Bjenks
Senior Member
- Location
- East Coast of FL
I have a customer who has four service drops coming in from the same pole. two go to a meter/disconnect outside the building at 100A each. The other go into an electrical room that has a 400A fused disconnect and a 600A fused disconnect. The 600A disconnect goes to 23 apartment meters and then out to the units. The 400A disconnect goes goes out to 7 commercial meter/disconnects.
The customer now wants one underground service lateral that goes into the building and through a single outside disconnect switch (around 1200A). Then feed out to the two 400/600A disconnects and then add an additional 400A disconnect that would feed the two outside loads on the old meter.
The room is locked where these disconnects are located. I am wondering if I really need to put an outside disconnect on the wall. I am thinking it would save money to just install a trough and tap off to the three fused disconnects. If I do put a disconnect outside, should I fuse it? If so do I need to fuse the inside disconnects? I have a limited budget and there are a bunch of code issues on the inside of the building that I would rather spend their money on if possible.
The customer now wants one underground service lateral that goes into the building and through a single outside disconnect switch (around 1200A). Then feed out to the two 400/600A disconnects and then add an additional 400A disconnect that would feed the two outside loads on the old meter.
The room is locked where these disconnects are located. I am wondering if I really need to put an outside disconnect on the wall. I am thinking it would save money to just install a trough and tap off to the three fused disconnects. If I do put a disconnect outside, should I fuse it? If so do I need to fuse the inside disconnects? I have a limited budget and there are a bunch of code issues on the inside of the building that I would rather spend their money on if possible.
