Cost to run 220?

[rtz]

Meter is on the back of the house, and the panel is inside on the backside of the meter. House was built in 1975. Have unpopulated spaces left in the breaker box.

Want to run a 220 outlet in the garage. About a 50-60' run from that back wall to the wall in the garage through the attic.

I have not yet started calling electricians for quotes. What's your estimate for what this likely won't cost less then? Considering materials costs and labor.

Able to run just a strand of romex; from the box to the outlet?

 

[sleek98]

Depends on the amp you need. 20 amp will be cheaper than 50 amp. But I would not think it will be less than 100-150.


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[rtz]

50 amp at least. 100-150 is good to know. So if I start getting quotes of $400-$500+ I'll know that might be kinda high.

 

[poppakap]

Got a quote this week to add a 50amp 220v circuit, run 75; of #6 AWG under the house to the garage, and install an outlet. $925 labor and materials, $85 to apply and obtain permit, and $175 for the permit. $1,185.

 

[mike93lx]

50 amp at least. 100-150 is good to know. So if I start getting quotes of $400-$500+ I'll know that might be kinda high.

Lol. If you can get an electician to insert a breaker for $200 you are lucky.

My guess is 600 min, could be 1k if it is getting inspected and/or the attix isn't super easy to access

 

[AP514]

Save the money and do it yourself.

 

[Farmallboy15]

For my air compressor and welder outlets I ran 2x #6 THHN in 3/4" EMT conduit. Is the area you are running the wire easily accessible? You could run conduit or romex.

Conduit: (6) 10' pieces of 3/4" EMT & fittings $50, Junction box $5, outlet & cover $15, breaker $10, 75' wire $75 =~$160

Romex: Junction box $5, outlet & cover $15, breaker $10, 75' wire $135 =~$165

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Southwi...x-SIMpull-CU-NM-B-W-G-Wire-28894424/205357758

Either way, it's only about $175 in materials. It really isn't hard to wire an outlet. Just do it yourself. My wire was half the price at the electrical supply house vs lowes/HD. It was only about $0.50 a foot per conductor.

 

[sleek98]

50 amp will be alot higher. I was meaning 100-150 for the guy to show up and put in a 20 amp as the wire is cheap, wire for 50 amp will be 150 alone.

 

[sberry]

I would gladly do it if you paid but this is as simple as it gets. Expend the energy in posts as to what you want to do and what the situation is.
95 percent of this is simple mechanical, not always easy but cut, still push it pull and pound a couple staples.

 

[sberry]

Ilearn the hard way after I wanted to move a comp or welder when I was 20. Took me near 50 to understand what I was doing.
You have a whole forum for free, step at a time.

 

[exranger06]

Do you think you'll ever want to add more outlets or circuits in the garage in the future? Since the panel is so far away, you should consider installing a subpanel in the garage. That way if you ever wanted to add more electrical stuff, you just run wire to the subpanel in the garage, instead of having to go all the way back to the main panel again.

 

[sleek98]

I will agree with Sberry though, adding wiring is not rocket science once you get the basics down.

I just wired in my entire detached garage, I did ask a couple questions here and the guys were nice enough to give me a couple pointers on small things I missed so I could pass code. Popping breakers in and out of the panel is easy, just kill the power to the panel for a couple mins while you are working in there.

 

[PoorOwner]

the wire get expensive. The 6 awg romex will run you about $150 at big box prices, depend on /2 or /3 .... and you can bet the electrician will not give you better than big box or supplier prices for material.

Not sure what you are needing the 50 amp with.. if I was going to run that, I would get 6/3 + ground and have it go into a subpanel. Then you can have a 30A for a welder plug, should be plenty, then some other circuits left.

You need to know how to navigate the attic, and use a spade bit to drill through the header into the wall cavity. That's probably the harder part... exterior wall may be near the gutter and no space. But yes.. this is textbook example of "easy job" except you are doing it with a thicker wire.

 

[n20junkie]

Honestly, for a single circuit only used occasionally used, an outside receptacle with a proper extension cord works well for a lot less money. I used 100ft of electrical cord for welders for years, and still sometimes do for work in the yard on big stuff.

If your going to go through the trouble of running electrical service, add a proper sized sub-panel with capacity for down the road.

 

[nadogail]

Once you read a couple of DIY wiring books and
browsed Utube, you will know enough to be
Dangerous.

Running a branch circuit and setting a sub panel
Is not brain surgery.

 

[wyliesdiesels]

50 amp at least. 100-150 is good to know. So if I start getting quotes of $400-$500+ I'll know that might be kinda high.

$100-$150 is quite low!

Wire will eat up a majority of that...