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Default Hole in service entry wire
On 2/19/2019 6:28 PM, wrote:
I accidentally drilled a hole in the service entry wire a few months ago. Other than the light briefly flickering when it initially happened but other than that I hadnt caused any problems at all. I know I got extremely lucky! I got a quote from an electrons of 925$ to replace it but Im wondering if it needs to be replaced since it hasnt caused any problems?


Depends. How big of a hole in how bit of a wire? Less material in the
wire means less capacity. Tiny hole, no big deal. Big hole can cause
problems when you run lots of power.

If you grazed a tiny bit, no big deal, but if you took out 3/4 of a
conductor, I'd replace.
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