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RP18 asked:

I’ve been trying to get some work done on my basement for several months. Not a pretty job – it’s a unfinished basement with old, particle board panneling on the walls. The basement gets water so the panneling has been rotted away at the bottom and I’m 99% sure I’ve got mold to deal with. I’d do it myself but there will need to be some minor structural and electrical work that I’m not comfortable doing, as well as the fact that I’d rather not directly handle mold disposal. I’ve gone to umpteen contractors/specialists both directly and through lead generators like Service Magic. They either A.) Don’t show up to their estimate appointments, B.) Look it over, say they’ll send an estimate and then disappear and not return calls, or C.) Submit a price that’s insanely out of the logical range.

For reference this is suburban Philly. Is this a seasonal thing – i.e. there are plenty of pretty little summer projects that people want done so they’ll just blow off the ugly ones like mine?

sussex electrician

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Basic tools for an electrician?

Micah’s Mommy ♥ asked:

So my husband is now an electrician and I’d like to buy him some tools for Xmas. I need the top 5 most used tools for an electrician. some like pictures would be useful too because well I dont know the diffrence between like one tool and another.
THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP!

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Cranberry asked:

My friend reccomended her oldest family friend to do my electrical work on a new room. He’s retired and now does odd jobs. He will be putting in 6 outlets, a breaker, a light switch and a ceiling light. The new room is completely framed but no drywall is up yet, so all the wires are easy to get to, He said it would cost about $75 for materials and he’s charging $150 for labor.
How’s that sound?
I’ll be using him even if he’s over charging because he’s my friends friend and he’s retired, ya know… but I’m just curious. If it’s a good deal, I’ll use him for now on (we’ll be finishing a basement next).

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200 or 400 amp electrical service?

Kristen S asked:

I am remodeling a 5000 sq foot home that currently has 200 amp service. My contractor says we need to upgrade to 400 amps because we will have 2 heatpumps and one ac unit and about 75 recessed lighting fixtures when we’re done. The developer says 200 amp service is fine for this load. Who is right?

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