Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
![]() |
|
Home Repair (alt.home.repair) For all homeowners and DIYers with many experienced tradesmen. Solve your toughest home fix-it problems. |
Reply |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#1
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new
town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: |
#2
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 6:45:07 AM UTC-4, J.B. Wood wrote:
Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: code done for safety. in the event of a fire or other emergeny the emergency responders need a quick easy way to cut the power / pull the meter |
#3
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote:
Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. -- .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
#4
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 5/12/2016 7:52 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Sometimes the questions are not easy to discern. OTOH, while you were reading it three times did you not, at some point, say/wonder, "WTF?" g |
#5
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. |
#6
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thu, 12 May 2016 06:44:56 -0400, "J.B. Wood"
wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, The power is served from the front side of the house and there is no easy way to have the meter in the back. They are not going to run the service lateral all the way around a row of homes and down through the back yards just to hide a meter. |
#7
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 10:38:11 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Thu, 12 May 2016 06:44:56 -0400, "J.B. Wood" wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, The power is served from the front side of the house and there is no easy way to have the meter in the back. They are not going to run the service lateral all the way around a row of homes and down through the back yards just to hide a meter. That would be my guess too. Question for the OP, are all the condos done that way? Certainly no uniformity here in NJ and typically they don't put them on the front. They are usually on a side where they are still easily accessible but out of view. Condo I had years ago here, they were on the side, hardly visible at all. There is one new construction house here in the $800K range where the meter is on the front of the house, but it's not facing front, it's on part of the garage wall, where the garage extends out beyond the front of the rest of the house. I think that whole setup is dumb and ugly too. |
#8
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]() "DerbyDad03" wrote in message On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. |
#9
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 5/12/2016 8:24 AM, Phil Kangas wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. Why does there need to be a question? It is a request for comment. |
#10
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 11:24:12 AM UTC-4, Phil Kangas wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. I know. I just wanted Stormy to read it again. |
#11
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 5/12/2016 9:07 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
On 5/12/2016 7:52 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Sometimes the questions are not easy to discern. OTOH, while you were reading it three times did you not, at some point, say/wonder, "WTF?" g I'll admit I did wonder what was the purpose of the post. -- .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
#12
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 5/12/2016 9:33 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. Why? Waste more time? Were they illegal Mexicans? -- .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
#13
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 5/12/2016 11:24 AM, Phil Kangas wrote:
"DerbyDad03" wrote in message On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote: I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. Derby wants me to read it again. I don't think he noticed the queston in my initial follow up. -- .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
#14
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 5/12/2016 11:40 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. I know. I just wanted Stormy to read it again. You failed in your attempt. Did you see my question. -- .. Christopher A. Young learn more about Jesus .. www.lds.org .. .. |
#15
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 5/12/2016 8:58 AM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 5/12/2016 11:40 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote: Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. I know. I just wanted Stormy to read it again. You failed in your attempt. Did you see my question. Does a sentence that starts with "Did" and ends with a period and not a question mark constitute a question? |
#16
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thu, 12 May 2016 07:49:19 -0700 (PDT), trader_4
