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electricmanscott

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I am looking for a meter/disconnect combo for a three family dwelling.

Four position, 100A per position, 100amp breaker at each meter, 200A feed, vertical, landlord meter must have a manual bypass.

Anyone ever see such an animal?
 
electricmanscott said:
I am looking for a meter/disconnect combo for a three family dwelling.

Four position, 100A per position, 100amp breaker at each meter, 200A feed, vertical, landlord meter must have a manual bypass.

Anyone ever see such an animal?
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They are quite common in RI for horizontal because our local poco rules require the landlord socket to be bypass. But I've never seen a vertical one. The most common way I've seen is to use a regular vertical socket for the non-bypass stuff and then hack on a bypass can next to it.

I've seen an 4-gang all bypass vertical socket. Maybe you can use that, as I don't see a problem installing a bypass where one isn't required. But it's huge!


You best bet is to check the New England edition of the Milbank book as it has all the locally approved stuff in it.
 
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I have never found anything with a NStar acceptable lever bypass.

You could do a 3 meter section for the dwellings and tap a single lever bypass meter socket on the side.
 
iwire said:
Pete, can you find a modular meter section with a lever bypass? :smile:
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Yeah, just put a 7-position one in recently actually. The building was all commercial so all the sections had bypases. The sections were rated for 100 amps per position. It was 2 3-postions, the tap box, and another 1 position.

They are definitely better installed with 2 people though. ;)
 
Might just go horizontal 4 gang with one bypass (I know those exist) and nipple out to discos underneath. Not ideal in this case but it will work if it has to.

Not a break the bank kind of job and I'm already in the hole due to my/National Grid miscommunication. Who knew you couldn't mount a single meter temp service on a house for construction? I didn't nor did the engineer from National Grid, 'till after I as done.
Turns out they think it would be better to erect a temp service next to the house, disconnect the existing drop from the house, connect to the temp, do the work, install new service, disconnect temp, reconnect drop to house.

I think the temp mounted on the house is better, safer, less cost to the customer, and already done to boot. I don't get the final say however.
 
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electricmanscott said:
Not a break the bank kind of job
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Well then modular probably isn't the way to go. The single 100 amp modular bypass socket with disconnect that you would need is around $500. And you would still need the tap box and another 3 position section.

The 4 gang with individual discos will be cheaper.
 
peter d said:
Yeah, just put a 7-position one in recently actually. The building was all commercial so all the sections had bypases.
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Horn bypass or lever bypass?

I have been dealing with this for a service change in Boston that I need four tenant meters and one lever bypass for the public panel.
 
iwire said:
Yes, who makes this meter set up?
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Siemens/Murray.

I just had a major DOH!! moment. I forgot to mention that the setup that we did was 3-phase. That probably won't work for a residential setting, huh? :rolleyes:

But now I really want to see if they make the stuff for single phase in the Siemens catalog.
 
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