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[Linked Image from themeterguy.com]

Duct tape was not available!


Joe Tedesco, NEC Consultant
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Wheres the Service cable? Inside the pole? Maybe the tape is temporary while he's gone to get his drill(yea right).

It is very common site around here to see the handhole covers on streetlighting poles taped on by the poco.(concrete poles)


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Yikes!

I would say no.

Don't think electrical tape is that strong...and it probably won't stand up to the hot sun and the rain either.

Is the tape actually holding these boxes tight against the pole or just keeping the meter box cover closed?

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Is this one of those "South of the Border" specials?

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Whoever, did this should be severely chastised. I mean, after all, what self-respecting person would find themselves without duct tape.

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I found this in Elmira, New York while exiting a small store area.

I was in a rented car and drove it from the airport nearby.

If someone in that area can take a look when they pass that area I would bet it is the same way.

I don't know why the tape was used? May have been to keep the cover on the meter socket enclosure.


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Joe:
Is the pole tilted at an angle in order to keep rain out of that load center/disco/whatever-it-is? [Linked Image] Looks kinda like a homebrew cover...(maybe that's the reason for the tape)

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Is that a padlock on the service panel?? big no no. Must be accesible. I would like to know where the SE cable is [Linked Image] well I guess the tape would deem it inaccesible too [Linked Image] unless its that "jap-wrap" brand LOL

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Er, a literal plethora of tape colors are out there, including black. www.thetapeworks.com/398.htm

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I say use Red....

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