Combination meter and load center

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sparky 134

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The HOA in a subdivision is installing aerators in a lake and I need to install a 100amp underground service to provide power. The lake will have three aerators and I need three circuits. Does any manufacturer make a combination meter socket/load center for such an application ?
 
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wireguru

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do you have something to attach a standard combo to? Another option which might work better for the application is a milbank pedestal.
 
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sparky 134 said:
The HOA in a subdivision is installing aerators in a lake and I need to install a 100amp underground service to provide power. The lake will have three aerators and I need three circuits. Does any manufacturer make a combination meter socket/load center for such an application ?
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The 200 amp combo is about the same price. Most have 8 spaces which you will probably need 6 spaces. 3- 240v circ. You can put it on a H- frame made from 2 treated 4x4's and 2- treated 2x4's.
 
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I like wireguru's idea. Because it's for a common area of the HOA your POCO might require a commercial set up. Last time I bought a commercial 200amp meter/load center, it was $750 and that was 15 plus years ago.
 
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Do you need a meter with a terminal bypass? If so, we usually go with a seperate meter and panel if that's the case.

Otherwise I'd just mount a metermain on a 6x6 PT post. I'm not very fond of painted metal pedestals sunk in the ground to rust away eventually.
 
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Cow said:
Do you need a meter with a terminal bypass? If so, we usually go with a seperate meter and panel if that's the case.

Otherwise I'd just mount a metermain on a 6x6 PT post. I'm not very fond of painted metal pedestals sunk in the ground to rust away eventually.
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the pedestals I was suggesting bolt down to a concrete pad. (at least thats what I meant, I guess milbank makes some that go into the ground...
 
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sparky 134

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Milbank does make an underground meter socket/panel combo but it only has provisions for four breakers. I need six (3-2pole breakers).

Milbank does make another combo that will work but it's not an underground style. I would need to mount the meter/panel to a post and then I will have 4 - 1.25" conduits entering the bottom of the panel. One 1.25" will be for power and the other three are sleeves for the aerator power cables.
 
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wireguru

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sparky 134 said:
Milbank does make an underground meter socket/panel combo but it only has provisions for four breakers. I need six (3-2pole breakers).

Milbank does make another combo that will work but it's not an underground style. I would need to mount the meter/panel to a post and then I will have 4 - 1.25" conduits entering the bottom of the panel. One 1.25" will be for power and the other three are sleeves for the aerator power cables.
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are you looking at the RV pedestals or something? Look at the commercial pedestals here http://www.milbankmfg.com/products/catalogs/CatalogFiles/PDF/CMP.pdf I saw them with 16 and 24 breaker spaces (and less if you want)
 
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sparky 134

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norcal

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The meter main combo's here in CA are the norm for residential, 100A units are suitable for UG/OH use & will have plenty of spaces for the OP's needs, Siemens, C-H, SQ D, & GE all manufacture them.
 
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sparky 134

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Joliet, IL
The hard part is finding a unit that is CECHA approved (Com Ed Chicago Housing Authority).

I have a different supply house looking into the Cutler Hammer equipment.
 
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