2 family 200amp service

[sparks2274]

I am considering helping my buddy upgrade his service on a 2family home. What is the best way? Get a meter stack? expensive? a trough and 2 seperate meter pans and nipple together? What is the most efficient way?

 

[infinity]

Personally I dislike doing more work that I have to so a trough, separate meter enclosures, nipples, additional bonding, etc. is out. PSE&G gives away free duplex meter pans for two family services so we usually just use theirs. Do you need external service disconnects too? If so I would use a stack with the slots for CB's in the enclosure.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[wireguru]

does the situation require a 'house' meter for any common areas?

 

[electricmanscott]

Not nearly enough info to even guess what the "BEST" way would be.

 

[satcom]

Personally I dislike doing more work that I have to so a trough, separate meter enclosures, nipples, additional bonding, etc. is out. PSE&G gives away free duplex meter pans for two family services so we usually just use theirs. Do you need external service disconnects too? If so I would use a stack with the slots for CB's in the enclosure.

Welcome to the forum.

I agree with your view on the trough, it's not just all the extra work, but in in no time at all it becomes a rust bucket, we noticed in moving about town, that most of the recent trough jobs were rusted out, the stacks not only look nice, they hold up better.

 

[wawireguy]

Are you upgrading to a 400 amp service? Are the panels back to back with the meter or do you need disconnects at the meter?