Install New Meter Pan and Terminate Conductors

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Customer gets a LETTER from UTILITY for a Defective Meter Socket - DAY IN THE LIFE OF AN ELECTRICIAN

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What happens here

The old meter pan is completely removed from the house. A new meter pan is installed in its place. The new 200-amp service entrance cable is then brought into the new meter pan. The technician (Hendy) uses a Milwaukee cable cutter to make clean cuts on the thick 4 AWG aluminum conductors. He then strips the outer jacket of the SEU cable to expose the individual conductors. Before terminating the neutral and hot wires, a conductive antioxidant compound (No-Ox) is applied to the aluminum conductors. This helps prevent corrosion and ensures a secure, low-resistance connection. The conductors are then securely terminated into the lugs within the meter pan using a socket tool. The video notes that residential homes typically use 120/240 volts (one 120-volt leg and one 240-volt leg).

Goal: Securely install the new meter pan and properly terminate the service conductors inside.

Tools and materials

Channel Locks — General gripping and adjusting during installation
Electrical Tape — Insulating exposed conductors or connections if required by code
Milwaukee Cable Cutter Milwaukee — Making clean cuts on the large-gauge service conductors
New Meter Pan — Housing the electrical meter and serving as the primary connection point for the service conductors
Socket Tool — Tightening the terminal lugs for conductor connections
No-Ox — Preventing oxidation on aluminum electrical connections

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it is straight guys. We have we deal excellent customer service at all times. Okay, that is a must if you were an electrician in your own business. And here is me guys. I am now replacing the service cable that is going to the panel. We are doing a full service cable replacement guys which means both sides of the meter going up on the house as well as going to the panel. So, this customer is getting a full new 200 amp service. And here is me currently tearing the jacket of the SCU cable. Now, we could have ran 2in PVC conduit, guys, but the homeowner originally had service cable and it would be a little tricky to run pipe, especially the customer's service drop. We have to go on an angle. So, we ran 200 amp SCEU cables. And I'm now currently using my socket to get my terminations in. I'm terminating the neutral. And here I'm using channel locks. And this is a Milwaukee cable cutter. Very highly recommended if you're using if you're doing a lot of services. You can see I made a nice cut, especially with that wire. This wire is pretty thick, guys. It's a four aluminum. So, here is me using the tool. And uh it's a really good investment if you're doing a lot of services. We do a lot of services, guys, because residential, we do a lot of electric vehicle charging. I'm currently applying no locks. Any anytime you use aluminum conductors, you need to apply no locks, which is a conductive. And boom, guys. So So we got our neutral and our 240 volt. Two hot wires in >> each leg is carrying 120 volts. So you have total of 240 volts in a residential home. 120 240 volts in New Jersey, United States. And boom, guys. So, we are almost at the home stretch. And you can see guys, here's the electrical panel. We did have to make one cut under the sheetrock, as you can see, in order to actually remove the original cable. So, that is done. And guys, we are getting there. Let's go.

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