Originally Posted By: roconnor This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
JM … I wouldn’t flag the install originally described by Jeff from either a code (not my job as an HI) or safety point of view.
Although Jeff didn't indicate it, I do agree that if there are wiring troughs down low this should be pointed out to prospective owners with kids.
When I was a kid I took apart everything I could get my hands on ... lol. It would be pretty common for my parents to find me on the floor with a screwdriver and something in pieces ... like a big kitchen clock once. Boy did my dad have fun trying to put that back together ... 
Dennis ... 800A and 1200A services ... ... what kind or "houses" are those? Also, have you seen the new 300A residential panels I understand are available. I haven't seen any yet.
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Originally Posted By: janderson This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
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Firemen as we all know love to pull the meter to cut off the electricity to the house. In the case where it enters the trough first, then off to the meters and then to the panels the firemen would be more likely to assume he cut off the power to the entire place unless they were all grouped together in the same spot. The same would hold true for the panels, they may assume the power was off unless the panels were all grouped together. Those are assumptions that could cost them their lives
Around here no one pulls a meter for any reason, no exceptions! This practice goes back further than my 8 years in the fire service. The electrical utility company usually has a good response time, 30 minutes or less, when the dispatch center calls them to request a meter pulled off a structure that has been involved in a fire.
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Hmm out door plumbing eh…novel concept…perhaps I should upgrade to that…digging the hole in the backyard can be the pits in the winter time