oscar47
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Does the NEC have a specific height range for a meter can on a service interence, or, is this specified by the local utility company?
Meter Can Height
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Hendrix
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Utility usually says 5.5' from grade to center of socket.
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The height of the meter socket is set by the local utility.
Here the height is minimum of 4' to the center of the meter and 6' maximum.
Chris
Here the height is minimum of 4' to the center of the meter and 6' maximum.
Chris
Same here.
On occasion, the meter falls outside of that, and it may fail POCO inspection. But that's because they don't know it's not finished grade yet. So be sure to find out where finished grade will be when all is said and done so you don't have to redo it later on.
oscar47
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Thanks Everyone! I just was not confident with my memeory. I guess it's old age.
mcclary's electrical
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I deal with 3 different power companies around here, and all 3 say between 4' and 6'
rcarroll
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What do you do if there's a multi gang stack?
You're not going to fall in the 4' - 6' realm. I suppose POCO has to take that in consideration. If so, why should they care about narrowing the range for a single meter can?
You're not going to fall in the 4' - 6' realm. I suppose POCO has to take that in consideration. If so, why should they care about narrowing the range for a single meter can?What do you do if there's a multi gang stack?
Most POCOs wouldn't care anyway because they're all going to remote-read meters. So even if you put the meter 20' up the side of the building, it wouldn't make a whole lot of difference to them.
rcarroll
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Well then, that either puts more people out of work, or the remote meter readers will use binoculars.Most POCOs wouldn't care anyway because they're all going to remote-read meters. So even if you put the meter 20' up the side of the building, it wouldn't make a whole lot of difference to them.
Well then, that either puts more people out of work, or the remote meter readers will use binoculars.
I haven't seen a meter reader in 2 years now.
I think the job is going the way of buggy whip makers and ice pick producers.
Uh , yes it would . Trust me .Most POCOs wouldn't care anyway because they're all going to remote-read meters. So even if you put the meter 20' up the side of the building, it wouldn't make a whole lot of difference to them.
marti smith
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Our POCO here actually produces a compilation of what they want in the field and distributes it as requested. This way, there are no gray areas. I do not know about any other areas, but you may call and see if something like this is available.
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