awww thought it was a newer CH
I once changed a badly corroded Sq D-XO panel. (Sq D sold the patent to Cutler-Hammer XO in the late '50s).
Depends on where it's at. Some places, it's only what gets permitted that has to be brought up unless there are obvious visible safety issues.
I don't see a main, so it must be a sub panel. Is the main panel what I can see the edge of around the corner to the right? If it's just replace the sub, it won't be a terrible amount but it's hard to say because the rates are different all over the country.
It is a sub, to the right is a lever type cutoff switch, the main panel is on the front of the building that has the meter and a 200a breaker.
That may be a plus since you might not have to bring the entire service up to code. And since you have a 200 amp meter/main it should be up to snuff already. The grounding and bonding may need to be addressed though. Really, all you can do is get some estimates from local contractors.
Worked on a house where the C-H XO panel (like the OP's) was a main lug & the unprotected service entrance conductors (SE cable) were run halfway across the house to the kitchen where the panel was, it was old as I think SE cable was disallowed here in the late 1950's to early 1960's. My house was moved to it's current location in 1957 & the service from then had SE cable before being decommissioned in 1980.
Maybe 2k if it's a really straight forward setup.
A user pulling a meter is not typical and not advisable to most people.
I know, but when we're throwing around wild-*** guesses on price, I figured I'd throw in a low figure to balance out the numbers, lol.
Fair enough
[energized] meter' is good advice. An arc could occur. If 'Coogar XR' meant that the feed disconnect to the property should have been performed before pulling the meter, he should have mentioned that in the interest of safety.Only the Poco can pull meters here. If someone else pulls a meter here they get fined
The OP said that it's a sub and the main has a 200A breaker that feeds the sub. So no need to pull the meter.
Don’t think I’ve seen CH XO. Power line is what they acquired from Westinghouse, BR from Bryant & CH is their tan handle breakers. Those are the versions I’ve seen much of.
You might be able to get the panel for that price.
thats not NM as it has a green ground wire. NM has bare ground
I was guessing MC
I think that's MC, blow up the pic and you can see a little bit of the plastic wrapper. On another note, I have seen NM with a green ground. I don't know the brand, it's older than me. It had a black jacket with a green insulated #16 ground in it and it was a ***** to strip. Maybe one of the older than me guys will remember it and chime in.
Me too.
I’m in Ohio too. Funny enough, I remember my dad telling me to just yank the meter if I needed to do work on the panel when we bought our house. Something along the lines of “Just pull the meter and tell them you needed to do some work if they say anything”. Giving them a heads-up seems a little more kosher. Lol.
