Bonding at meter with breaker or emergency disconnect?

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gray96

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I’m installing a 200 amp service at a new construction. The meter socket has a 200 amp breaker and is installed 300 feet from house. I’m putting an emergency disconnect on house. Do I have to considered the breaker at meter the first means of disconnect and bond there? Or can I just run 3 wire to house and bond at emergency disconnect?
 
IMO, the breaker at the meter is too far away to be classified as an Emergency Disconnect and would be a Service Disconnect and you would need 4 wire to the house and GES at both locations,.
 
augie47 said:
IMO, the breaker at the meter is too far away to be classified as an Emergency Disconnect and would be a Service Disconnect and you would need 4 wire to the house and GES at both locations,.
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In the 2020 NEC that's indeed a matter of opinion but in 2023 NEC specifies the emergency disconnect be 'within sight' which means not more than 50ft.

gray96 said:
I’m installing a 200 amp service at a new construction. The meter socket has a 200 amp breaker and is installed 300 feet from house. I’m putting an emergency disconnect on house. Do I have to considered the breaker at meter the first means of disconnect and bond there? Or can I just run 3 wire to house and bond at emergency disconnect?
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Who or what is requiring you to have a disconnect at the meter? If you want to run 3-wire why not just have a meter socket only?
 
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