wrote: On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 10:38:11 AM UTC-4, wrote: On Thu, 12 May 2016 06:44:56 -0400, "J.B. Wood" wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, The power is served from the front side of the house and there is no easy way to have the meter in the back. They are not going to run the service lateral all the way around a row of homes and down through the back yards just to hide a meter. That would be my guess too. Question for the OP, are all the condos done that way? Certainly no uniformity here in NJ and typically they don't put them on the front. They are usually on a side where they are still easily accessible but out of view. Condo I had years ago here, they were on the side, hardly visible at all. There is one new construction house here in the $800K range where the meter is on the front of the house, but it's not facing front, it's on part of the garage wall, where the garage extends out beyond the front of the rest of the house. I think that whole setup is dumb and ugly too. Grouping the meters on one end is certainly an option but you would also need have raceways for the SE conductors buried under the other units before they were built. At a certain point, voltage drop will become an issue if these SE conductors get very long. It is a lot easier to run a straight shot to the unit from the street. |
#17
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 12:12:08 PM UTC-4, wrote:
On Thu, 12 May 2016 07:49:19 -0700 (PDT), trader_4 wrote: On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 10:38:11 AM UTC-4, wrote: On Thu, 12 May 2016 06:44:56 -0400, "J.B. Wood" wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, The power is served from the front side of the house and there is no easy way to have the meter in the back. They are not going to run the service lateral all the way around a row of homes and down through the back yards just to hide a meter. That would be my guess too. Question for the OP, are all the condos done that way? Certainly no uniformity here in NJ and typically they don't put them on the front. They are usually on a side where they are still easily accessible but out of view. Condo I had years ago here, they were on the side, hardly visible at all. There is one new construction house here in the $800K range where the meter is on the front of the house, but it's not facing front, it's on part of the garage wall, where the garage extends out beyond the front of the rest of the house. I think that whole setup is dumb and ugly too. Grouping the meters on one end is certainly an option but you would also need have raceways for the SE conductors buried under the other units before they were built. At a certain point, voltage drop will become an issue if these SE conductors get very long. It is a lot easier to run a straight shot to the unit from the street. It depends on how the condos come together. In my case they were in clusters of 16. Mine was at right angles to the one next to it. That corner area between the two was where the meters and AC for both units were placed, so there was no need to run anything further, it worked out very nicely. The next door neighbors condo had the next condo directly abut it, the one following that was at right angles to it, etc. So the electric for those two was again in a corner area. |
#18
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 11:59:02 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote:
On 5/12/2016 11:40 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote: Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. I know. I just wanted Stormy to read it again. You failed in your attempt. Did you see my question. No. I scan for "question marks" so I can recognize when a question has been asked. I didn't (and still don't) see a question mark so I assume you already have all the answers you want. Is there something you wanted to know? -- Now that there is a question. |
#19
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 05/12/2016 11:23 AM, trader_4 wrote:
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 12:12:08 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Thu, 12 May 2016 07:49:19 -0700 (PDT), trader_4 wrote: On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 10:38:11 AM UTC-4, wrote: .... The power is served from the front side of the house and there is no easy way to have the meter in the back. They are not going to run the service lateral all the way around a row of homes and down through the back yards just to hide a meter. That would be my guess too. Question for the OP, are all the condos done that way? Certainly no uniformity here in NJ and typically they don't put them on the front. They are usually on a side where they are still easily accessible but out of view. ... Grouping the meters on one end is certainly an option but you would also need have raceways for the SE conductors buried under the other units before they were built. At a certain point, voltage drop will become an issue if these SE conductors get very long. It is a lot easier to run a straight shot to the unit from the street. It depends on how the condos come together. In my case they were in clusters of 16. Mine was at right angles to the one next to it. That corner area between the two was where the meters and AC for both units were placed, so there was no need to run anything further, it worked out very nicely. The next door neighbors condo had the next condo directly abut it, the one following that was at right angles to it, etc. So the electric for those two was again in a corner area. They built a bunch here that each building has the SE on the end wall w/ all the meters; each pair of two had it on facing ends, of course. It's all whether the contractor is willing to spend the $$ for the aesthetics or is looking for the cheapest way out. Distance is easily compensated for at the expense of some cable size perhaps but probably not likely there, anyway; the service to the building has to be sufficient for the whole complex irregardless and the distance within the building from that distribution point is likely not an issue. As for the routing, I didn't walk through these before they were completed so not sure how the main runs were done but I'd suspect there was room for a conduit trace in the space between floors designed in from the git-go... -- |
#20
