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Debating Price and Value

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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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One participant suggests the job would take about 20 minutes, or even just 15 minutes, 'in and out'. He initially considers charging $195 for the service. The other participant counters by emphasizing that the value is not in the short duration of the job, but in the electrician's expertise to perform it safely and correctly, including knowing how to de-energize the system, identify wires, and understand different electrical phases. He proposes a higher price of $325, highlighting the 'aha moments' that professionals have from experience.

Goal: Establish a fair pricing model that reflects both time and expertise.

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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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