In 2001 I had my service upgraded to 200 amp service.
That included a complete new breaker box, meter can and
weather head. This afternoon I noticed that the outer
coating on the wires going into the weather head is
stripping off. This is between the weather head and the
place where the feed is spliced to the electrical
companies drop. The distance is less than 2 feet.

There is still a pretty good layer of insulation on the
wires, what is peeling is only the top layer. It is a
few mils thick.

Is this liable to be a problem? Obviously I don't want
to have to have an electrician rewire it if I don't have
to, but at the same time I don't want to have a safety
problem

Thanks

Bill Gill

I can't be sure what type of conductor you have there, but some types like
THHN have an outer layer that does tend to crack when it gets cold, but
certainly nothing to worry about



"Bill Gill" wrote in message
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In 2001 I had my service upgraded to 200 amp service. That included a
complete new breaker box, meter can and weather head. This afternoon I
noticed that the outer coating on the wires going into the weather head is
stripping off. This is between the weather head and the place where the
feed is spliced to the electrical companies drop. The distance is less
than 2 feet.

There is still a pretty good layer of insulation on the wires, what is
peeling is only the top layer. It is a few mils thick.

Is this liable to be a problem? Obviously I don't want to have to have an
electrician rewire it if I don't have to, but at the same time I don't
want to have a safety problem

Thanks

Bill Gill

In article sh3Qf.50687$Dh.28324@dukeread04, Bill Gill
wrote:

the outer coating on the wires going into the weather head is
stripping off. This is between the weather head and the
place where the feed is spliced to the electrical
companies drop. The distance is less than 2 feet.

There is still a pretty good layer of insulation on the
wires, what is peeling is only the top layer. It is a
few mils thick.

Is this liable to be a problem?

I have seen this before and believe it is NOT a problem.

What is peeling, to the best of MY knowledge, is simply a COATING - not
insulation. I believe the coating is applied to facilitate pulling the wire
through conduit. Obviously, it is not UV-stabilized.

I wouldn't worry about it unless you can see copper or aluminum.
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JR

"Jim Redelfs" wrote in message
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In article sh3Qf.50687$Dh.28324@dukeread04, Bill Gill
wrote:

the outer coating on the wires going into the weather head is
stripping off. This is between the weather head and the
place where the feed is spliced to the electrical
companies drop. The distance is less than 2 feet.

There is still a pretty good layer of insulation on the
wires, what is peeling is only the top layer. It is a
few mils thick.

Is this liable to be a problem?

I have seen this before and believe it is NOT a problem.

What is peeling, to the best of MY knowledge, is simply a COATING - not
insulation. I believe the coating is applied to facilitate pulling the
wire
through conduit. Obviously, it is not UV-stabilized.

I wouldn't worry about it unless you can see copper or aluminum.
--

JR

JR
Please provide information on the COATING applied to electrical wire. In my
30 plus years of electrical experience I have never seen a COATING applied
to wire that would peel off as this is described.
I have seen THHN and XHHW have the outer insulation come off. Looks like a
clearish snake skin.

I can not see it so I say
If the wires were installed by your electrician then get it inspected.
If the wires belong to the utility call them and ask.