Service Upgrade: Do I need Disconnect?

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Doing a Service Upgrade, removed old fuse panel and meter cabinet.
Installed new 200A main breaker panel and meter cabinet.
New service panel is in basement on rear wall, new meter cabinet is on adjacent exterior wall to the left of the panel. The run of entrance cable
comes from the rear/back of the meter cabinet, through the exterior wall(vinyl over stucco) and into the basement. From there it enters the new panel after making a 90 degree turn down, and into the panel.
The overall run of entrance cable is less than 6 feet.

DO I NEED AN EXTERIOR(METER LOCATION) DISCONNECT SWITCH??

IF the service entrance wire was enclosed in a 2" rigid PVC conduit from the meter cabinet to the new service panel(passing through the exterior wall and one joist) would I need a disconnect?

Please help. Thanks.

Phil
 
Phil, there is no distance specified in the NEC. Ask the local AHJ.

No, conduit alone doesn't change anything. You have a code book?
 
captainofindustry said:
IF the service entrance wire was enclosed in a 2" rigid PVC conduit from the meter cabinet to the new service panel(passing through the exterior wall and one joist) would I need a disconnect?
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Had a situation just like this one last year. The service conduit entered right near the water main so I added 3' onto the PVC and moved the breaker panel away from the water line. The AHJ said it wasn't the shortest distance possible and made me move it right up to the water line (go figure). His comment was that if I wanted to encase it in 6" of concrete I could do that instead. Fortunately for me I had advanced warning and knew this inspector would be breaking my chops so I had "dry fit" the conduit. Moving it took about 20 minutes.
 
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