Can anybody point out in the code (2005) that by "pulling" the meter is or is not allowed to be a form of disconnection.
Thanks
Can anybody point out in the code (2005) that by "pulling" the meter is or is not allowed to be a form of disconnection.
Thanks
I see on your profile you are fire fighter, does this have to do with the job?
Basically using a meter as a disconnecting or connecting means is dangerous.
It can be used as an isolating means (removed with no load to keep power from being reapplied).
Although it can be an isolating device, it indeed would not meet the requirements for a LOTO disconnect.Can it be?
I would bet OSHA and other standards would have an issue with that unless you have some sort of lock out device to prevent the meter from being put back in.
Although it can be an isolating device, it indeed would not meet the requirements for a LOTO disconnect.
Even if you take the meter with you to the work site and keep it in your tool box somebody could come in with another interchangeable standard meter and plug it in.
I see on your profile you are fire fighter, does this have to do with the job?
Basically using a meter as a disconnecting or connecting means is dangerous.
I don't know the reason for it (star alignment I guess) but I find a lot of fire fighters working as electricians as a second job.
Trying to talk our City owned utility to make it mandatory that an exterior fused disconnect is incorporated on all new houses and service upgrades.
How long does that typically take? There are a bunch of videos on the net of fire fighters watching a house burn down while waiting for POCO. (Admittedly those were major problems like a fallen primary.)Here the FD calls the power company to kill the power to a building when they need that to be done.
From tens of minutes to hours.How long does that typically take? ...
....Trying to talk our City owned utility to make it mandatory that an exterior fused disconnect is incorporated on all new houses and service upgrades.
It has been a requirement where I live to have a disconnect on the outside of any building for a long, long time. The whole county functions with no major problems, very little minor ones for that matter. You are allowed to put a lock on your disconnect to prevent any ne?er-do-wells from messing around with your power..... As a firefighter I understand it from a safety point of view, but as a homeowner, do I really want my neighbor to be able to walk up and shut my power off any time he feels like it?
It has been a requirement where I live to have a disconnect on the outside of any building for a long, long time. The whole county functions with no major problems