On Aug 27, 1:20*am, wrote:
On Aug 26, 8:32*am, markm75 wrote:





For our business. we had a 30 amp breaker put in at one point and 30
feet of coiled wiring ran to our server room...

This was to be for a UPS which required a 30 amp breaker..

Since that time, we opted to go with a very large ups.. which
requires
a 60 amp breaker.. (and heavier gauge wiring, i believe)..

We have had a few quotes so far..

It seems they would have to rewire the 30 foot distance, hardware
into
the back of the UPS and change the breaker from 30 to 60...

So far, quotes range from $1000-$1300 for this work..

Does this seem right? *Is it that much more expensive (equipment
cost?) from a 30 to 60 amp breaker? *IE: *i think the original work
was around $450?

I should add, this is a 220volt line (208?).. i forget the exact
value, but 2PH+G on the ups connection end..

Thanks in advance

Is conduit involved? *If so is it an easy run? *On the surface the
cost you were quoted sounds high but there may be some things you have
not considered. *I would definately get another estimate if it is an
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I'm not 100% up on conduit.. but by conduit, i'm assuming you mean
cable ran inside a shielded tube essentially.. as of now this is how
it is, with the 30amp wiring from a year ago.. so it would be conduit
again i assume.

The $260 breaker sounds more realistic.. so $260 + $130 wire... $390
total, plus $100 per hour labor.. assume 2 hours max.. thats still
$590, not $1100.. but perhaps the conduit is pricey too..

We are on our 3rd quote now.. waiting on them to come out.. the first
was $1300, then $1000-$1100 (forget exactly).. the 2nd electrician was
basically rude and refused to answer any questions regarding exact
details.