Tip when Installing Utility Meters #hendythesparky #electrician

I know it's going to spark. I'm going to line up the bottom. All right. Talk about putting the mirror in, Dad. All right. Well, first off, I just took some duct tape because it's an older jacket. It started to peel a little bit, but I can't get into the basement to replace it. So, I don't want you to think that we would leave duct tape on a wire. The wire is in great shape. You never want to put this in until you're bugged in. Why? Because this actually is a load right here. That meter, it is. So, if this meter is plugged in and you have the house off, you'll still see a little spark when you connect up top because you there's a load connected to it and that might alarm a younger person. A newer electrician doesn't like to have any type of spark, right? So, just leave the meter out. I'm going to line up the bottom. I know it's going to spark. I don't know how much power is here, but I kind of want to take one shot and go in. Mhm. See, you hear it? Yep. That's it. Nice. So, you heard that little Right. That's why that's their initial load. That's like Well, that's why most utility companies, most guys wouldn't wouldn't do that because they're not they don't even want to be responsible if anything. Yeah. They don't want to leave anything on in the house. Also, they don't know what load is on in the house, right? Could be something a dead short inside. So, we're going to push this in. And then there's a little meter seal. Just goes right down. Nice. And that's it, baby. Nice. Let's go. Phenito. Phenito. Finished. Let's go. Woohoo. Oh, finished. Finished.