I recently specced 1400A worth of conductors where 832A is all that was required. Why? Because they don't have the load now, but they MIGHT and it's a whole lot easier to be replacing a breaker than an entire cable run, and the added cost is worth it for the insurance against a later costly upgrade. (In downtime as well as money.) I'd really hope the electrician (or contract agent!) would ask me about it before making the change. I generally try to annotate plans in plain english why I do something like that, but it's impossible to convey every nuance.
Very often the guy on the job has excellent ideas that CAN save a lot of money. But communication is equally important.
Last edited by SteveFehr; 03/28/07 07:05 AM.
