400 amp service question

[workinonit]

All of these electrical rules and code variations are different state to state and county to county and city to city. We don't have to get inspected at all but we have to do exactly what the power company wants or they will drive by and wave. ****, they may not even wave.

 

[3gunr]

At my farm that is exactly how the power company did my meter base .A fter they set it it was up to me to run the power to the houe and soon to be new 28x36 shop. they didnt tell me how to do anything.

 

[MossRoad]

That is exactly what I wanted to do on the outside of my shop wall. Then run one feed to house and the other to the shop. Inspector said no; it has to be at the house. I need to find a way to question him. I sure can't tell him that's how we used to do it up NORTH.... BTW, nice set up...

Ask him about a farm service panel.

 

[Diggin It]

WHO is determining where the pad will go? Can it be placed closer to the house?

 

[ovrszd]

At my farm that is exactly how the power company did my meter base .A fter they set it it was up to me to run the power to the houe and soon to be new 28x36 shop. they didnt tell me how to do anything.

Yep. I asked for advice? They said do it however you like. Love living in the country!!!!

 

[ovrszd]

WHO is determining where the pad will go? Can it be placed closer to the house?

My Power Company didn't care about distance from a structure. I paid by the foot from the power line to the pad setting. They laid the power cable to their specs which where I measured was 55" deep. The size of transformer was based on expected use. 25 worked for me. I don't have electric heat in the house or shop. I do have a welder in the shop.

 

[Lineman North Florida]

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Install two of these feed from the meter can, bury 200 aluminum underground service no tube required, or put two meters so you can deduct barn electric. Don't listen to power company they don't inspect or pass it, or pay for it. There business stops at the meter can.

You definitely don't want 2 meters, most power company's and every co-op in Florida, have what is called a customer charge on your monthly bill and it is per meter, I remember when it was $9 then $14 and today it's $28.00, I have a service to a well for cow water and never use over a couple of dollars worth of electricity per month, but that $28.00 customer charge is there every month.

 

[3gunr]

Whan they brought my service in they set two poles and the meter base . I paid them 2200 dollars but i received that much in free electricity. I had no bill for over 2 yrs.

 

[JethroB]

All of these electrical rules and code variations are different state to state and county to county and city to city. We don't have to get inspected at all but we have to do exactly what the power company wants or they will drive by and wave. ****, they may not even wave.

Yep this ^^^^.

So far my electric co-op have been very agreeable so I am not interested in ticking them off. They even offered to dig the 100 foot trench to the well from my house.

 

[ovrszd]

You definitely don't want 2 meters, most power company's and every co-op in Florida, have what is called a customer charge on your monthly bill and it is per meter, I remember when it was $9 then $14 and today it's $28.00, I have a service to a well for cow water and never use over a couple of dollars worth of electricity per month, but that $28.00 customer charge is there every month.

Absolutely agree!!!! Our Co-op charges $29 per month. I used to be on three. Now I'm on one. That's a lot of KWs of electricity. I'm .15 cents per KWH.