Temporary Power and Fused Disconnect

[Ryan Campbell]

I am doing a commercial based townhome project (six plex) and temporary one line drawings show a fused disconnect before meter. I don't think that this is required for a temporary site power panel but I might be wrong. Any help on why they engineered the drawings to show fused disconnect?

 

[GoldDigger]

It is probably there so that the contractor can bypass the meter.
Many POCOs will not allow such a disconnect unless they get to seal it.

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[Ryan Campbell]

I didn't think it was required thanks

 

[petersonra]

I didn't think it was required thanks

I would note that the poster did not say that it was not required. Only that the POCO would want to seal such a switch if it was present.

 

[iwire]

I didn't think it was required thanks

It is required if it is on the prints you bid on right?

 

[texie]

I am doing a commercial based townhome project (six plex) and temporary one line drawings show a fused disconnect before meter. I don't think that this is required for a temporary site power panel but I might be wrong. Any help on why they engineered the drawings to show fused disconnect?

I'm thinking you are in Excel Energy territory. They are big on cold sequence metering. As I recall, Milbank now makes a product that makes this less of a hassle.

 

[texie]

I am doing a commercial based townhome project (six plex) and temporary one line drawings show a fused disconnect before meter. I don't think that this is required for a temporary site power panel but I might be wrong. Any help on why they engineered the drawings to show fused disconnect?

I meant to mention in my previous post that this would not be a fusible disconnect but rather a non-fusible.