On 3/26/2013 7:35 PM, John Grabowski wrote:
I don't know why they put in 150A instead of 200A.
I ask myself that same burning question every time I see one. The
cost differential is so small it never made any sense to me. I am
an electrical contractor, and I've been in the business for over 40
years. Guess what size service I have in my house.
NO, I didn't install it, but, as it is perfectly adequate, it's on
the low priority list for replacement


*Several years ago I got a call from someone who wanted a service
upgrade. I went and looked at the job and figured to upgrade to 200
amp. The customer got mad at me and said he didn't need or want a
200 amp service. He insisted on upgrading to 150 amp only. I
explained to him that there really wasn't much price difference, but
he was adamant about only getting a 150 amp service upgrade.

Some folks are just ignorant, and nothing you say is going to
enlighten them. You should have charged him more for the 150.


*I haven't compared lately, but I think a 200 amp loadcenter combo
package with branch breakers included at Home Depot is cheaper than a
150 at the supply house.
It's certainly cheaper than at my supply houses