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Meter Socket Line Side too short -

I have a bad terminal spring on the line side of my electric meter. The service is 200A, underground. The meter is 40 years old, and has studs, and the line and load have lugs which are fastened to the studs. Now the line side (which gets fed from…
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400 Amp Installation for New Home Use of Meter Main

New custom home to be built in Tennessee. TN still uses 2017 NEC. This post is just to see what others have to say about what I plan on having for electric service. The house will be close to 3200 square feet with a 2-vehicle garage attached via a…
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Bizarre home electrical system

This is a follow up to a question I asked recently about a subpanel that was not wired properly. I'm working on an extremely bizarre situation with the electrical system of an old house that predates electricity and originally had knob and tube.…
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Why do I measure low, varying phase leg voltage which fluctuates with load?

I have 123 volts on one phase and 89 or less on the other phase depending what I turn on. How do I troubleshoot this?
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4 X 4/0 or 3 X 4/0+2/0 for manufactured home service entrance

I need to know if I need four 4/0 wires from the outside disconnect to the inside of a manufactured "trailer" home. Buried conduit.Most I see are three 4/0 and one 2/0. Is that still acceptable code? I would also note that my code enforcement is…
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Should I use Schedule 80 PVC or metal for a riser and weatherhead?

I am replacing an old disconnect in a small well house. Does the riser need to be Rigid Metal? I have a new 1 1/4 sch 80 with Weatherhead in PVC. Wires- New setup: (2) 4 gauge, and I am unsure about the neutral size. Existing setup: There is no…
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Electrical Service to Detached Garage

I am planning on running an electrical service (240V, 100A) from house to a detached garage. I am looking for feedback on my plan. Site: Western New York State Main House Panel is at the furthest location from the detached garage in an unfinished…
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Do I need a new weatherhead or conduit for my heavy-up?

In the ongoing saga of my electric renovation (NEC 2023, Dayton Ohio jurisdiction), I'm nearing the time for a rough-in inspection. I'm finally ready to run the 4/0-4/0-4/0 SEU along the outside of my house, and I want to check a couple things…
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Can I feed a shared garage from 2 meters for EV charging?

Suppose I have a duplex, building A, which has 2 electric services. It also has a detached garage structure, building B. Each tenant has half the garage. Weirdly, garage lights are powered from the house of a cooperative neighbor so are on neither…
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Underground garage supply conduit standoff

I had 100 amp underground service to my old garage. In 2” conduit PVC SCH 40, 24” trench, code USE wire size, slip joints, etc While building the replacement garage, Contractor poured the new slab in the wrong spot & the supply conduit now exits the…
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Running ser cable from 200amp main to 100 amp sub panel

I'm running ser wire from my 200 amp main box in my garage to a 100amp service box for tankless water heater. I'm running the cable along the top edge of my garage around a corner about 30ft run total. I was wondering how I need to secure this…
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Pros/Cons combined meter/load center

I am renovating a cabin including complete re-siding so I thought I would use this as an opportunity to upgrade the electrical service to 200amp (currently 100amp). Two reasons, 1) might want to add real HVAC in the future, 2) the current service is…
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What type of outdoor breaker/disconnect for two buildings?

I am going to be building a larger garage. I am looking to put a 200amp service in the building. I had the power company come out and check my feeder lines and confirm that I had sufficient service for this. For my plan they say everything is okay…
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How should I get the service entrance cable to my new adjacent panel location?

How do I have to run the SER cables from the original hole(where the SER cable goes through the wall) to the side of the new panel? Can SER cable be exposed or needs to be inside a conduit? Conduit type? AFAIK I can not use EMT, the city inspector…
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How to light my magic chef oven model #cly1631bdh

Rv oven Model cly1631bdh Serial number 13357478wy
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