Mount Meter/Disconnect Combo Box and Wire

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MASTER ELECTRICIAN DAD TEACHES HIS SON A 200 AMP SERVICE!

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What happens here

This crucial step involves installing the new meter/disconnect combo box on the exterior wall. The conduit containing the service cable is fed into the top of the meter box. Marks are made on the wall where new holes need to be drilled for mounting the box and for routing the ground wire. A hole saw is used to create a new hole for the ground wire conduit. The meter box is then securely mounted to the wall, and the service cable is further routed within the box. Before making final connections, the neutral conductor is once again unwound and prepared. The insulated hot wires are then secured to the appropriate lugs, and an anti-oxidant compound (No-Ox-Id) is applied to prevent corrosion.

Goal: Install the new 200 Amp meter/disconnect combo box and prepare internal wiring.

Tools and materials

4/0 AL Service Cable — Main service conductors
Cordless Drill Milwaukee M18 Fuel — Drilling mounting holes and for the ground wire conduit
Hole Saw — Creating entry holes for conduit
Meter/Disconnect Combo Box Eaton — Main service entrance and overcurrent protection for the building
Screwdriver — Marking and general tightening
Anti-Oxidant Compound No-Ox-Id — Preventing corrosion on aluminum wire connections

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right. Say one, two, three straps more. Now, what you want to do is bend that and make another bend right into the center to come down right here. Right. Yep. So, we could either reuse this hole with our meter. It's up there handy to Sparky. What up? Strapping in this service right now. Strapping it in. I got a four SCU cable. I'm going along and we're installing a meter with a disconnect combo. Uhhuh. So meter base is going to go here, right? Yeah. But then you're going to bend it down. So move put the strap maybe closer to that wire. Right here. I'm going to put here. [Music] Mhm. If we use conduit, then you would need a ground bushing. The concentric compound. Well, you would have conduit with a a ground wire and old school stuff. Yeah. You couldn't use a concentrate to knock it out. All right. You got to bend it up as you do it, right? Yeah. Nice. Push up. That's it. Wow. Straighten it out. Make sure you're in the right spot. You tighten this up at the end. Right. But before we do that, now we want to make our mark where our hole is. Okay. Yeah. Okay. You're going to grab it and make a nice tight. Keep spinning. Push this wire in and all the way back. Okay. And then you're going to come across like this. Going to basically cut it right here. Service loop. Not necessarily a service loop. It's just workmanlike. Now you got to get the no locks. Just paint both wires. Muscle it in. Okay. [Music]

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