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Default Over a grand to move the electric meter!

On Sun, 30 Oct 2011 11:18:34 -0700, jgharston wrote:

clangers wrote:
What is the accepted way to extend the incoming main? Henley blocks or
something more substantial?


It must be a single continuous cable, no Henley blocks or similar as
they are points where unmetered electricity can be taken from.


Why can't they solder/weld (I'm not sure that soldering is still the
right term given the size of the cables!) with a sleeve over the top (and
put it in a box if they're worried about mechanical strain relief - but
the point is it would end up as a solid joint)?

Surely that would be no more and no less tamper-proof than the actual
cables either side of the join?