Car repair shop service drop locate on the wall and under the roof. Looks good from the raining but not normal. Any recommendation?
From my point of view it looks like the conductors are in contact with the metal facsia.
Seems to me that the mast should extend up through the roof structure.
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Could a little larger drip loop but if the utility hooked it up then there should be no issue. The drop is under the purview of the utility company and not subject to the NEC.
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Typical utility setup.
The only difference here, in this case, the mast does no pernitrate through the roof eave and extend over the roof by xx feet.
There is an insulator on the fascia and the drip loop would stop water from entering the weather head.
Personally, I see no issues except for, Observation: ‘telecommunication cables and a device secured to the mast.’ Recommend a licensed electrical contractor remove and properly situate telecommunication cables away from the service mast.
Just my 2 cents.
Going through the roof would only be needed if the proper clearance from the ground could not be met.
The riser should not be supporting the other cables as was mentioned.
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What I thought, too.
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I agree. This would absolutely make my report as well. One of those instances where code or local utility rules have no bearing on what I report.
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WHAT?
So you are saying that the Utility Provider does not fall under the National Electrical Code?
Wow! That’s new to me!
So they get away with not following CODEs! That is impressive!
Yes. Right from the NEC. But having said that if it’s rubbing against the surface of the building it should be reported as Brian and Kevin suggested.
90.2 (B) Not Covered. This Code does not cover the following:
(5)
Installations under the exclusive control of an electric
utility where such installations
a. Consist of service drops or service laterals, and associated metering, or
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So where you been? It’s been that way forever!
It’s been stated on this very MB many, many times over the years, usually followed by some statement referring to POCO’s as being GODS and under nobodies control.
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Jeffrey,
Where have I been?
Well, around 45 years of Electrical Engineering field work… other than that just a few orbits around the sun inspecting dwellings. But that is not here-nor-there…!
The “electrical utility company” or their outsourced contractors should not have completed such a questionable connection. If they are not bound by NEC, whom ever did the prep-work for that building before they called them (the Utility) to hookup the final leg to energize the main panel, should be compliant with the NEC.
Of course in a real world, the Utility crew just did their connections and the city/county/local government building inspector (no one of us!) did not say or noted that it was impossible to do “the clean” connection from where the feeders were placed against the side of the building and under that roof edge.
The fact the ‘the utility contractor’ is not NEC bounded, does not empower them to do a “shitty job”, does it?
I lightened Brian’s pic for a better look see. Not sure if they’re in contact or not. 
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The power company follows a different code than the NEC.
IME, a code inspector will never see that connection. It will be made after the cut in inspection has been done.
Also, none of the conductors shown are feeders. Feeders have a different definition.
Why not?..
IME, the connections are done after the inspector has already signed off.
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So when the final inspector arrives he does not look up? This is why there are home inspectors 
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Jim,
I am going to elegantly drop this conversation right here!
But before I do, I must state for the records that “It is not the first time” that we Engineers (BSEE) run into a semantic disagreement with field technicians, so for that reason, I will not try to educate anyone about What a “FEDDER” is or is not!.
And to add to the closing of this discrepancy of opinions, a “good” electrician should have not connected those “wires” (Feeders, Conductors or Not) in the way shown in the illustration. Code or no Code! NEC or not NEC.
Wow, 45 years and didn’t know the NEC doesn’t apply to utilities or what a feeder is. SMH.
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