Weatherheads on Roof

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Typical triplex is not listed.
Also the neutral can't be bare. But can be used in some applications. Sometimes you have to use Quad
 
I would say for clearence you need 10' above roof tops. I have seen this done at some industrial plants what i don't understand is why you dont just put it in conduit and protect the wire.
 
Jim W in Tampa said:
Why would anyone do garbage work like that ?
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i did see few crazy stuff as well and this kind of set up is very spooky i heard some story but i really cant confrimed [ if that is true ] but i did see one triplex wire the alum/ steel reforced wire type .

I should take a photo to describe it more clear here but anyway here it is,,

the netrual [ bare wire type ] stranded wires were all fried apart by worn out by insluation yoke and all it left was just steel wire and the steel wire was glowing red hot from all the current going thru on that one.

you can see that during nite time it did show really errine glow there :eek:

and i replace that with in the pipe and correct conductor for right useage

Merci, Marc
 
This is in Illinois. I won't be more specific to protect the guilty.

Posted by Jim W: "Why would anyone do garbage work like that ?"

Because they didn't know what they were doing? My guess is that this was done back when the building was a "Piggly Wiggly" store. That's nothing compared to the extension cord running across the roof feeding a cord connectecd sump pump. (Yes, a sump pump on the roof that pumps into a plumbing vent.) At least they wrapped the sump pump plug-in in saran wrap to keep the water out:)

It just never even occured to me that someone might try to use weatherheads and triplex to feed RTU's.

Does the 10' requirement apply only to overhead services, or does it also apply to feeders?
 
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