[robmac85]

My excavator buddy sent me this pic of a house he's working at with this service. I mean call me crazy but who would do this lol. It looks like that's a peice of PVC sleeveing the SE cable through the roof. I guess it's legal being that it's a PVC pipe but my god just do a mast or I don't know run the cable up the gable end of the house or something. I hope nobody on here did this job hah.

 

[MTW]

I think it looks way better that way than running it (or PVC) around the overhang. That's a clever solution. I like it. :thumbsup:

 

[Haxwoper]

I probably would have ran PVC straight up the front face thru the little skirt.

 

[Bkessler]

They should have moved the service drop over to the gable wall.

 

[chicken steve]

Our poco would see that as an opportunity to pirate power before the meter

~CS~

 

[robmac85]

Points for creativity given but idk its pretty hokey. This is on JCP&L, a First Energy utility. I guess they're not as picky as I thought.

 

[ponyboy]

Oy vey

 

[Shockdoc]

It's cheap, the builder wants cheap, he gets cheap. He wants to pay for more, he gets more. I've seen far uglier than that.

 

[Bootss]

underground if possible

 

[Ron Burgundy]

It's creative, but it sure is ugly.

 

[Big John]

Only reason I think it's dumb is because the gable is right there.

Otherwise it beats the hell out of going around the overhang (which looks terrible in SE and is a complete abortion in PVC), and it's probably still cheaper than a riser.

 

[papaotis]

lets see, a STRAIGHT peice of pipe through that same roof flashing, a couple feet less wire, no flex connectoers, and this is cheaper? and definenitly ugly!

 

[Big John]

...And definitely ugly!

I think that install is pretty darn clean. Is your objection the bends, or the location, or just the fact that it's not pipe?

 

[mgraw]

I think that install is pretty darn clean. Is your objection the bends, or the location, or just the fact that it's not pipe?

My answer to that question would be Yes.

 

[robmac85]

Hey I'm all for using SE cable, but I draw the line here.

 

[Big John]

My answer to that question would be Yes.

:laughing: That's why I asked. It's not how I would've done it, but if it was the cheapest option and there was no gable, I think that's a good solution. But a lot of guys just pucker up whenever they see cable.

 

[r_merc]

My first reaction was how is this legal? Its been a while since I have done any residential. I guess it comes down to if the POCO will allow it.

 

[BuzzKill]

If your drilling a hole through that soffit, go ahead and use a stick of pvc shed 40. That SE wire may blow up at any moment.

 

[dronai]

A nice looking house, and siding appearance ruined by that crap ran on the exterior. GRC inside the wall like California does is the way to go.

 

[oldtimer]

If your drilling a hole through that soffit, go ahead and use a stick of pvc sched 40. That SE wire may blow up at any moment.

fify.