I just had a 15x27 kidney-shaped vinyl liner pool installed this Spring and was told to expect $1800-$2000. The only thing extra I had put in was outlets at every corner of the lot and it came back to me at $1700. I didn't question it since it was lower than expected. I don't know if being in different parts of the country has anything to do with it or not. But, compared to mine...you got off cheap! :)

I recently had my pool built, The electrician charge 1200 to install the pool equipment which includes the SAM lights for the pool and spa. They hooked up the blower.
They included 2 electrical outlets close to the pool equipment area.

That doesn't sound off base at all. They would have started by digging trenches, then laid conduit from your panel out to the equipment pad, conduit from the pad to the light niche, conduit to your light switch (unless it's located at the equipment pad); then they pulled wiring through all that conduit probably on a separate visit and installed breakers, switch/ switches and outlet/ outlets, final connected the equipment and backfilled their trenches. Plus they probably installed the bonding system too. It's more involved then you would think when looking at the finished product.

Doesn't sound high to me. Electricians aren't cheap. The smallest job is typically $500-$750....and that might be just for stringing a new outlet. Remember if an electrician messes up...its possible someone could die. You pay for that assurance.

Doesn't sound high to me either. We occasionally do motorized shades where it must be hardwired and we run all wires but don't do the final connection. A half hour of work plus an hour travel time costs me $400 by my electrician, well worth it. A friend recently had a dedicated 220 line added from his garage to electrical panel and flat fee was $1000 for a 40 foot run. HOpe this helps, Barb

Mine, done this past spring, was $950 and another $900 for the natural gas hookup to the furnace (including a chimney thru the shed roof) ...... the same company did both, so if i were just doing the electrical i expect it would have been a little more .... I think you did OK!!

KC

I did mine myself and the total cost of material was about $600, including $140 to rent a trencher to run 90 feet of underground conduit. I put a 100A sub-panel at the pool to run a heat pump (50A), 2 pumps (20A each), electrical outlet, 2 lights. Probably would have paid about $1500 for a licensed electrician. To save money, you could hire an electrician to map it out, you do the hard work, and have them check it (running wire, conduit, etc. is easy if you have someone knowledgeable telling you what to do).