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Posted by Eigenvector on October 7, 2006, 3:35 pm
> Eigenvector wrote:
>> My next door neighbor had an electrician upgrade his panel to 200 A
>> without 1) a permit, and 2) telling the power company.
>>
>> I'm curious how that was accomplished, or at least I'm wondering what the
>> power company is going to say when the values on his meter changes
>> overnight, not to mention his meter won't have a seal on it either.
>
>
> If it's an overhead service, he could have disconnected the hot service
> conductors at the weatherhead and then reclamped and retaped them when he
> was done; he wouldn't necessarily have to break the seal on the meter.
>
> What makes you think the meter is going to change? Or even that the
> monthly electric use is gonna rise dramatically?
>
> Bob
Well, and correct me if I'm wrong here, but I thought when you went from
100A to 200A service the meter had to change as well. I'm sorry if I wasn't
clear in the post, but he added 200A service to his house, he didn't simply
upgrade his panel.
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