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]() "Taxed and Spent" wrote in message On 5/12/2016 8:24 AM, Phil Kangas wrote: "DerbyDad03" wrote in message On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. Why does there need to be a question? It is a request for comment. The OP said he had a local ordinance question but never asked it. And he did not ask for a comment, he only posted his comment. |
#21
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On 5/12/2016 11:24 AM, Phil Kangas wrote:
"Taxed and Spent" wrote in message On 5/12/2016 8:24 AM, Phil Kangas wrote: "DerbyDad03" wrote in message On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. Why does there need to be a question? It is a request for comment. The OP said he had a local ordinance question but never asked it. And he did not ask for a comment, he only posted his comment. OP: "thank you for your comment". |
#22
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 2:24:31 PM UTC-4, Phil Kangas wrote:
"Taxed and Spent" wrote in message On 5/12/2016 8:24 AM, Phil Kangas wrote: "DerbyDad03" wrote in message On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. Why does there need to be a question? It is a request for comment. The OP said he had a local ordinance question but never asked it. And he did not ask for a comment, he only posted his comment. The OP said: "Thanks for your time and comment." Thanking someone in that manner implies that you are asking for a response. |
#23
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]() "Taxed and Spent" wrote in message On 5/12/2016 11:24 AM, Phil Kangas wrote: "Taxed and Spent" wrote in message On 5/12/2016 8:24 AM, Phil Kangas wrote: "DerbyDad03" wrote in message On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 8:52:06 AM UTC-4, Stormin Mormon wrote: On 5/12/2016 6:44 AM, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, I read your post three times, and cannot find any questions. Read it again. There is no question posted, only a comment on location of a meter. Why does there need to be a question? It is a request for comment. The OP said he had a local ordinance question but never asked it. And he did not ask for a comment, he only posted his comment. OP: "thank you for your comment". Ok, here's mine: "that sure is an ugly meter out front. Someone should pass a law making it illegal, it is so disgusting to all who have to view such a thing. The local ordinance people must not be doing their job. Perhaps the 'bama should write another executive order banning such an embarrasment to society. It should be hidden under hillarities skirt along with her dismal record." You're welcome.. ;)} |
#24
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thu, 12 May 2016 12:52:50 -0500, dpb wrote:
On 05/12/2016 11:23 AM, trader_4 wrote: On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 12:12:08 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Thu, 12 May 2016 07:49:19 -0700 (PDT), trader_4 wrote: On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 10:38:11 AM UTC-4, wrote: ... The power is served from the front side of the house and there is no easy way to have the meter in the back. They are not going to run the service lateral all the way around a row of homes and down through the back yards just to hide a meter. That would be my guess too. Question for the OP, are all the condos done that way? Certainly no uniformity here in NJ and typically they don't put them on the front. They are usually on a side where they are still easily accessible but out of view. ... Grouping the meters on one end is certainly an option but you would also need have raceways for the SE conductors buried under the other units before they were built. At a certain point, voltage drop will become an issue if these SE conductors get very long. It is a lot easier to run a straight shot to the unit from the street. It depends on how the condos come together. In my case they were in clusters of 16. Mine was at right angles to the one next to it. That corner area between the two was where the meters and AC for both units were placed, so there was no need to run anything further, it worked out very nicely. The next door neighbors condo had the next condo directly abut it, the one following that was at right angles to it, etc. So the electric for those two was again in a corner area. They built a bunch here that each building has the SE on the end wall w/ all the meters; each pair of two had it on facing ends, of course. It's all whether the contractor is willing to spend the $$ for the aesthetics or is looking for the cheapest way out. Distance is easily compensated for at the expense of some cable size perhaps but probably not likely there, anyway; the service to the building has to be sufficient for the whole complex irregardless and the distance within the building from that distribution point is likely not an issue. As for the routing, I didn't walk through these before they were completed so not sure how the main runs were done but I'd suspect there was room for a conduit trace in the space between floors designed in from the git-go... If these ran "through" the building in common areas, you need a disconnect by the meter. If they run under the building, they can still be service conductors, hot from the meter. It gets more troubling if they are actually running through another owners unit. No builders is going to spend the extra money to deal with voltage drop. The loophole in 310.15(B)(6) provides more voltage drop than some people want, even with short service conductors. Condos and townhouses may be the worst since a lot of them will go with the minimum 100a panel and that can be fed with 4 gauge copper. |
#25
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
bob haller posted for all of us...
