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These are residential set-ups that I'm talking about. They allways seem to be underground fed from the utility.

The utility feeds the meter base with ... I don't remember.

From the meter it's 2" RMC with 3/0 to each panel.

From the water to the panels we pipe it in EMT (some places want ridgid). We do it continous from water pipe to panel to bushing, to next panel to other panel bushing.

Outside pedistal we use the same size wire for the bushings, pedistal, and G rods. I know we only need a #6 for the G rods.

What sizes. I thought I remember one where they wanted 1/0. #2 sounds about right.

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On one multi disconnect service I attached my Grounding Electrode Conductor (EGC) to the neutral conductor of the service mast on the load side of the drip loop splice and the outside wiremen from the utility about had a fit. I insisted that the engineer be called to the sight and he had no problem with it.

When I first started in the craft the POCO in that area was a Rural Electrification Administration (REA) coop. Apparently REA had a rigid rule that the load side of the drip loop splice was the only acceptable place to attach the GEC believing that would provide better lightning protection to the electrical service. To this day if I'm doing a rural overhead service were the only grounding electrodes will be driven rods I make the connection there.
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Tom,

Never seen it done like that but it makes sence. To bad doing things a bit different can cause a lot of hassel.

Tom

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Can someone tele me what the letters POCO stands for? These leters are not familiar to me.


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