Nj Meter recessed into wall

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Maxxy41

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Pseg NJ

Does anyone have any experience or recommendations for recessing a 200 amp meter socket into the exterior wall of a building

It’s a pole barn so the interior framing is not an issue

All the requirements I’ve found are about height and unobstructed area in front of the meter location

The meter is currently in a breezeway and I’d like to recess the box so it’s not sticking out so far

I’m assuming the service drop would have to be in conduit but that wouldn’t be an issue either

The main panel will be only a few feet away so the load side would be easy too

I’m picturing a recessed pocket in the wall sided and water tight just like the current siding. Large enough to have 4-6 inches of room/gap all the way around the box so there’s no problem for future repair
 
AC\DC said:
Around here they do it. Dumbest thing ever recessed panel boxes can’t add off then easy and replacing them is a nightmare. If they want it pretty just make a removable box and don’t mess with the integrity of the home
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I can maybe understand some if this is on the front of the home. Around here a majority are not normally on the front though, and I can't recall ever running into semi flush in my area at all. I do recall My sister having semi flush meter at a place she once lived in though that is about 2.5 hour drive away from me. Was still on back side and I thought why go through that sort of trouble, there was other utility type items located near this as well, gas meter, AC unit, communications equipment....
 
Based on what you described the only issue would/could be the riser conduit being "inside" the structure.
Unprotected conductors (service riser) cannot be 'inside' the structure.

Now, in driving around, I notice 'risers' that have been 'buried' during residing, exterior remodels, etc. A lot are the result of an "EFIS" residing.

IMHO, attempting to do this will get a big "NO" from the AHJ, and the PSE&G meter tech.
 
Had a Philly customer request a recessed meter years ago. You had to run heavy wall ( rigid ) conduit from top of meter socket to a 90 degree at the top where it exits the building .No LB or other condulets or pull boxes were allowed for that type of overhead service. I never owned a bender for rigid conduit larger then 1" and a large electrical contractor wanted a lot of money to bend required offset in 2" conduit. House was over hundred years cold and exterior walls only had plaster over the exterior walls so conduit would have to be run on surface of first & second floor then boxes in & sheet rocked over. It was too expensive and ended up installing the meter socket on the front red brick wall like every other town house on the block. Back then at least one company made a flush mounted meter socket. Would strongly recommend that if you go with a flush mount meter can remove the guts and app!y one coat of primer and two coats of Rustolium glossy white paint Paint the cover to match exterior wall. When I replaced my service 40 years ago did that paint job on my meter can mounted on exterior concrete wall and paint still in good shape and no signs of rust it corrosion.
 
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