Replace Service Entrance Cable

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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

Once the old service is disconnected, the old service entrance cable, identified as 4 AWG aluminum SEU cable, is carefully removed from its attachments on the side of the house. A new, brand-new 4 AWG aluminum SEU cable, also rated for 200 amps, is then pulled up the side of the house to replace the old one. The new cable is secured to the house with straps/fasteners, ensuring it runs neatly from the overhead connection point down to where the new meter pan will be installed.

Goal: Install a new, properly rated service entrance cable.

Tools and materials

Cable Straps/Fasteners — Securing the new service cable to the side of the house
Ladder — Accessing elevated points on the house
New 4 AWG Aluminum SEU Cable — Providing the main electrical feed from the utility to the meter pan and electrical panel

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now, we are in the process of taking down the service cable. Just want to give you guys a perspective on what that looks like. And uh yes, here is me and my brother. We are taking down the old cable and we're now putting up the new cable. Look, you can tell by the cable, guys. Look at that color difference. This is brand new four aluminum SEU cable rated for 200 amps. He's a journeyman electrician. I'm an apprentice, guys. And as you can see, I'm really just helping out. I was actually trying to throw him a strap. He is strapping in and I make sure I'm getting his tools. And guys, here's a customer interaction. >> How's everything going? >> Everything's going well. That's good. >> Customer is actually super nice, friendly guy. >> Oh, you guys got a great compared to last week. You know what I mean? >> Yeah. >> How long you lived here for? >> I've been here for 26 years. >> Nice. My house on it. I guess it's like 50 years old. >> Nice. Have you always lived in Jersey? >> Yeah. >> Nice. >> Yeah. Born and raised. >> Uh yeah. Grew up in Clinton Town. >> Oh, nice. >> Yeah. We're a familyowned business. Father started. >> Yeah. Back in 1990. >> 1990. >> Yeah. No, you you guys were local, so that's why I uh I said you're 15 minutes away if if you're from >> Yeah. Appreciate it. Thank you. >> Being very careful. Just hook unhook one of these at a time, huh? >> Oh, yeah. >> One at a time. >> I was wondering how the heck you going to do that. I didn't realize that they up there and they were apart like that. >> Yeah. So, uh >> yeah, we still got some strapping. The hard part is just getting the layer. This cable's strong. >> Yeah. >> So, eventually I'll go back up and straighten it out. And >> this looks really very very nice work. One at a time. >> My brother-in-law, he was thinking about he has a 100 amp service right now and transitioning over to a 200 amp. >> Yeah. >> Does give me like a ballpark just off the top of your head like something like that would >> It really depends how many circuits he has overhead. Do you know if he has like a >> like an overhead service, underground service? >> Oh, over Yeah, it's in here. It's down in his basement, of course. >> Same thing. Uh estimated 3,900. >> Okay. Yeah. >> There you go, guys. So we show you…

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