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Master Electrician Dad Asks Son how much he should charge for A Minor 15 min Service Call, Thoughts?

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This video features two individuals discussing how much an electrician should charge for a simple breaker swap. They consider the time involved, the perceived ease of the task, and the value of professional knowledge and safety, ultimately arriving at different price points for the job.

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How much would you charge to go out right now, do a simple breaker swap? Not a main breaker, a double pole circuit breaker. So, he's got a 50 amp two pole breaker and he wants to dial it down to 40 amp cuz he upgraded his air conditioning. And it looks like it's 10 wire that's going into the unit. How much would you charge to go right now and do this, chat? >> Um what were you thinking on charging? >> This call is going to take me about, in and out, I'd say like 20 minutes. >> Okay, so 20 minutes. >> 15 minutes, honestly. >> Yeah, but you [music] see, it's not about you having a job for 20 minutes. It's about you knowing exactly how to do it safely. You know how to remove the power, right? How to identify [clears throat] each wire, right? As far as, you know, the different phases. So, this is the single phase, so there's no rotation. You just had so many aha moments that to you it's easy, but to them it's like, "Hey, I need this breaker changed." >> Yeah. >> So, don't never give up that value. I would say at least $325. >> So, what were you thinking on charging? >> I was thinking of charging $195. >> 195 bucks. Let's ask the chat. Hey, chat, how much would you charge to go out right now and do a simple breaker swap?

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