- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
Here is the op's picture
AHJ seems to be making up his own code rules
- Thread starter difowler44
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- Location
- Tennessee NEC:2017
- Occupation
- Semi-Retired Electrician
All the POCO around here would allow us to run a GEC from the meter to the ground rods, no tapping or multiple runs to each panel.
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
I have never had to do this but why can't you leave the gec's as they are and just add another ground rod from the first rod
- Location
- Bremerton, Washington
- Occupation
- Master Electrician
Thanks for the picture. Good looking work
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
That is exactly what we do. I don't see a grounding electrode conductor in the picture
texie
Senior Member
- Location
- Fort Collins, Colorado
- Occupation
- Electrician, Contractor, Inspector
I'm curious how the OP connected the conductors from the 3 200 amp mains to the meter socket. I've only seen 320 meters accept 2 conductors.
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
That is a 600 amp meter base. The panel on the far right is feed out the back and there are 3 conductor lugs for it. There are CT's in the meterbase
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
You can see the pics in this thread. I did have to change the lugs to 3 conductor lugs. I had to order it thru the power company as the supply companies could get them. They gave me the lugs
600 amp residential service change
my dilemma is still should I upgrade this split buss 400 amp service to a 400 amp non split bus panel . He`s got about 9k sq.ft. and is adding about another 3k. and a bowling lane in future. I know I do need to do the the load calcs now , he has gas , I just have to please the inspector. Why...
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I’ve got boxes of two hole and three hole spades we used to give away to electricians. Haven’t had anyone ask for them in a couple of years..
Think I may even have a few four hole spades.
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
Put them online I bet you can get a good price for them. I don't think I ever bought more than a couple of double lugs in my life.
Tulsa Electrician
Senior Member
- Location
- Tulsa
- Occupation
- Electrician
Tulsa Electrician
Senior Member
- Location
- Tulsa
- Occupation
- Electrician
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
I wasn't saying there wasn't one I just didn't see it. I guess I could've blown it up some.... Anyway I believe he only had one rod
- Location
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Occupation
- Retired Electrical Contractor
You do not need rods at the house if you have a ufer (concrete encased electrode).
Tulsa Electrician
Senior Member
- Location
- Tulsa
- Occupation
- Electrician
Yes I figured that. I was just pointing it out it's location. When I first looked I did not see it either. He did a good job running the bare conductor. I was looking for the second.
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