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Hi all! When I built my shop I tapped into the meter base to power my shop. I installed a disconnect panel at the meter base and ran 4 wires to the sub panel inside the shop. I had to install a new meter base that does not allow a tap so I am feeding my shop via the house main service panel. My...

Inspector is coming tommorow and I need help. I stripped a lug in my meter base and had to replace it when I was replacing my siding. The old meter and wiring was circa 1950 and this new one needs to be inspected to get power turned back on. My question is the ground. The old meter base had the...

Is there a NEC rule that states you can only have one panel fed off the load side of the meter base. It was my understanding you could have multiple panels off the meter base as long as the total load amps does not exceed the supply amps. When I wired my shop, I have a 200 amp service (meter...

To supply power to my shop, I want to install a disconnect panel at my house meter base and then run cable from the disconnect panel to a load center inside the garage. Do I need to run the grounds as if I am coming off the house main load center or run the grounds as if coming straight from the...

I was a little reluctant to post because there are some really great garages/workshops here that I can only describe as works of art and my is not amish crafted or custom built, but built by someone who has never constructed a building before (me). I started out wanting a 40x40x14 garage and...