New electrical service - how to?

[RobJ]

The sheet from the power company should be all you need, they are usually pretty complete. Follow the guide in purchasing and assembling the pole. Around our weekend places some Home Centers sell complete ready to go poles. Usually on a 16' treated 4x6 that is supposed to be burried 4'. 1/2" copper or 5/8" galvanized ground rod if I recall. Our local Coop will also run their lines 700 feet to your pole for free. This includes as many power poles as they need. Gets pricey after that, I think around $10 a foot. Here is mine when we were building the weekend place. Since this pic this pole has been use of 2 other projects.

Also when I put in the garage up there I needed to have a pole moved. I marked where I wanted it. During the week while I was gone they moved it and hooked me back up. All for free!

 

[scott_vt]

Thanks Rob,
I will be able to do some of the work myself, and lucky for me the sheep farmer up the road has quite a bit of experience in this department. Thanks for your help and suggestions!

scotty

 

[moeh1]

You might want to look at the standalone panels made for temporary service or RV installations. Compact set up with outlets and breakers built in. see rv power
I happen to have an extra one set up with a meter socket already... I was going to install that during construction but my power company didn't want to come back twice..... /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif so I got to run a generator until we were dried in enough for them to connect the house.