haha yeah right. We have these "smart" meters now that report usage
back to some central monitor, I guess over the power lines. The powerco
will know immediately if you pull the meter as the signal will cease to
ping and it will show as an outage so a truck will be dispatched... I
let this kid hunt on my vast estate, he is now an area supervisor for
the powerco, so if I need anything done I text him a msg and he usually
shows up right quick, or has one of his guys come.
The pole next to a trailer on a property I am renting on Wadmalaw Island
rotted at the base and fell over last year, the power never went off but
there were live lines on the ground, no bueno. I asked him if he could
take care of it, he showed up in his truck and one of his guys showed up
with a new pole later that afternoon. They called in that they were
cutting the lines (which necessitated them setting up a formal work
order, which was OK) so the system would not freak out. They got the
new lines hooked up on the new pole and all was good. They did not pop
the meter as he had cut the lines (hot) and spliced in a new set going
from the meter up to the top of the pole.
As far as installing a new panel, this is where a main shutoff by the
meter helps a lot to deal with everything in the house. One I used
actually has 4 breaker spaces in it, I ran a small 60A subpanel off one
of those for utility circuits under the house if there was any need in
the future for some connection.
--FT
On 7/15/21 2:50 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes wrote:
Where is your spirit of adventure? Better to beg for forgiveness than
to ask permission?
On 15/07/2021 1:25 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote:
This is a possibility, however, messing with the meter for most
electrical utilities is a major league no-no, like fining you or
putting in a commercial meter box that has the meter behind a window
so you can’t get at it (all of this on your dime, too.)
Most utilities will coordinate pulling and replacing a meter without
too much hassle. You break the seal and you’re in for some serious hurt.
-D
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--FT
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