I love getting high!

[480sparky]

Today was the perfect end to the week!

Get up and it's 55? out. Sun is rising. Jump in the truck, and head to the supply house. Pick up some #2 ACSR and wedge clamps, and stop and pick up a lift.

Service call for the day: HO had a short in the line 'twixt the pole and the house. He managed to locate it at one of the lowest points on the drop, so he installed a temporary fix. So I went out and replaced the line today.

Yea, that's me up there!

HO's temp fix:

I'm not a big fan of linework, but little things like this I love......... fresh air.... sunshine..... out in the middle of nowhere...... working alone and doing my thing.................. and getting high!

 

[iwire]

Interesting, here that would be POCO work, if it's not POCO work and covered by the NEC ASCR is not a legal conductor.

 

[480sparky]

Interesting, here that would be POCO work, if it's not POCO work and covered by the NEC ASCR is not a legal conductor.

But I'm here, not there.

 

[iwire]

But I'm here, not there.

Same NEC, can you point out where the cable you used is covered by the NEC?

 

[480sparky]

Same NEC, can you point out where the cable you used is covered by the NEC?

Looks pretty covered to me!

 

[peter d]

Same NEC, can you point out where the cable you used is covered by the NEC?

Interesting point. I had not considered that the triplex cable is not covered by the NEC, but what could you use to do this job? :wink:

 

[don_resqcapt19]

Bob,
What about Article 396?

 

[iwire]

Interesting point. I had not considered that the triplex cable is not covered by the NEC,

Unless it is some sort if dual listed product it will not be UL listed and it will not be in Table 310.13 so you can't use it.

but what could you use to do this job? :wink:

I would tell the customer to call the POCO for a free repair.

 

[C3PO]

Same NEC, can you point out where the cable you used is covered by the NEC?

I thought that it was covered in article 396
Messenger-Supported Wiring

Am I missing something?

 

[iwire]

Bob,
What about Article 396?

Don. not sure what you mean, I don't see that 396 allows that ASCR for that application.

 

[mivey]

Interesting, here that would be POCO work, if it's not POCO work and covered by the NEC ASCR is not a legal conductor.

Since we are out of options, it must be not POCO work and not covered by the NEC.

 

[iwire]

Since we are out of options, it must be not POCO work and not covered by the NEC.

Looks like these folks go without electricity. :wink:

 

[qcroanoke]

Interesting, here that would be POCO work, if it's not POCO work and covered by the NEC ASCR is not a legal conductor.

Same here.
From the meter in on laterals and from the top of the house on overheads is the owners.

 

[nakulak]

was there a switch on the pole or did you work it hot ?

 

[hurk27]

It seems this is the description of ASCR cable to me?

396.2 Definition.
Messenger Supported Wiring. An exposed wiring support system using a messenger wire to support insulated conductors by any one of the following:
(1) A messenger with rings and saddles for conductor support
(2) A messenger with a field-installed lashing material for conductor support
(3) Factory-assembled aerial cable
(4) Multiplex cables utilizing a bare conductor, factory assembled and twisted with one or more insulated conductors, such as duplex, triplex, or quadruplex type of construction

And this is in table 396.10(A)

Other factory-assembled, multiconductor control, signal, or power cables that are identified for the use

Note that this is the only cable in this table that doesn't have an article listed for reference?

 

[mivey]

Looks like these folks go without electricity. :wink:

Are you saying you have never done work that was covered by the NESC, say ahead of the service point...like something that the utility required the customer to install? Wouldn't that qualify as "not POCO work and not covered by the NEC"?

 

[hurk27]

To me this looks like a common farm type service, with the metering at the pole by the garage and feeders feeding the different loads by aerial cable?

We have a few of these around here on farms

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Actually, I believe that 310.8(C), (D) and 310.13, the second paragraph do permit the type of cable 480 installed.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

480, if you ever get tired of electrical installations, you could take up photography.

 

[nunu161]

Looks pretty covered to me!

HAHAHA Hilarious i laughed for like 10 minutes