service drop conductors touching roof

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Stevenfyeager

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A job we will have to do an upgrade for has the service drop conductors touching the roof of an addition and goes 20' horizontally across the roof maybe 4' above the roof. What to do... I may have to relocate the riser to the addition then pipe it to the meter...? Thank you for any suggestions.
 
Stevenfyeager said:
A job we will have to do an upgrade for has the service drop conductors touching the roof of an addition and goes 20' horizontally across the roof maybe 4' above the roof. What to do... I may have to relocate the riser to the addition then pipe it to the meter...? Thank you for any suggestions.
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Picture would be a big help!
 
If the conductors are touching the roof, wind movement could cause the insulation to abrade, have seen it happen.
 
Either move the service & mast to the gable end wall, or the least desirable option is a taller mast to achieve the clearance, as it would be butt ugly with the height & guy supports needed.
 
I'd mount a 200 amp meter combo on the back gable end wall on the other side of the chimney. Re-feed the existing location with a 100 amps. Any bigger items bring out to the meter combo.
You do not need a 200A feed-thru panel. Most any outdoor panel will work.
What I have described is vey common in the south. Not so much in Indiana. As it seems owners want the panels on the inside. Just tell them the disconnect is required to be outside. The bigger items like AC or water heater breakers never give you problems any way.
Unless you plan to do the over head your self. This is something you'll want to make a call to the local REMC power company engineer and have them come out and take a look. The last one I met took 4 weeks to schedule him.
 
Stevenfyeager said:
thanks, I was asking the owner today about the addition attic and crawl accesses
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I don't know your POCO specs on guying, but one of our POCOs will allow up to 48" before a guy is needed. Looks like from the pic that you could go up maybe 2' higher, which could make it 36"+/-. The pitch on the roof where it's touching would allow a lower span because no one should be walking there. Check with your POCO on their specs for having to guy.
 
Little Bill said:
I don't know your POCO specs on guying, but one of our POCOs will allow up to 48" before a guy is needed. Looks like from the pic that you could go up maybe 2' higher, which could make it 36"+/-. The pitch on the roof where it's touching would allow a lower span because no one should be walking there. Check with your POCO on their specs for having to guy.
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Great idea, for many jobs I call to meet a POCO engineer to get their opinion, but I didn't think of it this time. Thanks !
 
Looks like when the POCO pulled the over-head drop, they didn’t get the angle of the dangle right….😁
 
Install the correct type of mast kit that has rigid conduit going to the meter pan and a longer conduit maybe with guy wires. What's in the photo looks like a hack, maybe SEU was sleeved in pipe?
 
Pure conjecture but it does not appear the homeowner has a lot to invest. A interim "fix" would involve a short piece of wood with an insulator on fascia to hold the cable up off the roof.
 
ptonsparky said:
Touching is a problematic, but the pitch of the roof comes into play otherwise.

Who owns the drop, will help with who corrects it.
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Who owns the point of attachment maybe even more so. The drop is often maintained by POCO even if owner initially paid them something to install it.


Stevenfyeager said:
A job we will have to do an upgrade for has the service drop conductors touching the roof of an addition and goes 20' horizontally across the roof maybe 4' above the roof. What to do... I may have to relocate the riser to the addition then pipe it to the meter...? Thank you for any suggestions.
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Without knowing more details it could be possible to set a pole somewhere to get different angle or more height and still attach to original point on the house.
 
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