SparkyAdam
Member
- Location
- Oregon
- Occupation
- Electrician/Small Business Owner
Hello Forums,
I have another code question. I am looking at a project for a homeowner in the country. He has a pedestal meter at the start of his long driveway. This is simply a meter only and does not have a shut-off; the only shut-off is at an indoor panel located inside the residence where the conduit enters. This overhead service (meter-only) is mounted on a pedestal near the street. From this pedestal, an underground PVC conduit carries a three-wire feeder to the customer's house about 450ish feet away.
This PVC conduit that carries this three-wire feeder passes under an undeveloped area of his property on which he wants to build a shed.
He wants to locate this existing conduit, dig it up, and install an in-ground splice box (this would require a utility disconnect, as electricians in Oregon cannot pull meters), then tap the three-wire feeder to power a pedestal electrical panel in this area (eventually, this will power some outdoor lighting and a medium-sized shed).
Are you allowed to tap service conductors in this manner? This would mean that there were two service disconnects that were not grouped. One would be a pedestal panel that was installed to power a future shed, and the other would be the existing main breaker panel in the house (about 300ft away).
FYI, I am in Oregon, and Oregon did not adopt 225.41.
I have another code question. I am looking at a project for a homeowner in the country. He has a pedestal meter at the start of his long driveway. This is simply a meter only and does not have a shut-off; the only shut-off is at an indoor panel located inside the residence where the conduit enters. This overhead service (meter-only) is mounted on a pedestal near the street. From this pedestal, an underground PVC conduit carries a three-wire feeder to the customer's house about 450ish feet away.
This PVC conduit that carries this three-wire feeder passes under an undeveloped area of his property on which he wants to build a shed.
He wants to locate this existing conduit, dig it up, and install an in-ground splice box (this would require a utility disconnect, as electricians in Oregon cannot pull meters), then tap the three-wire feeder to power a pedestal electrical panel in this area (eventually, this will power some outdoor lighting and a medium-sized shed).
Are you allowed to tap service conductors in this manner? This would mean that there were two service disconnects that were not grouped. One would be a pedestal panel that was installed to power a future shed, and the other would be the existing main breaker panel in the house (about 300ft away).
FYI, I am in Oregon, and Oregon did not adopt 225.41.
