where did the lock ring go?Is there some kind of local settling? Could be as simple as that... and the need for an expansion coupling.
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The OP's photo looks like it is in a EUSERC area, & EUSERC requires a 3" conduit.Is there some kind of local settling? Could be as simple as that... and the need for an expansion coupling.
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Look up k inside the meter box
It and the bushing are still in the can and over the wires. The pipe pulls straight down and the lock nut slips right off the threads. I've had to repair a couple of them and I couldn't get the nut to tighten back down because the threads had been shaved off. I had to dig them up and replace the whole effing thing. I won't do it anymore, too many good jobs to do.
Even with an expansion joint somebody forgot the lock nut and bushing.Is there some kind of local settling? Could be as simple as that... and the need for an expansion coupling.
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I bet the lock nut and bushing are still inside the can. I've seen it a lot. As the ground settles, the pipe pulls down and the nut pulls off of the threads. Blow up the picture and you can see how screwed up the threads are. You're not that far away from me, I can't believe you haven't seen this happen. Maybe you don't have Mid American Energy running around screwing up the installs over there..
Wow. I have never seen it on that new of a home. Of course, I get called out to all the old dumps and the conduits I've seen pulled out may have been that way for 25 years before anyone decided to do something about it. I think the two that I actually fixed were caught by a home inspector of all people.
In what part of SK are you. Back in MB we put a frost box in the ground below the meter to take up the slack.The local requirement here is Saskatchewan now is for an expansion joint, plus a cable loop box to provide slack if the ground settles. It's ugly as **** but it makes sense. The cable expansion box is below the meter and simply contains a loop of the feeder wires. In the pic, I don't have a generator installed yet. Also, if you are wondering about the foundation, it is the original foundation placed 110 years ago. I'm told that the house originally had a 48 volt battery system with some kind of generator. Electrical service was installed later. When I got the house, it had 80 amp fused mains, and an overhead service drop. I have upgraded it to a 200A service (way overkill - but the panel was the same price as the 100A, just a different main breaker). And I moved the service underground, with the panel for a whole house generator. Oh and the second LB fitting below the cable loop box is an empty conduit for a future detached garage.
If you look closely one tooth of the lock nut is visible in the photo.
Saskatoon