Help needed with a overhead feed to a subpanel

[c2500]

Here is what I have...

An existing house has the main panel. There is an apartment behind the house. The main panel feeds the wiring that goes into the attic, out a weatherhead, then spans overhead to the apratment weatherhead and into a subpanel. There are four wires out of the weatherhead (3 insulated, 1 bare) They immediately connect to a set of four conducter, sunlight resistant aluminum wire that travels to the other weatherhead and into the subpanel.

The problem is the wires are 9' off the ground and need to be raised so an FHA loan will go through. There is enough wire available to raise them to over 10'. The current attachment method is #8 solid insulated copper wrapped and twisted over the 4 conducters and then looped over an eye bolt. Then there is a layer of electrical tape.

I was thinking of using a wedge anchor anchor atttached to the nuetral and tying it to a proper attachment point. My only concern is these are normally used on uninsulated conductors.

My other concern is 230.24B(1) Or should I be looking at 230.24B(2).

I am waiting to hear the FHA height requirement.

I have never run into this before, so I am open to any suggestions. Please bear in mind this is an EXISTING installation and I have no idea when it was done. I am just wanting to salvage it if possible.

Thanks,

c2500

 

[augie47]

Although the requirements are the same, your actual reference is 225.18 as this is a feeder, not a service.
You might also look at 225.6 to see if a messanger wire is required.

 

[c2500]

Although the requirements are the same, your actual reference is 225.18 as this is a feeder, not a service.
You might also look at 225.6 to see if a messanger wire is required.

Thanks for the corrected reference. I am only at 35 feet or so, so no messenger needed. Is it considered less than 150 volts since hot to ground would be 120 volts...or do I go with 225.18(2) since 240 volts would be available? I am also open to any attachment ideas...if there are any. I just ruled out my original plan based off of 396.2

Thanks,

c2500