Location of disconnecting means

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Dab123

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Where I live the electric company has now started putting the meter on a pedestal away from the houses, we generally run an SER cable from our panel in the houses to the outside to a disconnect on the wall. As many of you may know there is a shortage of 200 amp disconnects right now so we have started putting a NEMA 3R junction box on the house where a disconnect would normally be located and running our underground lines from there to the meter can which has a 200 amp breaker in it. My question is that since it is within sight does this meet the code or are we required to have the additional disconnect on the house?
 
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The meter disconnect is fine. Unless you're talking about the new code in the 2020. If you are, I don't know about that code as we are not on it here.
 
Seldom I disagree with Little Bill but, in this situation, my opinion differs.
Were I inspecting, I could care less what was at the remote location (meter or meter disconnect), I would require a disconnect at the structure in accordance with 230.70
 
I think Bill was thinking using the normal disconnect means such as a main breaker panel. He knows your not going to install a MLO panel on a separate structure. Not unless you have six circuits or less.
 
I think Mike Holt disagrees, in an article that he wrote on 230.70 he comments that if the Service disconnect is outdoors the NEC does NOT require the disconnect to be on the structure but you should ask AHJ how far it can be located from structure
In 225.32 the code states that the disconnecting means shall be indoors OR outdoors OR at nearest point of entry, never does it say it shall or will be located on the structure, I think if you have multiple structures fed by the same service you have to have a disconnect on each building at point of entry to keep down the confusion, but with a single family dwelling more than one disconnect is unnecessary

Thanks all for your opinions
 
I somewhat surprised the Code has not addressed this more clearly especially with the introduction of 230.85. Both 230.70 and 230.85 allow "outdoor" location without limitations.
10ft, 50ft, 100 ft ?? Seems at some point you defeat the purpose.
 
augie47 said:
I somewhat surprised the Code has not addressed this more clearly especially with the introduction of 230.85. Both 230.70 and 230.85 allow "outdoor" location without limitations.
10ft, 50ft, 100 ft ?? Seems at some point you defeat the purpose.
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indeed a good point Augie
consider all the redundant '20 disco's juxtaposed to a FD response , for ex.

~RJ~
 
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