Are polaris bugs rated for.....

[RdmanElect]

Are polaris bugs rated for line side of service equipment?
Example: making a splice in a trough prior to feeding meters

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[hillbilly1]

Not anymore, unless they have recently got listed.

 

[don_resqcapt19]

If they are they will be marked suitable for use on the line side of service equipment or with “SVC”.

 

[Little Bill]

If they are they will be marked suitable for use on the line side of service equipment or with “SVC”.

Is this something new?

 

[curt swartz]

The connector in your picture is an Ilsco not Polaris. The equivalent Polaris connector is listed for the line side of service equipment. Not sure of the Ilsco listing.

 

[Seven-Delta-FortyOne]

Some are, some aren’t. I have a few in the van that are.

 

[hillbilly1]

Is this something new?

Yes.

 

[augie47]

Is this something new?

Effective January 1st 2023, this updated code requires that connectors used for splicing or tapping service conductors on line side of service equipment be UL-Listed with an additional marking for this installation. Connectors marked “Suitable for Line Side of Service” have also been tested to meet ANSI C119.4, C119.5 or C119.6 as applicable.

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[RdmanElect]

The connector in your picture is an Ilsco not Polaris. The equivalent Polaris connector is listed for the line side of service equipment. Not sure of the Ilsco listing.

Thank you !

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[don_resqcapt19]

Is this something new?

It started in the 2017 for power distribution blocks with the rule being in 376.56(B) and was relocated to 230.46 in the 2020 code. In the 2023 code it was expanded to require a "suitable for use on the line side of service equipment" listing for all types of splices and taps used on the line side of the service disconnect.