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Am I the only one who hires licensed electricians?

Yeah, I know everyone wants to save money, but when it comes to being electrocuted hindsight may consider the cost of hiring someone who really knows what they're doing seem quite inexpensive...

Plus, it's not always as expensive as you might think.

Recently, I hired an electrician to install a manual transfer switch to my main electrical breaker in the garage. This was done to accommodate a generator if, O.K., when the next hurricane comes crashing along and puts out the power for two weeks as I experienced during Ike.

My cost to have it done right: $150.00

I thought it quite reasonable as it took quite a bit of labor and knowledge on his part.