I would say it would require a "licensed electrician or equivalent". If you did it wrong and burnt down, I don't know, but insurance might not pay out. And then there's the county inspection (here, anyway). We hired the electrician that the consultant normally works with. We had issues with billing and such at that company, although not …
I would say it would require a "licensed electrician or equivalent". If you did it wrong and burnt down, I don't know, but insurance might not pay out. And then there's the county inspection (here, anyway). We hired the electrician that the consultant normally works with. We had issues with billing and such at that company, although not with the work itself, and we have another excellent electrician now that has his own business and does both commercial and residential work.
I've made small changes in sub-panels at (as usual) a former church (I have quite a collection of those), along with other simple wiring work, making sure it was to code by looking it up, but I wouldn't have touched anything like this. I'm older now, and I avoid working with line voltage or higher, let alone heavy panel faceplates that I can barely lift. I probably should have made that switch long ago.
But for some homeowners with the right experience, DIY could be an option.
I would say it would require a "licensed electrician or equivalent". If you did it wrong and burnt down, I don't know, but insurance might not pay out. And then there's the county inspection (here, anyway). We hired the electrician that the consultant normally works with. We had issues with billing and such at that company, although not with the work itself, and we have another excellent electrician now that has his own business and does both commercial and residential work.
I've made small changes in sub-panels at (as usual) a former church (I have quite a collection of those), along with other simple wiring work, making sure it was to code by looking it up, but I wouldn't have touched anything like this. I'm older now, and I avoid working with line voltage or higher, let alone heavy panel faceplates that I can barely lift. I probably should have made that switch long ago.
But for some homeowners with the right experience, DIY could be an option.
Thank you again, a licensed electrician it is!