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gfretwell #216166 10/22/15 03:54 AM
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future service upgrade ?

dougwells #216167 10/22/15 10:47 AM
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Originally Posted by dougwells
future service upgrade ?


It used to be that 100A & 200A both used 2" for UG, now it's 3", unless it's done to help lazy PG&E gas crews, (they run the UG cables for residential). laugh

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FPL still uses 2" for UG laterals (4/0 aluminum triplex)
It does mean that the contractors generally assemble the pipe around the wire tho, 50' or so at a time. I am not if sure NESC forbids that.
I have seen them do lots of them and typically they assemble 4 or 5 sticks of RNC, shove in the wire, assemble the 90 and stub up into the meter, push the wire up and glue it. Then they roughly measure the length to the street hookup, cut the wire, assemble the pipe, shove it in and glue that up to the rest of the lateral pipe.


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Jersey way is like this....
UG in the BUD areas the EC installs the meter pan at the approved location along with 2-1/2" PVC with a sweep and bell end, approx. to 2' below grade. POCO (PSE&G) does the rest to the BUD xfr, and to the line side of the meter pan.

UG in an overhead area; EC trenches from meter pan to pole, installs 2-1/2" minimum PVC, pulls in conductors with enough length to reach the seconderies at the pole, along with a 10' schedule 80 at the pole. Inspections required by both the POCO and the Twp.

Meter pans are supplied by PSE&G, or EC can purchase approved pans (their choice).





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