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07-19-2018, 11:40 AM #1
Meter box - mounting height.
is there a code requirement for height of meter boxes above grade?
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07-19-2018, 06:09 PM #2
Re: Meter box - mounting height.
Heh, your kidding around right? If not then I would call that out for being too close to a water source (the hose bib), unsafe because children can acsess it, ext,ect,ext. You don't need a code to call that out as unsafe and dangerous.
But the conductors that are improperly entering that box do not look like service entrance conductors to me. I think this must be a joke.
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07-19-2018, 08:29 PM #3
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Minimum height is two things:
1) NEC: "above ground" - that looks like it may be partially not "above ground", and that includes the bottom of the box and the fittings that enter the meter box, not just the box itself (unless those fittings are listed as suitable for direct burial, which I doubt).
2) FEMA: above flood elevation BFE or DFE), what is the flood elevation requirement?
3) & 4) (I know I said "two things"): common sense and stupidity (just not enforceable)
In the semi-frozen not-quite-north, I would also be concerned about being encased in snow load depth and melting snow, but I don't recall that being a code thing either, that falls under 3) & 4).
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07-19-2018, 09:02 PM #4
Re: Meter box - mounting height.
In my area, the utility company has specific requirements in addition to the code.
Looking at the PG&E Greenbook, it looks like the minimum meter height is 48" above the ground or standing surface (but, I sometimes have difficulty reading codes).
Last edited by Gunnar Alquist; 07-19-2018 at 09:18 PM.
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07-19-2018, 11:26 PM #5
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07-20-2018, 02:13 AM #6
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07-20-2018, 08:38 AM #7
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07-20-2018, 09:01 AM #8
Re: Meter box - mounting height.
Found a thread on Mike Holt's site that has a similar discussion.
http://forums.mikeholt.com/showthread.php?t=89467
Looks like utility for Cape Cod is provided by Eversource or Nstar. When I search for Nstar, I get the Eversource webpage.
The meter height requirements are on p. 78 in their document:
https://www.eversource.com/content/d...ic_service.pdf
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07-20-2018, 11:04 AM #9
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07-20-2018, 11:28 AM #10
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07-20-2018, 12:18 PM #11
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07-20-2018, 11:48 PM #12
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07-21-2018, 05:46 PM #13
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All answers based on unamended National Electrical codes.
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07-22-2018, 12:04 AM #14
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Apparently. it isn't and I was incorrect in saying it was an issue.
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07-22-2018, 06:52 AM #15
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Elizabeth,
Not so fast on the retreat ... depends on what the "issue" is.
One issue left unresolved and open, and likely is present, is the height not being compliant with the requirements of the utility company - that height being based on safety of/for their workers.
That is something each home inspector should have knowledge of/have information on and at their disposal - what is required in their sera.
And not just the electric utilities, but also for gas utilities for gas meters and gas tanks (above ground and buried).
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07-25-2018, 08:35 AM #16
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I guess standards are lower in your area, Ken.
Thanks for sharing.
John Kogel, RHI, BC HI Lic #47455
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07-25-2018, 08:43 AM #17
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