On 2021-07-15 14:25, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
Most utilities will coordinate pulling and replacing a meter without
too much hassle. You break the seal and you’re in for some serious
hurt.
Sometimes they want to see your county permit before they turn the power
back on, which is a
Some of the smart meters go over the power lines, and some use essentially a
built-in cellular modem. There was something of a scandal in the aftermath of
the Texas power outages last winter. The meters leak information and someone
figured out how to tell which meters never lost power.
haha yeah right. We have these "smart" meters now that report usage
back to some central monitor, I guess over the power lines. The powerco
will know immediately if you pull the meter as the signal will cease to
ping and it will show as an outage so a truck will be dispatched... I
let this
Where is your spirit of adventure? Better to beg for forgiveness than to
ask permission?
On 15/07/2021 1:25 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
This is a possibility, however, messing with the meter for most electrical
utilities is a major league no-no, like fining you or putting in a
This is a possibility, however, messing with the meter for most electrical
utilities is a major league no-no, like fining you or putting in a commercial
meter box that has the meter behind a window so you can’t get at it (all of
this on your dime, too.)
Most utilities will coordinate pulling
Here you can call the utility co. and they will come out and pull a fuse or
switch at the transformer - killing power to everything including the
meter. When you're finished, call them and they will turn it back on. How
responsive they are to your calls might be another issue ---
On Thu, Jul 15,
I am not an electrician and I know nothing about the rules in Florida,
so take this with a grain of salt.
I think you should be able to install a splitter box (which is basically
a metal box with terminals inside to connect wires ) where the old panel
is and then run new wires up to a new
My father would have shit bricks if he saw something like that. If you are
going to jumper outlets, you strip a portion of wire to go under the screw, you
don't put wire nuts on.
Same thing for equipment ground, one wire all the way back to the ground rail
in the box, no splices, ever.
He
I've only seen the nut and pigtail when the circuit continues to another outlet
or box. If it's the last outlet/fixture on the circuit it's just wired directly
to the feed wire, or so has been the case in the houses I've owned here.
Allan
On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, at 10:52 PM, Mitch Haley via
On 2021-07-14 21:12, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
I’m curious as well. I can’t imagine wire nutting would be to code,
but then again who knows? I don’t.
Wire nuts are preferred at the other end.
Example: feed wire from breaker > wire nut > pigtail > outlet seems to
be preferred to
Your existing panel, which you want to replace with a larger service panel
in a better location, will need to be removed and replaced with an approved
watertight sub panel. All the existing lines will then be connected inside
that sub panel with new lines that come from your new service entrance
I’ll have to check with the utility on the drop capacity. Based on previous
experience they seem to run a minimum size service entrance conductor which
would probably support up to 200A.
I’ll consult an electrician when I get time to get one over to check things
out, I am more curious to know
I’m curious as well. I can’t imagine wire nutting would be to code, but then
again who knows? I don’t.
-D
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> On Jul 14, 2021, at 8:19 PM, Mitch Haley via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Replace every breaker with a wire nut, and run new wires from the old box up
> to the new box?
>
Is the cable from the pole to the meter and outdoor shutoff and thence the new
panel good for 200A? All that might need to be upgraded. I can’t remember the
size of that cable - 6/0? 8/0?
A new panel relocated from the old panel location will need to connect to the
old cables in the house
I'm curious what you find out. Our new place in Maine has a very modern
circuit breaker box that is located poorly which is to say its very nearly
under the toilet. I'd like to get it moved about 10 feet away. Fortunately
there is exactly 1 circuit in it which feeds the (ancient) fuse panel on
Replace every breaker with a wire nut, and run new wires from the old
box up to the new box?
I think it would be legal, but it seems a bit inelegant.
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