NewOwner

There are some real crooks out there. I'm putting in a matrix high pressure and the wire (gauge 2) for 75 feet cost $398.00. A transformer for the matrix should not run over $400.00 so he took over $7000 for labor to run wire?

Neon Beach

And you paid him?

sun girl

Yep. It was right at the end and the room had been designed for the Ergoline 850. He charged me $5000 for labor and $2000 for parts to change it for the high pressure. I went around and around about it with him and my builder (who of course said the electrician was right). It just came to the point where I wanted to be rid of them, I wanted the place finished, and I wanted to open. Needless to say, I'll never be using either of them again or recommending them.

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ashashlaro

wow it's so expensive.. and are your salons making the money back?

NewOwner

$5000 for labor? That's 50 hours at $100.00/hr (which is the high end). Crazy!

sun girl

Yeah, it's making money, but right now it is ALL just going to pay the bills. There won't be a profit for a while.

thelightguy

Is 1000 amps really that much?
15 beds...
1-1.5 ton of AC per bed over the norm amount needed to keep the space at temp.
8 30 amp single phase each
2 mid level beds w/ interior AC for acrylic 3 phase 55 amps each
3 triple phase stand ups at 50 amps each
2 3 phase 95 amp each (includind interior AC)
I am setting up new salon and am newbie. Am I off my rocker?

engfant

No....If you plan on charging $30 a visit. If you think you are going to charge bottom dollar and rely on volume then PACK YOUR BAGS.

1000amps is going to cost you THOUSANDS OF $$$ EVERY MONTH and that's before you actually run a bed.

Does anyone do a budget anymore?

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unity

1000 amps? I run TWO roof top AC units and at the moment 9 tanning beds off of 400 3-phase service.

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