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electrical work - what should I pay?

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  • 23-03-2009 10:41am
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    Justin_k
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭


    I had a relative come over last week and do some work for me on the immersion heater in the hotpress

    He replaced the switch which had arc-ed, the thermostat at the top of the tank which had burned out and wired in a timer switch.

    He did a superb and really tidy job and spent about 3 hours at it.

    I know what the parts cost - question is what should I pay him for his 3 hours of top quality work

    He's a retired builder and really knows his stuff so I don't want to offend him by not paying up fair and square

    Any ideas what I should pay?

    Cheers
    J


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    fred funk }{
    Registered Users Posts: 6,827 ✭✭✭fred funk }{


    3 hours is a long time to that much work TBH. Being a reletive I would pay him about 100 euro.


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    Justin_k
    Registered Users Posts: 56 ✭✭Justin_k


    Cheers

    that sounds about right. He'd probably be happy with a few jars to be honest but I needed it fixed and he did it pronto.

    Ta for your thoughts


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    paddymick
    Registered Users Posts: 227 ✭✭paddymick


    Yeh 3 hours seems a bit long for those jobs 1 hour would cover it if it wasn`t a relative i`d say he was dragging it out slightly.
    As for paying him when it comes to relatives im one of the soft ones out there that only charges for the material`s you never know when you might need something back from them :)


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    chrismon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,115 ✭✭✭chrismon


    Well being family can be a major problem
    I know alot of people who expect everything to be done for free
    But you seem like one of the nice ones:cool:
    Did he have to drive far to do the job or anything?
    If not id say e100 would be loads. All i would personally charge for a small job like that would be 70 at the absolute most!
    :pac:


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