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Posted by PipeDown on July 11, 2006, 7:51 pm
>I am replacing the service entrance on my house, and the electric
> company says it need to be above my roof. The problem is that the
> house does not have overhanging eves (the roof ends right at the
> outside wall, and there is a gutter there).
>
> How can I get the pipe for the service entrance through the gutter.
> The way I see it, I can do one of 3 things.
> 1) either have the pipe bent, or shim out the meter and pipe about 4
> inch from the wall.
> 2) bend the pipe so it goes inside the wall
> 3) cut the gutter, lift it so it drains away from the pipe, and put in
> flashing (but there will still be a gap in the gutter.
>
> None of these sound like great ideas. Does anyone have any better
> ideas or can you tell me if it is possible to havea 2 in steel pipe
> bent to go out 4 more inched; and if there are brackets that will hold
> the pipe 6-8 inches away from the wall.
>
> Thanks!
>
Use a recessed box instead of a surface mount and the SE conduit will be in
the wall entirely. Easier said than done since that conduit is 2" and the
header in the wall is probably a 2x4. This dosen't leave much wood for the
cap on the wall but you don't need all that much in a finished wall. Maybe
you can reinforce the cut beam with metal strapping.
You might also look for a box you can mount above the meter with holes such
that you can offset the SE conduit. Basically a bigass J box.
Build an overhang and move the gutter out. Not practical either but
possible and may result in the best cosmetic solution
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