Curious to see what other municipalities are allowing for distance traveled with service conductors once they enter a dwelling.Code refers to "nearest the point of entrance". Is 4-6' an unreasonable distance if the conductors are in Rigid pvc or EMT? I'm speaking of unfused conductors coming right out of the CoPo meter base.
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At one time TN State inspectors were told 3 ft.
In practice that number is often exceeded a few feet when the conductors are visible or protected by conduit.
In my inspection career in various jurisdictions I have seen as much as 10 to 15 ft allowed in commercial/industrial installations where the conductors were not subject to damage and exposed in exposed rigid conduit.
In practice that number is often exceeded a few feet when the conductors are visible or protected by conduit.
In my inspection career in various jurisdictions I have seen as much as 10 to 15 ft allowed in commercial/industrial installations where the conductors were not subject to damage and exposed in exposed rigid conduit.
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- Illinois
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- retired electrician
Our city requires sevice conductors to be in rigid conduit and there can be no more than 10 feet of wire between the point of entry and the termination on the line side of the sevice disconnect.
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- Chapel Hill, NC
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- Retired Electrical Contractor
We in NC would have no issue with that.
In Minnesota we typically will go 5' or less infused into a dwelling.
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