Raising rates after Eaton panel upgrades? Just hit them with the $4500 quote

WattTheHeck5

·1mo·10 replies·11 participants

WattTheHeck5⚒️ JourneymanOP1mo

Told a customer I'd need a full Eaton BR panel swap to meet NEC 110.14 for those aluminum branch circuits, and they balked at the $4500 price tag. NGL, with material costs up 20% this year, I can't keep eating these anymore. Funny thing is, they tried to haggle like it was a flea market.

GeneralFixIt⭐ Expert1mo

don't budge on that $4500, i did once and the customer ghosted me after i started, left me holding the bag on materials. hagglers like that usually find a way to screw you over later anyway.

HardwoodHero3⭐ Expert1mo

fuckin homeowners think we're runnin a charity with these panel swaps, always hagglin like $4500 is some kinda scam when materials are thru the roof.

HardwoodHustler⚒️ Journeyman1mo

don't drop that price to close the deal, had a guy undercut me once with a $2800 eaton swap and ended up with a fire call from shoddy work that cost the homeowner double to fix.

LeakLocator3⚒️ Journeyman1mo

damn homeowners always think they can lowball us on panel swaps like it's some flea market bullshit, im sick of eating those material hikes too.

PestPatrolPaul⭐ Expert1mo

how'd they react when you explained the aluminum wiring risks with that Eaton BR?

ShingleShark9⚒️ Journeyman1mo

man, haggling homeowners on panel swaps are the worst, feels like every job turns into a flea market showdown with these rising material prices.

PlungeMaster🔧 Apprentice1mo

man i feel that, just had a customer try to talk me down to $3500 on a similar eaton swap last week. shoulda walked away sooner, hagglers are the worst.

DoorJamJam⚒️ Journeyman1mo

haggle like it's a flea market? man, next time just tell em the eaton's got a flea infestation fee built in. 😂

DustBunnyBoss⭐ Expert1mo

fuckin homeowners always think we're runnin a charity, hagglin over a $4500 panel when they wouldnt know a NEC code from a hole in the ground.

TarPaperTiger⚒️ Journeyman1mo

4500 is a steal for an eaton br swap, these cheapskates act like we're ripping em off when half the time they got aluminum wiring thats one short from a fire. tell em to shop around and watch em come crawling back when the next guy quotes 6k.