Service riser with Line/Load conductors

[Minuteman]

We have started bidding repairs for these 203k mortgage homes. The first bid was straight forward, but this second house is unusual for me.

The house has a 200 amp FPE on the outside wall of a walk-in closet that needs upgrading. There is a meter base on the other side of the wall with a meter jumper plate that jumpers from Line to Load. The riser has 4/0 AL to the weather head, connected to a triplex. The triplex connect to a pole with another riser having Line/load conductors and a meter base.

I am bidding to relocate the panel by placing it outside and converting the FPE to a j-box and replacing the 4/0 AL. However, I'm not sure about the line/load portion of the pole riser. I know that it's not a disco, but will I need to run 4 wire aerial from the pole to the house? Should I just contact the poco about moving the meter base to the house?

Any advise would be appreciated.

michael

 

[Buck Parrish]

Contact the poco to do the ariel work, move meter to the house. If you have a crawl space It's not much harder to splice the wires in the crawl, and attic. Instead of useing the old panel as a junction box.

 

[Minuteman]

Thanks Buck.Are you saying
that if I leave the meter on the other pole (near the house) than I should have the poco upgrade the overhead to 4 wire?

No, the house is on a slab and the Hip Roof is so low over the wall that it's not practical to do it in the attic. Converting the old panel into a j-box is quite common here.

 

[ActionDave]

Can't you have the service drop brought to the house, put the meter and disco there, thus eliminating the extra meter base and the need for 4 wire in the air?
Our poco will do it at low or no cost if it is called an upgrade.

 

[Minuteman]

I suppose so Dave, I would guess they would. I guess I'm not asking if I could move the meter, but if I should move the meter. What is code?

 

[Rewire]

We have started bidding repairs for these 203k mortgage homes. The first bid was straight forward, but this second house is unusual for me.

The house has a 200 amp FPE on the outside wall of a walk-in closet that needs upgrading. There is a meter base on the other side of the wall with a meter jumper plate that jumpers from Line to Load. The riser has 4/0 AL to the weather head, connected to a triplex. The triplex connect to a pole with another riser having Line/load conductors and a meter base.

I am bidding to relocate the panel by placing it outside and converting the FPE to a j-box and replacing the 4/0 AL. However, I'm not sure about the line/load portion of the pole riser. I know that it's not a disco, but will I need to run 4 wire aerial from the pole to the house? Should I just contact the poco about moving the meter base to the house?

Any advise would be appreciated.

michael

If you do ,not have a disconnect at the pole you do not need to run 4 wire .

 

[Minuteman]

If you do ,not have a disconnect at the pole you do not need to run 4 wire .

Got it. I will be leaving the triplex and just redo the panel. Thanks.