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I also say zero from the corner of the house and zero from a window. Around here it is 36" from the vent of the public service natural gas meter and that is the only clearance I am aware of pertaining to the meter pan and riser. Now service entrance feeders are a seperate issue.
 
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What you may be thinking of is the clearance of the service drop/riser attachment (insulator/drip loop) to an operable window = 36"
 
mopowr steve said:
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What you may be thinking of is the clearance of the service drop/riser attachment (insulator/drip loop) to an operable window = 36"
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I had a discussion with one of the Inspectors in my area and his position is that the clearance around the window is NOT determined by the window being "operable". His support for this position is:

230.9 Clearances on Buildings. Service conductors and
final spans shall comply with 230.9(A), (B), and (C).

(A) Clearances. Service conductors installed as open conductors
or multiconductor cable without an overall outer
jacket shall have a clearance of not less than 900 mm (3 ft)
from windows that are designed to be opened, doors,
porches, balconies, ladders, stairs, fire escapes, or similar
locations.

Exception: Conductors run above the top level of a window
shall be permitted to be less than the 900-mm (3-ft)
requirement.
 
1793 said:
I had a discussion with one of the Inspectors in my area and his position is that the clearance around the window is NOT determined by the window being "operable". His support for this position is:

230.9 Clearances on Buildings. Service conductors and
final spans shall comply with 230.9(A), (B), and (C).

(A) Clearances. Service conductors installed as open conductors
or multiconductor cable without an overall outer
jacket shall have a clearance of not less than 900 mm (3 ft)
from windows that are designed to be opened, doors,
porches, balconies, ladders, stairs, fire escapes, or similar
locations.

Exception: Conductors run above the top level of a window
shall be permitted to be less than the 900-mm (3-ft)
requirement.
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Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but SEU would NOT be a multiconductor cable WITHOUT an overall outer jacket, right?

The only open conductors I've ever seen regarding a service are POCO's conductors from the pole to the house, so 230.9 would seem to apply to where I mount my POA so that POCO's wiring has proper clearance.


Am I reading this wrong?
 
mjf said:
Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but SEU would NOT be a multiconductor cable WITHOUT an overall outer jacket, right?

The only open conductors I've ever seen regarding a service are POCO's conductors from the pole to the house, so 230.9 would seem to apply to where I mount my POA so that POCO's wiring has proper clearance.


Am I reading this wrong?
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The point I was trying to make is that the clearance to a window is based on the "design" of the window not that it is "operable".

In my neck of the woods we do not use SE cables for Overhead Services. :(
 
iwire said:
I don't understand the difference you are trying to point out. :huh:
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The issue I had was that the window, in my situation, did not open but I still was not allowed to install less than 3ft because the window was "Designed" to be opened. :happysad:
 
I did not intend to hijack this thread. My apologies. Back to the OP, we are allowed to mount meter sockets 0" from windows and corners.
 
1793 said:
The point I was trying to make is that the clearance to a window is based on the "design" of the window not that it is "operable".

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iwire said:
I don't understand the difference you are trying to point out. :huh:
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I too don't understand what you mean. If the window does not open, example: move up-down, or move left-right, or tilt out-in The meter can be placed right next to the window.
 
mjf said:
Maybe I'm reading this wrong, but SEU would NOT be a multiconductor cable WITHOUT an overall outer jacket, right?

The only open conductors I've ever seen regarding a service are POCO's conductors from the pole to the house, so 230.9 would seem to apply to where I mount my POA so that POCO's wiring has proper clearance.


Am I reading this wrong?
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You are reading it right. The conductors emerging from a weatherhead to connect to the overhead service drop or any other open overhead conductors, are also "open conductors" and subject to the rules of this section. Raceway's and cables are not "open conductors", but open conductors could emerge from a raceway/fitting or a cable with it's outer sheath removed

1793 said:
The issue I had was that the window, in my situation, did not open but I still was not allowed to install less than 3ft because the window was "Designed" to be opened. :happysad:
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Maybe your inspector believes that the window is "opened" when the fire dept breaks the glass pane:roll:
 
1793 said:
The issue I had was that the window, in my situation, did not open but I still was not allowed to install less than 3ft because the window was "Designed" to be opened. :happysad:
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From a strict linguistic interpretation, a window which was designed to open but was nailed shut or the mechanism was broken would still count for clearance requirements...
 
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