"If the service head is above the roof there is a 8' (18" in certain cases) minimum clearance to the roof,"
In some cases, it may be 3 feet above the roof.
" but that is only if the service head is above the roof."
Huh? You mean only if the mast penetrates through the roof, right?
"In the case in the photograph there is a requirement that the service head be above the point of attachment of the service conductors (which seems to be the case in the photograph)"
There is?
"There is an exception to the above-the-point-of -attachment rule if it is (a) impractical to do so and (b) if the point of attachment is within 24" of the service head."
Please show me so I can learn about it.
As I said, "but it's somewhat complex". Now you are beginning to see why I said that.
