It shall be the customer's responsibility for compliance with the National Electrical Code (NEC) and any Governing Authority for any equipment beyond the Point of Connection. The customer is advised to use the service of a qualified electrician to assure compliance with all codes and regulations.
DESCRIPTION:
PERMANENT- Mobile homes, camps, water wells, and any other connections
not considered temporary.
TEMPORARY - Construction, special-events, etc.
Meter poles are furnished and installed by customer. Specifications described here shall be considered minimum rquirernens.
1. PERMANENT meter poles shall be 20' (feet) in length and be set 5' (feet) deep. A PERMANENT meter pole must be a treated round pole with a minimum top diameter of 6 " (inches). It shall be the customer's responsibility to secure the pole in a vertical position. If the ground is not adequate to support the pole, a guy will have to be instaIled by the customer.
2. TEMPORARY meter pole/timber must be 18' (feet) in length and be set 4' (feet) deep. A TEMPORARY meter pole/timber must be treated ,with a minimum size of 4 "x 6 " (inches). A TEMPORARY meter pole/timber with a service length of 75' (feet) or greater must be braced as shown on the Temporary Meter Pole/Timber Drawing available at JDEC.
3. Service entrance conduit furnished and installed by customer. Service entrance conduit shall be Schedule 40 PVC or rigid conduit ( NO EMT) and shall be sized in accordance with the National Electrical Code or Governing Authority. A minimum of 3 conduit straps are required, with one (1) strap being no more than 12 " (inches) from the weatherhead.
4. Service entrance conductors from the point of connection to meter base, to main disconnect, furnished and installed by customer. Service entrance conductors shall be copper only and sized according to load, as required by the National Electrical Code or Governing Authority. The neutral of service entrance conductors can be two (2) sizes smaller than the other conductors and shall be identified with gray or white tape at the weather head and in the meter base. An extension of 18 " (inches) of service conductor is required at the weather head.
5. Main disconnect, either a single main or a main in a distribution panel, furnished and installed by customer-.Main disconnect shall be sized according to load, as required by the National Electrical Code or Governing Authority. Main disconnects and any other electrical equipment that is exposed to the elements must he of a weatherproof and water tight design.
6. The meter base and K-10 furnished by JDEC and installed by customer. The meter base shall be mounted between 5' and 6' (feet) above finished grade, and face toward the open space. The K-10 shall be mounted 6" (inches) from the top of the meter pole in the direction of JDEC 's service cable. Predrilling a pilot hole for the K-10 is recommended.
7. Meter base grounding, minimum, #6 soft drawn (s.d.) copper,
in conduit from the meter base to. the ground rod furnished and
installed by customer. The meter base ground wire must be connected
in the ground wire lug, where provided, and not in the service
neutral lug. Ground wire from the meter base to the weather head,
minimum soft drawn (s.d.) copper, is furnished and installed by
the customer:
In cases where PVC or Romex is used: a ground wire (outside
of the PVC or Romex) must extend 18" (inches).
In cases where galvanized conduit is used: A ground wire is not required.
8. The pole grounding conductor shall be a minimum #6, bare, soft
drawn copper wire and extend from 6 " (inches) above the
top of the meter pole to the ground rod. It is installed 90 "
around the pole from the service entrance conduit. The pole grounding
conductor must be stapled, starting from the top of the pole at
2' (foot) intervals until point 6' (feet) above the ground is
reached, then stapled every 6" (inches).
9. Ground rods shall be 5/8 x 8 (inches/feet) - copperweld/galvanized.
PERMANENT meter pole ground rods shall be set 1 "(inch)
below finished grade.
TEMPORARY meter pole ground rods can be set 4 " (inches)
above finished grade.
10. ALL UNUSED OR OPEN HOLES IN THE METER BASE, MAIN DSCONNECT
OR DISIRIBUTION PANEL SHALL BE PLUGGED WITH WATERTIGHT PLUGS.
11. INSPECTION: Governing Authority requires inspection, inspection
tag must be
in place and marked approved before JDEC will connect service.