On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 6:45:07 AM UTC-4, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: code done for safety. in the event of a fire or other emergeny the emergency responders need a quick easy way to cut the power / pull the meter For OP it's local custom-as you state. Wrong Bobby, it's for the convenience of the POCO. The FD WILL find the meter if they need too. -- Tekkie |
#26
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thu, 12 May 2016 06:44:56 -0400, "J.B. Wood"
wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, Simple solution: Have some Amish people move into those houses. The electric meters will be gone quickly! |
#27
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]() |
#28
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]() |
#29
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]() |
#30
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
Tekkie® wrote:
bob haller posted for all of us... On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 6:45:07 AM UTC-4, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: code done for safety. in the event of a fire or other emergeny the emergency responders need a quick easy way to cut the power / pull the meter For OP it's local custom-as you state. Wrong Bobby, it's for the convenience of the POCO. The FD WILL find the meter if they need too. Where I live finding the meter is as simple as looking at the wires. |
#31
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 6:06:18 PM UTC-4, Bob F wrote:
TekkieŽ wrote: bob haller posted for all of us... On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 6:45:07 AM UTC-4, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: code done for safety. in the event of a fire or other emergeny the emergency responders need a quick easy way to cut the power / pull the meter For OP it's local custom-as you state. Wrong Bobby, it's for the convenience of the POCO. The FD WILL find the meter if they need too. Where I live finding the meter is as simple as looking at the wires. You must get real confused when the service is underground. |
#32
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thu, 12 May 2016 06:44:56 -0400, "J.B. Wood"
wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, In the townhouses I live in, the meters are in front, but there's a 5' closed wooden wall around a tiny patio that keeps people in front of the house from seeing the meter, the front sliding glass door, the grill, the bicycle, the scooter, the lawnmower, the garbage cans, and the other junk stored there. The meter is really the least of it. The electric power goes along the front of the houses and it would have been awfully hard to have put the meters in the back. And I'm glad the water, electricity, phone, and sewer** are in the front. In this case I don't want workmen in back. It's bad enough the cable is back there. **all underground |
#33
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
trader_4 posted for all of us...
On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 6:06:18 PM UTC-4, Bob F wrote: Tekkie´ wrote: bob haller posted for all of us... On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 6:45:07 AM UTC-4, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: code done for safety. in the event of a fire or other emergeny the emergency responders need a quick easy way to cut the power / pull the meter For OP it's local custom-as you state. Wrong Bobby, it's for the convenience of the POCO. The FD WILL find the meter if they need too. Where I live finding the meter is as simple as looking at the wires. You must get real confused when the service is underground. Still has meter. If no life safety involved then we'll wait for the POCO which is usually 20-30 min depending on outside factors. All responders go through POCO supplied training-gas & electric. It all depends on circumstances, actually power in a SFD is not a problem. We have hotsticks and use them in commercial fires, training by POCO. that is why people don't volunteer any more. A lot of training involved, it's not just put the wet stuff on the red stuff. Most shocks are in major cities because the poverty stricken drug users use boot leg hookups. -- Tekkie |
#34
![]()
Posted to alt.home.repair
|
|||
|
|||
![]()
On Thu, 19 May 2016 14:44:38 -0400, Tekkie®
wrote: trader_4 posted for all of us... On Friday, May 13, 2016 at 6:06:18 PM UTC-4, Bob F wrote: TekkieŽ wrote: bob haller posted for all of us... On Thursday, May 12, 2016 at 6:45:07 AM UTC-4, J.B. Wood wrote: Hello, and perhaps a local ordinance question: Often you see new town/row house developments that look very nice from the front except they put the electric meter right in front which, IMHO, detracts from the view. We have "smart" meters in my neck of the woods. Thanks for your time and comment. Sincerely, -- J. B. Wood e-mail: code done for safety. in the event of a fire or other emergeny the emergency responders need a quick easy way to cut the power / pull the meter For OP it's local custom-as you state. Wrong Bobby, it's for the convenience of the POCO. The FD WILL find the meter if they need too. Where I live finding the meter is as simple as looking at the wires. You must get real confused when the service is underground. Still has meter. If no life safety involved then we'll wait for the POCO which is usually 20-30 min depending on outside factors. All responders go through POCO supplied training-gas & electric. It all depends on circumstances, actually power in a SFD is not a problem. We have hotsticks and use them in commercial fires, training by POCO. that is why people don't volunteer any more. A lot of training involved, it's not just put the wet stuff on the red stuff. Most shocks are in major cities because the poverty stricken drug users use boot leg hookups. Or more likely the illegal grow-ops who make millions selling their poison and steeling the electricity to do it. |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
![]() |
||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Residential electricity | Home Repair | |||
Electric Meter Re-location | UK diy | |||
Gas meter location - any laws/regulation on this?? | UK diy | |||
Gas meter box location | UK diy | |||
Third party electricity meter to verify electricity bills | Home Repair |