What would you do....

[celtic]

...in this situation?

Besides add a strap at the top of the hub someplace....

 

[sparkydon]

wow...

wow...

that's a very "artsy" bend there..'as far as melonscratchers go, that one's a honeydoodle' - ned flanders

 

[chris kennedy]

I was recently in Va, beach. Siding seems to be popular. A guy could make a living there just strapping SEC.

 

[donselectric]

go underground

 

[bstoin]

WOW! Is this work indicative of that which is done in NJ?

I see at least 5 code violations.

 

[flash hazard]

Yikes!! We get alot of calls from siders to reattach meters and service drops but I would have to walk away (far away) from that one!

Kinda hard to tell but that doesn't look like much of a drip loop at the weather head.

 

[LawnGuyLandSparky]

I would move the service to the right side of the garage, on a mast. Then I'd call the phone / cable companies and tell them to do the same. This should have been done when that garage was added on.

 

[flash hazard]

I would move the service to the right side of the garage, on a mast. Then I'd call the phone / cable companies and tell them to do the same. This should have been done when that garage was added on.

Thats a good call on the phone and cable, I didn't even notice them. They don't look very high. I wonder if the have similar height clearances as power?

 

[stickboy1375]

That would be a POCO violation in CT, they have to have access without obstruction, and that garage is a serious problem...

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Celtic
Is your main concern the SE cable that is looped in front of the gutter?

I have seen this done before in a neater manner. I can say this could be done in a neater fashion, but I do not see it as presenting too much of a hazard. For those who do not install SE cable much, this may seem to be a disaster waiting to happen. SE cable has been installed in our area for as long as I can remember, maybe a little longer. There is not much of a problem with this type of installation. For SE cable, the biggest problems are aging and accidents from other trades when they are not paying attention. Aging is a problem for all electrical installations.

 

[stickboy1375]

What SE cable? That looks like PVC to me...???

 

[celtic]

What SE cable? That looks like PVC to me...???

Actually..I believe it's RMC.
Definitley NOT SE or PVC.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

RMC
I have a pretty good screen...maybe it is time for new glasses . When I am on some inspections I tell people I am blind in one eye and can't see out of the other. Some of them say it makes for a good inspector

 

[stickboy1375]

Actually..I believe it's RMC.
Definitley NOT SE or PVC.

Good eyes, your right, First glance at that crazy bend, it definitely looked like pvc right out of a hot box...:grin:

 

[celtic]

I had the benefit of being able to see this in person...I wouldn't know what the hell it was looking at my screen

 

[emahler]

never mind...celtic posted 3 posts during my one...

 

[stickboy1375]

I actually give the guy credit for making that bend in RMC...... just missing a few straps... like Celtic said in another post, beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

 

[celtic]

never mind...celtic posted 3 posts during my one...

I got mad skills ....you know the price

... like Celtic said in another post, beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

I stole that line from someone else on this forum :grin:

 

[Brady Electric]

What would you do?

What would you do?

I would move the service to the right side of the garage, on a mast. Then I'd call the phone / cable companies and tell them to do the same. This should have been done when that garage was added on.

Good eye, it looks like PVC out of a hot box to me. I would do like LawnGuyLandSparky. If the panel needed to stay where it is inside I would set a 4 circuit main panel on the other side of the garage and run 4 wire to a sub-panel where the original is. I also think it may be possible to use pvc 45's where it is now to make it a little neater and strap it more. (or drill a hole in the gutter and go straight up)(Just Kidding)Semper Fi. Buddy

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Look like pipe to me. Darn straight for SEC and it's round so it would be a SER. Unless my eyes are deceiving me I will go with conduit.

Service Drop doesn't appear to meet the NEC regulations either

Edit: sorry I missed the whole second page-- didn't realize conduit was already discussed..