Service connection to house

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Under residential renovation conditions, is there a minimum standard of attachment to the house of power from the pole per NEC? Can a simple string attached from the chimney to pole power cable be utilized? Seems very unsafe to me but I have seen it done...

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Under no circumstances could I see a POCO allowing a string or rope, for that matter, as a POA. There are various POA's that are readily available and designed for the task.
 
Here's an extract from our POCO's Blue Book:

290 OVERHEAD POINT OF ATTACHMENT

290.1 For new construction the Customer will provide and maintain a safe and substantial support on the building or structure to which the Company's service drop is to be attached. The Company will furnish to the Customer at the Company's storeroom office the attachment device that will be installed by the Customer.

290.2 The existing attachment device may not be suitable for terminating the service drop on a building to be rewired. At Company request, the Customer at their sole expense will provide, install, and maintain a safe and substantial support on which the Customer will install the new attachment device supplied by the Company. Where the Company determines that a bolt is required through the wall of a building, the Customer, at their sole risk and expense, will install a bolt furnished by the Company.

290.3 The attachment device shall be located such that personnel will not have to stand on a roof to install the service drop. It must be workable from a ladder set on the ground. It shall not be installed on a fire wall, parapet wall, chimney, belt of stone, brick or other material, a soldier course, an outside verge board, an inside verge board, the upper three layers of brick, the fascia covering end of rafters, the end grain of any wood member, siding between studs or any similar type construction, unless satisfactory additional support is provided.

290.4 The attachment device will be located so that service drops and drip loops have a minimum of 3 feet* clearance from windows designed to open, doors, porches, balconies, fire escapes or similar building openings. (* Exception: Conductors run above the top level of a window shall be permitted to be less than the 3 feet requirement.)

290.5 The point of attachment should be 12 feet above final grade or higher due to service drop and drip loop clearances. In no case shall this clearance be less than 10 feet. NEC Article 230.

290.6 See Section 270 for service drop and drip loop clearances. Consult the NESC for service voltages in excess of 300 volts.

290.7 Where a building is not of sufficient height to provide the required service drop clearances, the Customer shall provide a suitable support of sufficient height. The support shall be a pipe mast or steel member, of sufficient length and strength, bolted to the building, or other structure and approved by the Company. Consult the Company for tension weight information. Only power service-drop conductors shall be permitted to be attached to a service mast. NEC Article 230-28.

290.8 The maximum height of a point of attachment shall be 22 feet unless a higher point is specified in writing by the Company.
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teeboli said:
what do you think of this setup?
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What you're seeing is the triplex temporarily lashed off the house using rope, while the siding is installed. Notice the new eyebolt is ready to receive the new triplex? What's your damage?
 
I agree that picture just shows a temp connection until the utility company hooks to the ceramic insulated that is mounted on the house. I don't see the problem for the short term-- unless it falls and kills someone :grin: :grin:
 
That's what I see also:
Existing service "temp'ed" to allow site power, new service ready to go.
 
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If you tried that temp in this area POCO will fine the EC $500 big ones. Here you have to have your service conductors reach to the exisiting service drop. No if's and's about it. You must also have their engineer come to the site and get their blessing before you can even touch the service, unless its an emergency.
 
lowryder88h said:
If you tried that temp in this area POCO will fine the EC $500 big ones. Here you have to have your service conductors reach to the exisiting service drop. No if's and's about it. You must also have their engineer come to the site and get their blessing before you can even touch the service, unless its an emergency.
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And yet, they allow the SEU to practically wrap around the house, with no protection after the meter as well...
 
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