Meter Pole Installation

The customer installs everything in the pic ture except the.

Meter pole installation.

Secure the box to the wall according to manufacturer recommendations. The member shall purchase a meter base from the ooperative or purchase an approved meter base and install it on the pole at their expense. Open a knock out on top of the meter box to fit the riser pole width. For most home or private use a second hand telephone pole is quite adequate.

25 foot meter poles and fused disconnect poles. A licensed electrician should install the wiring between the meter pole and the building. All wiring conduit meter socket service disconnecting devices appliances lighting and other equipment installed and or owned by the customer on the customer s premises. Figure 2 5 shows details of a service mast with the meter on the surface of the building.

See below for our assembly guide for meter pole installation. Then there is the cost to the electrician to build it and install it. Service mast surface mount meter. There are four screws on each of the box s corners.

In this video i assembly some meter poles for my neighbors. If there is to be pressure or a heavy wire load on the pole you ll want to buy a new pole. 1 1 1. The service could be wired to an exterior meter as shown here or to service equipment inside the building.

All service entrance equipment shall be supplied and installed on the pole by the member. 1 weather proof panel with breakers. The pole must be treated and be at least a class 7 round or 6 x 6 square and have a minimum of 14 5 feet above the ground. 1 4x6 post braced with 2x4s with at least 12ft to knob a 16 ft post.

Surface mounted meter installation. All permits required to receive service are the responsibility of the member. Weather head must be a minimum of 18 inches from top of the pole. Insert the meter box into the riser pipe then secure it with a connector and a locknut of the same size as the pipe used.

Then you have to pull a permit 60 get a licensed electrician to install it 100 and have it signed off by a city county inspector. The ooperative will supply install and own the service drop to the pole and the service wire attachments on the pole. The height of the pole is going to depend on the application you have in mind. If metallic weather head is used with pvc conduit it must have a bonding ground.

Utility company standards call for 1 6th of the pole to be buried.