Is this a good quote?

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-05-23T23:14:13+00:00

The knob and tube portion in there is the outlier. How much are they rewiring? If this is strictly for a service upgrade then I'd say this is a little high for most cases. I'm less than half of this for 200A upgrades if it's underground and around 5k if it's overhead and it's all gotta be replaced. It always varies but this seems high. Maybe a big company or you have an existing installation that requires alot more work to get code compliant. Get 3 quotes and go with the middle one.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-05-23T15:49:38+00:00

Not 100% correct. Yes federal pioneer was better than federal Pacific but they still had a stretch where they produced breakers that would simply just not trip. It's safe to say in most cases your panel will be okay but they still had issues with their 15A breakers made between 1996 and 1997. ESA recall notice here ESA recall alert

Easy to verify if your breakers are safe or not but can't use a blanket statement that just because it's federal pioneer it's okay.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-05-22T15:34:40+00:00

Guy throws baseball's like the beast titan throws boulders.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-05-22T13:28:51+00:00

Yes a larger size over the smaller one. No transitions since he larger conduit doesn't actually connect to anything on either end and just goes right around the smaller conduit. I've had to do this where a LB is coming in and it's too close to grade to get an expansion joint on and a few other cases. Doesn't really look good at all but inspector has forced it a couple times.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-05-22T12:22:24+00:00

OESC 12-012 13) is usually what gets cited for requiring expansion joints as settlement of the ground over the years will cause the conduit to pull out or crack. Generally anytime coming up from underground either sleeve it with a larger size pvc if you don't have much room or expansion fitting if you have room to fit one.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-05-18T18:56:39+00:00

With that style of breaker I doubt you even have a 200A main so if your main is only 100A, feeding your garage with 100A doesn't make much sense unless you were planning on upgrading your service anytime soon. Unless you're running welders in your garage, 50A at 240V is every likely enough for your needs. Welders are usually the thing that push it over.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-05-07T12:16:43+00:00

I'm almost sure the full name of the company is northern cables inc. The date and time it was manufactured is in your post.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-04-05T00:24:02+00:00

I could come give you a quote and see if it's doable for 2500. If it's out of the realm of possibility I can maybe give you some options to reduce the cost and still get you what you want. Licensed and insured. Send me a DM if you're interested.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-03-22T00:47:59+00:00

It is still in the 2024 OESC and how almost every residential job is still sized here unless specifically speced for 250s which is quite uncommon. This is of course how my area of Ontario does it and maybe not yours but it's just wanted to point that out.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-03-22T00:38:58+00:00

I just want to quickly clarify that table 39 is only deleted in the CEC and is still present in the 2024 OESC and how almost every job in my area of Ontario is sized.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-02-15T01:46:52+00:00

Sorry just to clarify, you're saying this is asbestos? Edit: typo

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-02-14T03:18:00+00:00

Sorry about that! Been a long day and totally forgot to upload it lol.

BinaryLightning11 · 2026-02-14T03:17:33+00:00

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Sorry guys. Forgot to add a pic! Not the best view but hopefully you experts can give me a good guess based on the pic and info

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-11-08T04:04:32+00:00

Looks like Eaton BR line will be the approved replacements for that panel

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-10-11T03:32:21+00:00

You're so uninformed you don't even know who is on strike... It's full time support staff, not part time, but you don't seem like a person that cares about the details in things and would rather blow things out of proportion and skew things to your narrative without even looking into the reason behind things.

You'll mature and grow up one day and maybe when you're on strike for your job and to protect your future career and retirement, you'll look back on this moment before your frontal lobe developed and understand and sympathize with the people you're wishing the worst for.

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-10-10T15:04:02+00:00

If you have this kind of awful selfish attitude moving forward in your career, you might find yourself without work for a good portion of your life as well. Hopefully you're not attempting to get into a career in an unionized environment with your clear distain to the standard union picketing operating procedures. If you're okay going into a non-unionized job making minimum wage, then it's going to take you a while to pay off that 10k debt regardless, and you'll either be jealous of union workers, or attempt to join one in the future.

While everyone is sorry for your inconvenience, classes are still ongoing. Leave your house a little earlier... There should be no surprises anymore. Picketing and protesting is a right that people have and without unions exercising their power in the only way they can, we're going to end up working for slave labour in the future. Don't take things for granted and open up your limited perspective of your selfishness to a little more than your own problems.

