"John E." wrote in message
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The weatherhead was yanked off the service entrance conduit extending from
the roof by a fallen branch. The ground / neutral conductor of the power
drop
broke a few strands, and the strain relief / insulator for the ground /
neutral cable is broken.

I'm going to do this myself. I called the power company to ask about how
the
disconnect/reconnect happens during the repair. The guy tried to answer my
question but ultimately didn't.

I want to replace the broken items and the conductors that go to the load
panel. I want to keep the load panel, old as it is, and all other
salvageable
components because in the spring the house is going to be bulldozed to
make
way for a new home, and it's not worth it to replace it.

The power guy said that power isn't turned off, per se, but that it is
disconnected from the old conductors and connected to the new ones by the
power company crew. I said that I didn't understand how this could be the
case if I want to replace the conductors in the conduit, but we couldn't
seem
to get to where he understood what I was asking.

How is power disconnect / reconnect handled if one is replacing the
conductors, and not installing a new load panel / conduit, etc. From my
phone
call experience, it seems like the power company hardly comes across a
repair
question such as this.

This is in Maryland.


I'd recommend against it. In most jurisdictions, the power company 'owns'
the weatherhead and drop to the meter, you own from the meter box on. You
can work on your side easy enough by having the power company come pull the
meter. But in most areas, they won't re-install until the work is inspected
and tagged. So you have to have your 'ducks in a row', ready to go.

In NY, if it was buried service, the power company is only responsible to
the transformer vault. You're responsible for maintaining the underground
feed from the vault to the meter.

In most areas, the power company is responsible for maintenance from the
pole to the meter. If there has been damage on the weatherhead or drop to
the meter base, it's quite likely they will come out and repair it for you.
Here in NY, if you're within about 100' of the road, they'll do all of it
for no charge. Beyond that, the price gets kind of steep, but *they* still
do the work.

daestrom