Stevenfyeager
Senior Member
- Location
- United States, Indiana
- Occupation
- electrical contractor
Does a house meter need to be 3 feet from an operational window or just the point of attachment for overhead service? Thank you.
about 15 years ago, I had laid out on a house where the meter (for underground service) was to go, close a window. I didn't end up getting the job, and the electrician told the general contractor that I had it planned in a space not allowed because it was within 3 feet from a window. The contractor called me to tell me my error.
And he hired the guy who didn't know what he was talking about?
That is where you may find such rules - POCO's or local AHJ's - NEC alone has no such rules. Open conductors at the transition to the service drop however have limitations to distances from openings in buildings.Local POCO may have such a rule, but I seriously doubt it.