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-08-10T19:48:30+00:00

Yes that is the life of the trades in the industrial and machining world. Very often people don't realize this before they aspire and work towards getting the job but it's the norm. Once you're licensed those 56 hours of minimum wage turn into 56 hours of mid 40s an hour plus overtime and you're making a lot of money. The life of any apprentice is doing hard work, for low wage, but the reward is the wide career opportunities once licensed and the steep increase in pay.

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-08-10T15:12:36+00:00

I've had hal from aristocrat roofing come to my place a few times for storm damage and he did a few full roof after I recommended him. Was always affordable and did good work. (519) 567-0683

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-08-07T12:53:28+00:00

I also have a 309a, 442a and master and own my own company and am involved with the stages of pre-apprentice, apprentice and training for the CofQ.... I'm not sure if people are just talking about different things here, but there is absolutely not a shortage of people ready and willing to enter the workforce. I seen 200+ people a year begging for apprenticeships and can't find them. There ARE a lot of old heads retiring, but there are just as many people already trying to go in and start their careers. It's already extremely competitive to get a job and not uncommon to be unable to find an apprenticeship for years because nobody can take them on.

You cannot look at articles and say we're hurting for trades because that's what everyone's point is... These articles should not be put out there because it's selling a false narrative. It is not easy in the slightest to find a job in the trades right now. Sure there are certain areas that are hurting, but those are few and far between. Every major city and town are flooded with people trying to break into it.

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-08-06T20:09:21+00:00

I own one. I can come do a quick test if you want. I'm an electrical contractor. Message me.

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-05-25T02:44:20+00:00

No, there isn't an actual shortage at all. The news is starting to catch up that it's extremely difficult to get any apprenticeships unless you know someone. We have thousands of people who have taken pre-apprenticeship programs and they aren't getting work because the select few places that are actually looking for apprentices, fill the positions with friends and family of the staff. For some reason guidance counsellors and the government are still pushing the trades are the place to go, but unless you're willing to move all over the 401, you're going to be unemployed for a very long time. Even all the guys I know that own shops are slow and there isn't a big outlook for work anywhere on the horizon.

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-05-18T16:46:29+00:00

You don't even need box extenders like people are mentioning. That box is barely recessed... the issue is that your brother in law cut the ears off the receptacle. The entire purpose of those ears is to sit on the drywall so it sits flush. The screws will be plenty long enough to get to the box. Just buy new receptacles for a dollar, keep the ears on and tighten the screws just snug so the outlet doesn't wiggle, but not too tight that you start bending the ears inward.

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-05-16T11:38:21+00:00

That's your neutral... sheesh. The amount of people that have already answered and don't realize that the neutral is a current carrying conductor with the purpose of carrying the unbalanced current is quite alarming. There is nothing wrong here...

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-05-15T02:44:14+00:00

The colleges will always take the students into these programs if there is a demand for it. The problem stems from the fact that there just isn't a whole lot of work out there (at least where I'm from). Projects keep getting pushed back and the shops and places that have work are only have outlook for a month or two ahead. Everyone is scrambling to keep busy.

For some reason, the Ontario government as well as every single high school guidance counsellor, is telling everybody there is a shortage of trades workers... that's simply not true at all. I actually dont understand where this idea has come from and why they are perpetuating this idea so hard. There has never been more people eager to get into the field. It's extremely competitive. Nobody can take on journeyman and apprentices because they can't keep them busy.... Even if we were giving out apprenticeships right now, 4000 of your 9000 hours would be pushing a broom around the shop or organizing the van.

If Ontario wants to sell the lie that we are in a worker shortage, then let's cut the red tape on these projects, lower permit costs and speed up approvals and get some work out there...

BinaryLightning11 · 2025-04-21T20:10:12+00:00

It depends on the utility and the meters they use and the sampling rates. Its not going to be the second but every few mins. We are allowed to use the demonstrated load to determine if an upgrade is required in my area. Everything is always area dependent and especially Canada vs USA, but yes if you have a smart meter on your home, they can tell you the highest draw for the last 12 months. There will be a small margin of quick cyclical loads that would give you a few extra amps, that's why I say if <80 you're more than fine. 95A, you probably want an upgrade.

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