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electrofelon
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- Cherry Valley NY, Seattle, WA
Nice job. Funny, Looks very very similar to one I did 4 years ago, annoying pipe in the way and all :rant:
A good example of how little load there is if everything is gas: 11 units, 200 amp single phase, been like that for 60 years probably. I upgraded it to 400.
A good example of how little load there is if everything is gas: 11 units, 200 amp single phase, been like that for 60 years probably. I upgraded it to 400.
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- Tennessee NEC:2017
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- Semi-Retired Electrician
It's funny you say that. It was an 7 unit building each unit was being fed via a 12/3 BX landlord is not ready to run individual risers yet.
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I was on a crew that did 12 of these in 30 unit apartment buildings.
Each unit had a 14 AWG K&T riser so each meter got a single pole 15 amp breaker in place of the 30 amp glass fuses that were in place when we arrived. The breakers tripped constantly. I have no idea how long they stayed that way.
mbrooke
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- Technician
Looks nice and well done! 
electrofelon
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- Cherry Valley NY, Seattle, WA
Wow, mine wasnt that bad. Most units had a #8 BX. What was a pain on this job was each tenant had a circulator pump in that utility room. I tried to talk the owner into just having the house pay for the circ pump electricity and raise the rents 5 or 10 bucks, but he wouldnt have it.
electrofelon
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- Cherry Valley NY, Seattle, WA
Oh, nice milwaukee tools, I approve :thumbsup:
kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
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- EC
If they are the small "inline" pumps they probably don't even use more then a dollar or two a month in electric energy. Kind of assume owner is paying for the heating energy in the water being pumped - which will be much much more.
Not millwaukee hiltiOh, nice milwaukee tools, I approve
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peter d
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- New England
No panels for each apartment? I'm assuming the breakers in the meter stack will be for a new feeder?
peter d
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- New England
ConEd allows unmetered conductors in a trough like that? :blink:
Con Ed will allow unmetered feeders in that trough as long as it's closed with security screws that they approve
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kwired
Electron manager
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- NE Nebraska
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- EC
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I hope the open conductors to those old meters are temporary, you did say this is finished product.
The GEC bus - sure you are not misunderstanding something? If there were multiple service disconnecting means I could see them wanting it done a certain way, but don't you have just the one service disconnect?
Well the meters are temporarily hooked up untill Poco provides new ones. There is one disconnect correct and a panel with a main breaker in it . But that's how they. Want it it's b that way for a while now
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kwired
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- NE Nebraska
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The GEC only needs connected to the service disconnecting means, or some common point ahead of the service disconnecting means, per NEC. Only time a feeder would need to connect to the GEC is if it is a separately derived system or the supply to a separate building or structure, but that would be a new GES at the separate building or structure
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