nolabama

where do you bond the grounding electrode conductor to the grounded conductor- meter can or service equipment? - ? its an accessiblity question ? if the poco locks the meter can out i cant access my termination to the gec can i?

MDShunk

I can stick it in the meter can, but I'll fail inspection. I just don't want to press the issue, so I put it in the service disconnect. Around here, the inspectors are not only inspecting to code, but they're inspecting to the power company's rules. That sorta chaps my back side, since the power company isn't paying them.

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walkerj

POCO doesn't care either way here.
I try to do it in the disco

InPhase277

I asked a POCO guy this when he came to hook up a service I built. I had their spec sheet which required the GEC to terminate in their socket. We don't have inspectors around here in Northern Alabama. I asked him why they required it there. His response was so that it would NOT be accessible. They didn't want hillbilly jacklegs ****ing around with them. I guess I could understand that, but then again, you can't really stop a hillbilly from rigging something.

Another NEC-compliant place is the neutral at the service drop, though, I have never seen this done.

walkerj

Priceless

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Jason

Effectively Grounded

Poco does not want it in the meter can round these here parts. It goes to the first disco on the load side of the meter. meets code and make s the poco and inspectors happy

no one likes it in the can

mikeg_05

We have to use a GEC on a remote meter here, i guess they figure its a lighting rod out there all by it self, but not when its not attached to a house