[ale] OT: Electrician needed

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Jim Popovitch wrote:

>On Fri, 2006-11-10 at 12:25 -0500, George Carless wrote:
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>>On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 11:28:39AM -0500, H P Ladds wrote:
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>>>How was the service -- still good?
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>>>When I've used them they were: careful not to track dirt around the house,
>>>courteous, quoted price was the actual price, etc.
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>>Yep, same.  The only thing I would say is that they tried quite hard to 
>>sell me on a master breaker switch for the breaker box (not sure of 
>>exact terminology), which had something like a $280 sticker price; I 
>>passed for the time being (anyone have any thoughts on whether this is 
>>something worth bothering with?) -- but otherwise they were as you 
>>describe, and I'd not hesitate to recommend them.
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>A "master breaker" switch probably allows an electrician to cut off the
>incoming power to the house at a point before it reaches the breaker
>box.  In most homes you have to get the power company on-site to pull
>the power meter in order to disconnect power to the breaker box.  I
>doubt you need this sort of thing unless you are planning on replacing
>your breaker box.
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>-Jim P.
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Isn't there a switch in the meter box (right under the meter) for this 
without pulling the actual meter?

Calvin