My first question is why are you pulling the meter in the first place?
Unless it's an emergency, you're better off letting the POCO do it. Yanking meters nilly-willy may run you afoul of the law.
i had a 6 pack in an apartment complex burn up a 60 amp main breaker,
and the deadfront is a one piece thing that covers 3 of the meters on
one side of the 6 pack, and three on the others, with a center section
for the service entrance.
this thing is old and crusty, and while none of the meters have locking rings,
the service is old, and i've seen meters corroded into their sockets so badly
they break the meter socket when pulling them, which *really sucks* on a
hot meter... it's a bit too close to determining what the real current potential
of the poco's transformer is.
so, i call socal edison, and ask to have the meter unlocked and pulled, as it
is their meter, yada yada. the line patrolman comes out, and announces that
it is MY responsibility to pull the meter, edison will not pull the meter, and
unless their is a locking ring to be removed, which there wasn't, please don't
make her life difficult by asking for such things. then she hands me three
meter seals, and tells me to reseal the rings when i am done.
so much for tampering with the utility equipment.
i've gotta make them up a price to change all the main breakers, as they
have problems continuously. it's a hundred unit complex, so the ppe is going
to get worn all day.... just wondering about the ppe level...
an 11 calorie faceshild, hardhat, gloves with leathers, and a 8 calorie coverall
was what i wore, and i was just wondering....
maybe i should just get a bag of 500 seals from SCE so i won't have to bother
them with a call to reseal the meters......
