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I bet that 10' ends up being around 20'. If they are using tek cable its pretty expensive these days. Drive time included your probably looking at 4 hrs for quoting. They arent going to quote less time considering if they run into an unseen issue thats not their fault. $600 IMO is pretty decent pricing.
Honestly, I think it could end up less than 10' even if it weren't for the required distance from the spa to the disconnect. The location for the spa is directly outside the house, and the main service to my house is probably 10' away. Directly below in the basement is the main panel for the house. There's nothing in the way from the service to the spa location...absolute open, and a straight shot. Lots of spots to locate the new box, or run the line. I'm getting several estimates...we'll see.
If you shop it around enough, you might be able to find it less for $600, but it may not be by much. The box itself retails for around $100, but most of the charge is labor. I would recommend going with a licensed, experienced electrician, even if they cost a little more than some newbie that doesn’t know what he is doing. PS. What tub did you end up going with?
I need to do the electrical correctly and to code so as not to jeopardize the warranty at all. So it will be a licensed electrician. And permits will be pulled...just my personal preference on the permits, even though I know that pushes the cost up.we bought a J345
Congrats on your purchase. Just curious, but what were the deciding factors to go with the J345. Be sure to incldue pictures when you take delivery of it.