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Posted by aemeijers on July 17, 2008, 11:20 pm
Tube Audio wrote:
> I am a homeowner in Burlingame California
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> I am getting a new roof installed and noticed that my weatherhead is very
> rusty. Also the ground wire is attached through an insulator into my roof.
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> I would like to change out the weatherhead.
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> What is involved? I guess I need to contact the city? Contact the utility
> company PG&E to turn off power? Or do they allow the change over to be done
> hot?
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> If I get the power turned off by the utility company can I do the work
> myself?
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> I guess it would me running new wires too.
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> Any advice would help.
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> Thanks
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Anything upstream of meter base is power company's turf, even though you
own the weatherhead itself. Call them and ask what the local procedures
for a refresh are. Some places you have to buy the riser and weatherhead
from them, others tell you what makes and models are acceptable. Pretty
safe to say a licensed electrician will be required, either theirs or
somebody with a local license that can call in a work order to get the
drop disconnected at the pole while they do the work. Eyeball the drop
wire with binoculars- if you see shiny spots, tell the power company.
Worn-out drops are a leading cause of outages in storms, and they would
rather switch them on a nice sunny day.
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aem sends...
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