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Install Electric Meter and Secure Enclosure

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Service Call, Repairing a 320 AMP Meter Socket, and Installing a GFCI Outlet In Basement, Thoughts?

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What happens here

The new electric meter is carefully inserted into the newly installed 320 Amp meter socket. Once the meter is in place, the cover of the meter socket enclosure is closed and securely fastened, protecting the internal components from weather and tampering. This step marks the completion of the physical installation of the meter socket on the exterior.

Goal: Finalize the meter socket replacement and re-establish the metering function.

Tools and materials

  • Electric Meter — Measuring electricity consumption (handled by utility)
  • Screwdrivers Milwaukee — Securing the meter socket cover

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meter socket. I'm holding the electric meter right now by the utility >> [music] >> and we extended the wires because the previous PVC conduit didn't have an expansion coupling. So, we installed an expansion coupling and we butt spliced the utility wires to make them longer. Make sure to check your state if you can do this. In New Jersey, you're allowed. All right, new meter socket complete. Now, we're on to the second job. So, the same customer requested that he wanted a new outlet installed because he was tired of having an extension cord for his water softener. So, I'm installing right now a new GFCI outlet because all

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