Assess and Safely Disconnect Old Service

Customer got a letter from the utility saying strained meter socket with a warning notice. Defective meter socket. Oh my gosh. The wire is strained and teared. We got to get it fixed. All right, guys. My name is Hendy the Sparky. I'm an electrician from New Jersey. And today we have a service call. customer called saying that their meter socket was strained and that the utility actually came by. And in New Jersey, guys, they are now putting in smart meters. And in order to put the smart meter in, they need to make sure that the original meter pan is safe. So, they call this out to replace the meter box as well as replace the cable because the cable was strained. Here is the electrical panel, guys. It is a 200 amp panel just to get you guys a reference what it looks like. The plan of attack is guys, we are going to basically give this house a whole new 200 amp service. All right, this home has been here for 50 years. And you could see the rust on this box, guys. Anytime you guys see rust on a box, you know it's been there for a long time. So, and you could see the jacket of the SCU cable, which stands for service entrance unarmored cable is teared. So, it is time, guys. So, this is my brother Ken. He is a journeyman electrician. He is currently debugging the wires from the utility. So, he's using a Milwaukee cable cutter. In order to detach from the utility, you must detach the two hot wires and the neutral. Now, you want to make sure you call a qualified licensed electrician anytime you're doing this type of work because it's dangerous. You got to make sure you're safe. And right now, we are in the process of taking