Is there a cutoff in the electric meter for working on the panel?
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Comments (6)Yes,I noticed the trim on the shade was little uneven & the back looks like they might have used a cut off cutting board or paintbrush. Probably made out of necessity as in "necessity is the mother of invention" maybe by a college student or young married guy. But I'm sure it served its purpose well. I would have put the trim on straight & on the back used either paneling with smooth side out or at least a piece of felt to enclose the "inside of the workings" Would get dusty in there & attract spiders! TFS Jan...See Moreelectrical meter box tampering
Comments (12)if the guy is real spitefull he could plug up some high current devices in your outdoor outlets when you are not home and run them for a while. but that would take so much dedication that he would probably quickly tire of doing it. find the breakers for your outdoor outlets and turn them off. that is about all you can do. have you checked your KWH usage against past bills? fuel adjustments and other rate changes can make a bill jump pretty drastically, especially if they have been estimating and now actually read it. i had a friend that the POCO estimated her bill for 6 or 7 months before they actually read the meter. when they did they sent her a bill for almost 1500.00 due to them not estimating high enough. on the flip side of that i have seen them estimate high for a few months and then you not owe a bill at all when they read, happened to me and i did not have a bill for 2 months!...See Moremain disconnect between meter base and main panel
Comments (4)Thanks for the responses. Makes sense. Just wishful thinking on my part it seems. Have the ok to add a disconnect on the outside from local inspector at the same time that meter base repairs are made but not if it requires work on the inside which will require bringing more of the 30 year old installation up to current code. Turns out that even though the POCO rep advised that they no longer cared what meter bases were installed that may not be totally true. Most likely the reason none of the local electricians are familiar with combo meter base/mains/load centers is because the POCO does not have them on their approved list. Where to find a hub for a 30-35 year old meter base.........See MoreSiemens electrical panel
Comments (6)Thank you. The next time one trips, I'll feel around for one that is springy rather than stiff. I don't think the previous owners would have worked in the electrical panel, but there is clearly a lot of amateur-ish work in evidence around the house -- electrical and plumbing and much else. Welding covers over knockouts in the panel, and not even doing all of them is just one example of many. They thought they were being helpful by giving us a list of contractors who had worked on the house previously, and it turns out it was helpful. I now have a list of contractors who aren't allowed in the house ever again. While looking up images of Siemens electrical panels, I found a link to a recall for some of their products : http://w3.usa.siemens.com/us/internet-dms/btlv/Residential/Residential/docs_Circuit%20Breakers/SIE_Recall_PO.pdf Now I have something else to check....See Moreterribletom
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