Service Calls and Omar Khayyam [RE-wrenches]

[Kirk Herander]

Joel, About the same. I work with a licensed electrician, quite skilled
and experienced, who charges $35 an hour.

Kirk

Joel Davidson wrote:
> 
> How much do licensed (non-solar) plumbers and (non PV) electricians get?
> 
> Kirk Herander wrote:
> 
> > $105 an hour? That's hard to believe. Labor rates in VT are in the $30 -
> > $45 an hour range.
> >
> > Kirk
> >
> > "Bob Ellison, Alternative Energy Systems" wrote:
> > >
> > > My god, I live in the wrong end of the country,
> > > I have had people hang up on me when I tell them 25.00 an hour, and tell
> > > them that I charge drive time to the site. Some are 3-4 hours away.
> > >
> >
> > > Bob
> > >
> > > RE. Ellison
> > > Supplier of;
> > > Diesel Generators &
> > > Alternative Energy Systems & Supplies
> > > 34642 Countryman Road
> > > Theresa, NY. USA
> > >                               13691-2076
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:   Joel Davidson [mailto:joeldavidson at earthlink.net]
> > > Sent:   Monday, May 28, 2001 12:24 PM
> > > To:     RE-wrenches at topica.com
> > > Subject:        Re: Service Calls and Omar Khayyam [RE-wrenches]
> > >
> > > These rates are about the same as here in southern California and very fair.
> > >
> > >
> > > tom wrote:
> > > If someone calls for service or help on a system someone else installed or
> > > an old system out of warranty I charge $65 total drive time and $105 an hour
> > > on site to diagnosis and give them an estimate.  If I can fix the problem on
> > > the spot the $105 is credited toward labor.  The $105 counts toward the
> > > first hour labor on a future service call if they accept my quote to fix
> > > their system.
> >
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