theavidcitizen
New User
- Location
- Eastern Washington State
- Occupation
- Electrical Contractor
Residential service work is not my forte, but as a new electrical contractor, it goes where it goes. Need some advice on how to proceed.
Customer is requesting an upgrade from 100A to 200A, overhead service. The only real issue is the meter socket is built into the exterior of the house and the service mast is run through the wall cavity.
My question is how to connect an CSED(AIO) without demo-ing the existing meter socket can. The can is set into the joist cavity, and the wall sheathing, vapor barrier, and expensive custom shiplap siding with only roughly the cover showing on the outside of the house. Any attempt to extract this F'r is going to cost big money to repair, so I'm looking for options.
First thought was to remove the meter socket guts and use the existing meter can as an auxiliary gutter by installing a blank meter cover over the meter hole and running the service entry feeders through the existing can into the back of the AIO. Relatively ugly, I know, but it's also fast and cheap considering the alternative. I think if the existing meter socket can cover can have a utility ring on it and be locked, it would help my case for defining it as an auxiliary gutter.
Customer is requesting an upgrade from 100A to 200A, overhead service. The only real issue is the meter socket is built into the exterior of the house and the service mast is run through the wall cavity.
My question is how to connect an CSED(AIO) without demo-ing the existing meter socket can. The can is set into the joist cavity, and the wall sheathing, vapor barrier, and expensive custom shiplap siding with only roughly the cover showing on the outside of the house. Any attempt to extract this F'r is going to cost big money to repair, so I'm looking for options.
First thought was to remove the meter socket guts and use the existing meter can as an auxiliary gutter by installing a blank meter cover over the meter hole and running the service entry feeders through the existing can into the back of the AIO. Relatively ugly, I know, but it's also fast and cheap considering the alternative. I think if the existing meter socket can cover can have a utility ring on it and be locked, it would help my case for defining it as an auxiliary gutter.