How much should it cost for an electrician to replace a combination GFCI switch and receptacle? I have a combination receptacle GFCI/switch in my bathroom. What would the cost be for an electrician to replace it, including a two gang cover plate? Do you have the same question?  Unless you feel uncomfortable doing minor repairs or don't understand that you should turn the electicity OFF before doing such installations...you can do the job yourself with a screwdriver and needle nose pliars...within 15 minutes. 5-10 minutes if you've done it before. Answered 2 years ago $65 to $85 for labor + $20 for parts.$85 to $105 total. Answered 5 years ago Most electricians are going to have a minimum charge to go to your home. It costs legitimate contractors so much in licensing, insurance, vehicle costs, office costs, etc. that it isn't worth their time to drive 30 minutes each way & spend 15 minutes on a job, only charging for one hour or even less. I wouldn't be surprised if most master electicians in your area don't charge a minimum of $100-150 in labor per service call.

Most around here won't start their trucks for less than $200-250 but they got a bit spoiled during the construction boom and haven't come down much here yet. by Todd's Home Serviceshandyman services seven hills Assuming that there is a proper ground conductor present at the outlet box, the price may cost anywhere between $125-$170. business for sale eveshamA standard receptacle can be replaced with a GFCI outlet if there is proper ground-conducor at the receptacle box. business for sale chatswood sydneyIn other words, for a GFCI outlet to function properly and "interupt" when its intended to, there needs to be a proper source of grounding at the main panel and at the receptacle where the GFIC outlet is going to be installed. business for sale stillwater ok

Furthurmore, if there is not a reliable source of ground at the receptacle box, then the liability of the malfunctioning GFCI installed is witht the electrician who installed the GFCI without inspecting the ground and advising the home-owner on it. business for sale okaloosa county floridaIf there is no gound and the outlet box, provision of ground needs to be performed to ensure safety.business for sale kata beachI hope this helps. Sounds like a 2 hour service minimum at $65 Dollars Each Plus About $20 For Materials. So Roughly $150.00 Not Including any Discounts The Customer Gona Receive as Well (We Run Specials Everyday!). So Roughly $130.00 - $150.00. Answered 4 years ago The first answer is closest to the mark!. You can readily hire a licensed electrician for $30-40 per hour.

Many of these guys are right on craigslist, and would be HAPPY to make $40 cash to come out and do this for you. Think of it this way - $40 an hour is $80,000 a year. And since we all know that they aren't going to report that $40 cash - it's even more. There are LOTS of very qualified guys who need a bit of side work. The higher costs quoted by the other guys are laughable, and just demonstrate the incredible premium that some people put for what is very SIMPLE work. The whole thing will take like perhaps 30 min to do. It's just shutting off the right breaker, and swapping out the internals. This does assume that a ground wire is present, to be used. Answered 3 years ago It would cost approximately $65-$85 for the service call and $20 for the parts and take a qualified electrician ten to fifteen minutes, you can easily hire someone to do it on the side for far less, as long as you keep in mind that someone doing it on the side, for cheap, is just that, he has no responsibility for your job

, no licenses , no insurance, none of the burdens that raise the price for legal licensed contractors, and you have none of the legal protections you would have with a licensed contractor, cheaper, is not always cheap. Answered 1 year ago Costed me $15 for GFCI. 1 hour to do online research and$ 10 for parts ( contact less tester and GFCI test from harbour frieght) & actual work took took 30 mins. I learnt a lot and no more calling electrician for GFCI work. ALl the idiots who say $ 20 for parts are crazy - A gfci 15 amp circuit breaker is $ 6.99 and any home goods store. Buy the part and tell the electrician you want his LABOUR .If you provide copy, design, consultation, or any kind of service to advertisers, you already know how difficult it is to deal with pricing. One of the hardest decisions to make is whether to charge by the hour or to charge a fixed rate. This is just one of many issues I’ve been thinking about lately after reading Steve Slaunwhite’s definitive book on the subject, Pricing Your Writing Services.

It’s written from the professional writer’s perspective, but the principles apply to graphic designers, Web professionals, consultants, and many other service providers as well. The short answer to this quandary is that it’s better to charged a fixed rate in most cases. Well, that requires a longer answer. Quoting hourly prices seems more natural when you’re starting out. That’s because we’re all used to the hourly concept. People are often paid hourly. And it’s an easy answer to the question “What do you charge?” But hourly rates present problems for professional level service providers. First, clients tend to dislike hourly rates. If you quote $75 per hour, a prospect might think you’re charging too much if he or she earns less. Second, hourly rates are inherently unfair. They’re unfair to you because the better and faster you get at providing your service, the less money you’ll make. They’re unfair to clients because if you don’t know what you’re doing or have a bad day, the client has to pay for it.

Third, both you and the client will be looking at the clock all the time. The client will want you to hurry while you’ll want to slow down. The fixed rate or project rate solves all these problems. There is a set fee for a given piece of work, so you and your client know what money is involved. Your client can’t make a head-to-head comparison of what you earn vs. what he or she earns. It’s more fair all around. And everyone can forget about the clock and focus on doing good work. Are there any circumstances where hourly rates are called for? If the scope of the project is unclear or if the project is open-ended, hourly is the only way to go. Sometimes a client may ask for it, though in the ad and marketing business this is rare. And hourly rates make sense if you offer add-on services such as consulting. In my experience, fixed fees are also a lot simpler to quote. Over the years, I’ve built up a fee schedule for dozens of projects. So when someone asks what I charge for something, I just consult my schedule.