Magnettica

Btw, got any pictures of that massive service head with all the conductors pouring out of it?

MDShunk

I have one for you. Made by a sheet metal shop:

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Peter D

I'm guessing this was a mill or similar building that was decomissioned, and the power needs are just to keep a few lights and receptacles live now...so the poco downsized the service.

Is this corner grounded delta?

william1978

Did it have a 3rd party label on that weather head?

MDShunk

No, nor is it required to. It was made in a UL panel shop, so it could have had one. Probably would have added a few bucks for a sticker.

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MDShunk

No. Condo conversion. The w/h is new. It was temp'd in with the old drop, since there wasn't much going on inside yet.

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Peter D

Ah right. So you installed that monstrosity? I'm surprised the poco allowed overhead for a service that large. Clearly there are extenuating circumstances for its existence.

Magnettica

Right, that was my point that they you can't go down to the local Cooper Electric Supply and buy a service head for 6 SEC's.

froggie9189

why not bring your feed in with 3/o copper and use 4/o al to feed your panels.. or did i miss sumthin'. shut up NolaTigaBait, you're still mad at me over that silly panel. was that a real pic of the meter can? if so, cooool!!!!

froggie9189

Grandfather is a scary old fire hazard. but, work with what you got! make sure they understand existing, right?

Lythropus

We ended up running 600 alu up the mast in the same 3 1/2" pipe, but they failed it again because my house was originally rated for a 180 amp service with a piece of #4 copper as the ground conductor to the ground rod. I forgot to resize it for the 600 up the mast, so I went back again and sized it correctly to 1/0 Copper (My fault I honestly just forgot it). Then he failed it again saying I needed 24 feet to the top of the weatherhead and that 600 needs a larger size conduit??? 24'? 600 doesn't use 40% pipe fill in a 3" pipe, let alone a 3.5". I'm seriously done messing with it...I'm going to rip if off, replace the vinyl and run it underground, let the poco mess with the wire...

I didn't run 3/0 copper up the mast because the power company said they wouldn't hook to it. The inspector said it was fine but they are two completely seperate things. I don't know how it works for some of the other states but even if it passes the county/city inspector here the power company can still turn it down...

He won't give me an actual piece of paper saying what he wants and why it failed...normally a red card says exactley what's wrong but apparently that's not the case here.

froggie9189

have you tried to go over his head and talk to the chief inspector? I've had good experiences with mine. He has the power to make an exception.

froggie9189

sorry... I read that fast. Call the head of your poco engineers and see what he says. Same deal, he can make an exception. by the way, his name is sir.

froggie9189

my poco is the same evidently, they can turn down a hook up that is within code beacause the engineer can't figure something out.

Jim Port

Perhaps he forgot that to the rod never needs to be larger than #6?