My Industrial Cabin Build

[buckeyefarmer]

Transfer switch beside the meter ? And how will you get the top piece of siding in behind the top box?

We have 4” snow so far.

 

[pmsmechanic]

In our rural area the meter boxes and transfer switches are on the power pole in the yard. That way as you add buildings the power can be trenched from the pole or the house instead of just from the house. I have mixed opinions on how this is set up. There might be regulations or ideas that I haven't thought of.

 

[747driver]

Dad was at ft sill about 80 yrs ago. View attachment 732931

Dad was at ft sill about 80 yrs ago. View attachment 732931

Those barracks are the same kind of barracks i was in at Sheppard afb in 1971 for my tech school ! Thanks to your father for serving !

 

[747driver]

I dont expect much accumulation of snow today. Too warm. It was 60 degrees yesterday and it is 34 right now.
Yesterday, I was getting the excavator running. I had previously had a fuel/water issue. After sitting for a long time. The water settled out and I was able to drain it off yesterday. I put the batteries back inAnd it started right up. I had been dreading it and expected to have to drain the fuel and take it to the recycling station. I will need that excavator because i need to get the well line in.
The electrician came and installed the panels and we are approved for early service. So I need to get ready for that. I have some dirt work I need to do behind the house, get that back area and slope the way I want it I plan to put in a retaining wall and want to get all my digging done before they trench for electric.
I never knew how beautiful a meter box could be.

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Looks like the transfer box and conduit are right on the siding seam ? Did you make sure that seam is sealed well ? That could be a problem down the road if the sealant fails ?
The progress looks great and you will be excited to throw the power switch on !!!

 

[ovrszd]

Thanks for the updates as usual!!!

I'm always intrigued by how much difference there are in procedures based on location and utility companies. Here the meter and disconnect is never located on the structure. Their concept was to minimize the chances of a failure in either causing a fire to the structure. Mine is located in the backyard. Underground in conduit from the disconnect, underground to the house, under the slab coming up into the bottom of the main panel inside.

 

[EddieWalker]

Is that an exterior breaker panel next to the meter? Will you have two meters for your house? one for the garage/shop building and one for the house?

I haven't seen this done on new construction, or anything built in the last 50 years. They used to do this a long time ago, but now everyone wants their breakers on the inside of the house so they can get to them if something trips, and you don't have to deal with the weather in the middle of the night.

I was told that I could have up to 1,200 amps off of a single transformer. Most people out in the country seem to go 400 amps, but the cost wasn't very high to max it out. From my meter, I have a panel with six 200 amp breakers. From the breaker, I run my lines to the 200 amp breaker boxes. I have one for my house, one for my shop and one for my parents house, that I built behind my house. I still have three 200 amp breakers available.

 

[747driver]

Here in Tenn. its a straight run from the transformer vault to the meter, then the meter to the breaker box inside the building. No Transfer or cutoff switch involved.

 

[pmsmechanic]

Here in Tenn. its a straight run from the transformer vault to the meter, then the meter to the breaker box inside the building. No Transfer or cutoff switch involved.

We only get transfer switches if you are running a generator.

 

[dstig1]

I know you already have your main panel inside, so what is the extra box and the conduit running up to the smaller box on the outside?

Also, since it looked like your roofers did a good job overall, I am hesitant to throw around the word incompetent, but that is a major dereliction of proper roofing procedure to not put flashing boots around the vent stacks and properly flash them into the roof. There is no way that is anything close to acceptable.

 

[ovrszd]

Here in Tenn. its a straight run from the transformer vault to the meter, then the meter to the breaker box inside the building. No Transfer or cutoff switch involved.

If you need to kill the power going to the building how do you accomplish that?