I spent several hours helping a buddy wire a 220 volt outlet in his shop for a new
mig welder that required a 30 amp rated outlet.
The Miller brochure says the Millermatic 180 requires 230v, 60Hz, 21.7 Amp circuit.
he told me what he was quoted and I told him it was outrageous,,,
and we could do the job in under 3 hours...
and that included the acquisition of parts and installation,
once I showed him exactly what was required, and we purchased the parts/components,
from home depot,
and went back to his shop and installed the wiring and outlet
his comment..
"Once you explained,
what was required,
several lengths of 3/4" conduit, and sweeps,
in a bit more than a hundred feet of 8 ga wire, the outlet, outlet boxes, conduit clamps,
conduit couplers and electrical breakers and a few other parts ,
and I saw you and helped you install the wiring in the conduit,
and installed the boxes, wired the outlet...
I have to wonder what I was confused and concerned about and how in hell,
any electrician can quote the prices they did.
we spent less than two hours and $185 dollars to do a job that I was quoted, too cost $960"
and was told would take a day to complete."