How To Split One Electric Service Into Two Meters
Alan_Kim | | #6
*Thank you, Geoff -Yes, a master disconnect box with breakers for feeding sub panels.Need to check with the town to see if this would be allowed.I sympathize you suggesting an electrician and I capeesh that.Never ran into this situation before.Thanks,Alan
Dave_Richeson | | #7
*Alan, How you split the service would also depend on how the billing is set upwardly. A teneant that doesn't pay you can't be cut off in most places. A tenant that doesn't pay the utility company volition eventually get cut off.Just a thought.Dave
Alan_Kim | | #viii
*Excellent bespeak, Dave.I would rather the tenant deal with the power company to turn the power on or off."Sub" billing may be a bit of a headache.Monthly minimum for a meter is $7 and I don't mind paying that when the service is cut off.We have a very friendly and helpful power company for our town.I'll accept 1 of the guys come over.Alan
John_Steinke | | #9
*What you lot're trying to exercise unremarkably requires both a permit- and a licensed electrical contractor. Merely, for the sake of explaination...First of all, you DON'T take "200 amp service." What you take is service for one residence, with a 200-amp rated disconnect. If y'all desire to take iii residences, the utility might want to replace their wires with larger ones, etc.What is typically done is that the power company lines enter a "gutter," or long junction box, that has splices in information technology to feed each of the separate meters. Each residence is required to have a disconnect rated for at to the lowest degree 100 amps- what you're probably calling "100 amp service." Aye, you can get 3-100'due south out of 1-200, because your service demand is calculated with a pen and paper, rather than by adding up breakers or measuring specific appliances. See where an electricians' grooming comes in handy?At each meter will be a disconnect serving that section only; this can be either a stand-alone disconnect, or a combination console/disconnect/meter socket. Apart from the NEC, the local utility has their requirements. In general, everything up to the meter is governed past the utility.Fifty-fifty though the 'box stores' sell panels, that doesn't mean anyone could -or should- do this job themselves!
Alan_Kim | | #10
*Thanks, John, for your thorough respond.The town inspection section is familiar with me and have inspected my work before, so although I am not in the trade, I know just plenty to get myself in trouble - just kidding.The power company is also familiar with me and on friendly terms and zilch fishy would be going on without a let with the town and besides, the ability company will non do the piece of work without seeing a town permit.I posted this question because I have a rough idea on different configurations and have been observing unlike means services are separate upwards at houses and buildings in our area. Merely trying to go with the most sensible (and code compliant) route for my situation without overdoing it.Alan
Alan_Kim | | #eleven
*John -It's me once more -I have seen the gutter setup you mention, which may be the best route for me. As a bonus, the ability company ordinarily provides the meter bases at no accuse.Main disconnect after each meter.Have to see how far they can exist mounted away from the meter base of operations.Getting a trivial crowded on that wall.Maybe they'll let me mount it where information technology enters the firm.Thank you again,Alan
George_Roberts | | #12
*Alan ---If y'all are on such skillful terms with the inspections depsrtment and the ability company, why would yous inquire us?As John said the power visitor is responsible for all the piece of work upwards to the meters. You exercise what they say not what we say.Subsequently the meter, rent a professional to go y'all to the breaker boxes.
Alan_Kim | | #13
*Thanks for the reply, George -I probably shouldn't have started this thread.Actually, the utility guy is coming by this afternoon.
Dave_Richeson | | #xiv
*Alan,As you probably already know by now, the utility company is not responsible for everything up to the meter socket.If your service is overhead they are responsible for wire to the weather caput to be made upwards to your wiring from the weatherhaed to the meter. If clandestine they will provide wire from the transformer to the meter, with a limit on the number of anxiety free. Later you go past the allocated footage, you pay for the boosted wire. A wiring trough or duct is considered a termination point for thier wires in most instances. All this is a general statement so your specific local utility may vary. I work for a utility company. and this is pretty standard fair in our area.Glad you posted the question though. I got some usfull information out of it. Tell us what they recomended and what the regulation are in your surface area.Dave
Alan_Kim | | #15
*Hi, Dave -Our utility visitor is very helpful, especially when an aeriform service goes underground along with an upgrade.Last time I was able to perform all the work and not incur any charges.For multiple meters, though, there may be some sort of accuse.Alan
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Geoff_B | | #five
*I'm no electrican simply I had this done years ago. I think information technology went to a main box containing three breakers. Each billow feeds though a meter to a sub-panel.Get an electrican!