? Cost of Electrician Question

If you run it from the power pole and have to install a separate meter you may incur a minimum monthly charge on that meter that will be greater than the amount of electricity you use for the RV. Try running it from an existing service if possible even if the distance might be longer. Maybe more up front cost but cheaper over time than paying the minimum rate on a separate meter.

NEOK wrote:
If you run it from the power pole and have to install a separate meter you may incur a minimum monthly charge on that meter that will be greater than the amount of electricity you use for the RV. Try running it from an existing service if possible even if the distance might be longer. Maybe more up front cost but cheaper over time than paying the minimum rate on a separate meter.

like NEO and others have said, you have to determine what you are dealing with. i live out in the boonies and love some of the freedoms that go with it. When the elec company (REA) installed my drop on the pole, I asked them if they needed to be contacted for hooking up service wires to the drop. They informed me that their job was to put my drop in and from there on it was not their job. i have since added a 100 amp service to the barn off the drop and another 110 run for a sump pump in a low spot by the drive. I am not advocating doing it yourself. however depending on you location and what you want or have to hook the RV outlet to will determine the work to be done.

Also i know that a bunch of folks will get the wet noodle out to beat me with but in some locals like where i am at, there is no requirement to run conduit, just run under ground approved wire and let her rip tader chip.

I want to do the same thing and my research has told me that a 125 ft. roll of 6ga. wire is 350 bucks with a 50 amp box about 50. If you can get by with a 30 amp then do that. Cheaper material cost. Now add in the cost of the electrician. You might be able to find one who will do the job for around 50 bucks an hour. As said, preliminary work to run wire is time consuming so if you are able to do any of it yourself do it. The only reason for the 50 amp is to run air conditioners. My trailer is kept in my yard next to the house and I use it all the time but I will go with a 30 amp set up for my needs. One air conditioner will be fine on that.

I want to also put in a outside plug as well, for the rv at home, figured it shouldn't take much as iam only 15 feet from the rv plug to the house and that the fuse box is on the other side of the wall, so may need 6 feet of wire at most ,, just have to find a water proof cover

seaeagle2 wrote:
Make sure the electrician understands this is a 50 Amp RV receptacle NOT a 240V RANGE receptacle.

What I think you might mean is make sure the electrician does not wire a 30 amp receptacle for 240. That's been reported numerous times on this forum

77rollalong wrote:
I want to also put in a outside plug as well, for the rv at home, figured it shouldn't take much as iam only 15 feet from the rv plug to the house and that the fuse box is on the other side of the wall, so may need 6 feet of wire at most ,, just have to find a water proof cover

Home depot has them.. at least around here.

Agree with what's said. New service to shop/Rv is much more costly than running a new circuit off your main panel to a sub panel or simply to another outlet......IF you have the capacity left in your main panel.
Even if you don't, splitting your main panel in the house to a sub panel Next to it and then running a circuit to the RV is cheaper than a new service, typically. (Unless it's an unusual situation where the Rv is 100' from the pole and the house panel is 1000' from the pole or something like that )

Whatever you do, I'd advise on not cheap ing out on the extra circuit especially if it's going to a shop, and DONT direct bury. Put it in conduit so the next guy isn't screwed if repairs need to be made or upgrades are wanted, in the future.

I didn't answer cost as it's highly variable with the info you provided. But simple 100' run to a sub panel or outlet, I'll say about $1000 all in if you do the grunt work (trench, conduit and pull the main cable).