub panel right next to it. This way, it was still very affordable and have plenty of room for future expansion. I ran a conduit out of the new sub up the basement and outside to a 100amp QO 6 space outdoor panel just to have a service switch. Ran a 60ft pvc conduit underground with 3awg thwn-2 to the garage with a new 100amp QO sub panel. PVC conduit for burial only and transitioned to emt above ground; i just hate exposed pvc because it expands, contracts, changes color and sometimes sag over time. Also drove in two ground rods 6ft apart at the detached garage. Price of all material and an hardwired Emporia ev charger was $2000 and he paid me $1000 for the work with neighbor discount. Could be a bit cheaper, but he insisted on using Square D QO panels, the Homeline would be just fine at half the price. If you are handly, you can do it yourself, just make sure everything's up to code.

Detached garage hopefully will save your house from burning down when the EV catches fire.

The video's a bit scary in that so many peopel are getting hooked by the EV scam.

When your EV blows up what do you think that will cost?

For safety, don'' buy an EV!

But I presume the car hasn't blown up yet. That will be your real cost.

@@1940limited extremely rare for them to catch fire. lots of safeguards, no different to phones, which billions of people carry in their pockets...

1940 limited is good name, limited brain that is

He was on meth

Lol Tesla charger $400 and cost of certified installation $200. Idk where they getting $1200 for

It’s costing me $500. $400 for a charger and $100 for a circuit breaker, wire, and conduit. And I’m installing it myself.

Your real sot will be when the car explodes.

He was on meth

​@dontgetsalt2045 who did you use

Great call out, and we agree... there are several options when it comes to offering solutions based on the customer's needs and future electrical wants. The purpose of this shorter video was to touch upon 3 scenarios; easy install, available breaker space and customer provided EV charger which does result in lower installation costs. We've done a few EV chargers as low as $600, but that is not the norm. The other two options; longer runs with some complexity, cover the typical install and are in that $1k - $2k range. Lastly, and only about 5%-10% of the time, when truly out of panel breaker space, condition of panel (Federal Pacific as an example) and availability of breakers... the panel swap option is the way to go. We had a customer with a 20/40 panel that had all tandems and used all 40 spaces - which did not allow for adding an EV charger, along with the future solar and battery (ordered), hot tub, mini-split addition for supplemental heating/cooling, etc. He also wanted the ability to manage (via app and remotely from anywhere with internet) his battery back-up via SPAN, which allows changing which circuits are in battery back-up, vs. being locked in to a specific sub-panel type set up as with most generator or hard-wired back-up systems. So... that would have been a better panel to show in the video, for the panel swap recommendation. We might look to make a new video to clarify some of your points, and also talk about quad breakers, and a sub panel option as well. Thanks for watching the video and your comment.

No certified electrical contractor is going to charge a few hundred dollars for a sub-panel you are crazy

A rule of thumb is to always avoid advice from UA-cam wannabe experts.... for example buying cheap ass level two EVSE's or receptacles bought online, can end up burning down your house....

@@k20909 The prices are crazy also.

@@nc3826 What?! You mean a plug and socket with a 33% duty cycle will melt at 100% duty cycle? I am surprised to hear that.😁

You are correct, based on the availability of that breaker for the panel , and no other concerns behind the deadfront (33 year old panel) are discovered... there are potentially 4 locations where adding in the quad breaker could work. We may need to make a new video that talks about those other cost effective solutions (quads and subs). This was just a short video to help homeowners take a quick look at a few things, and set some general cost expectations. Thank you for watching and your comment.

@@MyElectricHomeCO On some old houses, you could be doing the customer a favor by replacing his panel. How about pin and tube 1922 style?

Colorado - Denver Metro Area

@@MyElectricHomeCO Some areas are more expensive and some are cheaper.

It really does help educate the homeowner on what the power usage is for appliances on a particular circuit. I was amazed to learn my dishwasher used 846w during operation.

What's nice about it?

Great video to warn you not to buy an EV!