Here in Central Jersey, these are great, they have given us a lot of work and usually any new work from the homeowner, this winter we had at least 5 calls for phase out, most of the calls were in the winter, I have used these on riser panels with no problems, so it may have something to do with outdoor use.
We have PS and JCP&L for utility, and they do not come back to reconnect unless a new drop is needed.

[This message has been edited by LK (edited 05-10-2004).]