"Country Service"

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My questions is in regard to the what I would call a "country residential service". It is a pretty typical service that we have installed numerous times. There is a meter socket / main breaker / and ground rods out by the road. There is then a feeder going from this point to the home +/- 100' away. This feeder goes into the home to a "sub panel".

The inspector is requiring a disconnecting means mounted to the exterior of the home.

Have I been doing this wrong?

Thanks for the replys.
 
Kevin -

Thanks for the response. However that section (II) is for More then one building or other structure so I don't believe it would apply here. We only have one strucutre which is the home.
 
shockin said:
Kevin -

Thanks for the response. However that section (II) is for More then one building or other structure so I don't believe it would apply here. We only have one strucutre which is the home.
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The meter and service disconnect must be mounted on some sort of structure even if it's simply a pole for the service.

Roger
 
shockin said:
Kevin -

Thanks for the response. However that section (II) is for More then one building or other structure so I don't believe it would apply here. We only have one strucutre which is the home.
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Essentially you have 2 structures- the pole and the house.

If you feeder goes underground and comes up inside a basement with a slab, for instance, then you may have the disconnect where the wire enters the building. If on the other hand the feeder is running thru the building then a disconnect is needed outside or inside where the wire penetrates the building.
 
Art. 225 section II is "More than one building or other structure". You can't have it both ways. If it were service conductors they would be required to have a disconnect outside or as near as possible to the point of entry. The feeder, although protected, is meant to have the same requirement.
 
WOW - I had no idea that a utility pole was a structure. But according to the definition you are correct.

Would the same still apply if it were a self contained (Milbank) Meter/Main Pedistal. In that case you wold not have a structure, just a single piece of electrical equipment?

Thanks again.
 
The sub panel does have a main breaker. The issue I have is that the panel is located a little way into the home. It won't meet the "closest to the point of entry" clause.
 
Hendrix said:
Are you saying that you would need a disconnect on the house from a generator? Not inside the house where it enters ?
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Per 225.32 either outside or immediately inside UNLESS you can apply 700.12(B)(6) (many generators do not have "service rated" breakers)
 
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