Meter socket and service panel

[boyack123]

Need advice on installing the breaker panel to meter socket.
The panel is 200 amp on the inside opposite the outside UG fed meter socket. The wall is 2x4 with 7/16 osb I want to install before vinyl goes up so I can flash around meter socket. what type of fitting is used at the rear knockouts of each panel?. With wall thickness being what it is I don't think there is room for conduit ******. Also the POCO does not want the ground passing through their supplied meter base so I'm assuming that ill just have to drill small hole for #4 ground wire through bottom of siding and then connect to the 2 ground rods 6' apart?

On a side note I did call electrician out to install the panels only with no wiring involved and they came back with an insulting quote of $1850.

 

[mm08822]

First make sure your meter location is approved by the POCO as well min/max heights.

I would temporarily mount the panel with the ko punched out and scribe the hole centerlines on the osb. Pilot a 1/4" hole thru osb and verify that puts the meter where needed.

Since concentric ko's in meters and panels are typically up to 2.5" for 200a hardware, you should buy that size to simplify the hardware required in the next steps. You will need a steel 2.5" chase ****** with 2 standard locknuts, 2 bonding locknuts and 2 plastic bushings. Drill the hole large enough to allow the locknuts to be flush with the osb. The two plain locknuts are installed back-back in the center of the ******. Place ****** onto panel and secure with bonding nut. Install panel and finally bushing.
Put up tar paper or other, then mount meter pan. Install bonding locknut and bushing.

It may be easier to locate a hole in panel where you want it, requiring you to hole saw your own hole.

 

[lakelandcat]

Need advice on installing the breaker panel to meter socket.
The panel is 200 amp on the inside opposite the outside UG fed meter socket. The wall is 2x4 with 7/16 osb I want to install before vinyl goes up so I can flash around meter socket. what type of fitting is used at the rear knockouts of each panel?. With wall thickness being what it is I don't think there is room for conduit ******. Also the POCO does not want the ground passing through their supplied meter base so I'm assuming that ill just have to drill small hole for #4 ground wire through bottom of siding and then connect to the 2 ground rods 6' apart?

On a side note I did call electrician out to install the panels only with no wiring involved and they came back with an insulting quote of $1850.

you got a quote for install inside panel to UG meter socket, and quote was $1850, no wiring involved? Even it there was some sort of permit fee it sounds like you didn't call a Master Electrian, you called a Master Thief. I wired my shop, ran 125' 4ga thhn 3 runs, dug trench, panel box, conduit, wire, boxes, switches, outlets, fixtures, grd rods, 4ga bare, had electrian friend check, connect and pull permit and it didn't cost that much. sounds like mm0882 got ya covered

 

[Bert_]

I would use a vinyl meter mounting block behind the meter, that takes care of any flashing and it gives you a nice flat spot to mount the meter.

I'm sure someone who mounts panels back to back all the time could tell you what length ****** to use right of the top of their head. I don't so I'd just bring an assortment of ******* say close ****** though 4". Then return what you don't need.

A 6 guage copper is as large as you need to run to the ground rods, and yes it is common for the utility to not want it in the meter can.

I am assuming that electrician didn't really want the job since you weren't going to have him do any of the building wiring, thus the high price. I have to say I wouldn't be very interested in a job like that either unless it was for a friend.

 

[ChevyRust]

Like Bert stated 6 is all you need out to the rods 6' apart. Metering block is also the way to go. Then the siding guys can side around and make it look all purdy...

As far as a ****** don't use steel. If you do then you have to bond. Use schedule 80 pvc. Cheaper and it meets code and oh yes, it's much easier!

I would also check power company codes. One that we have to follow is 10' from the corner of a house.

 

[reader2580]

you got a quote for install inside panel to UG meter socket, and quote was $1850, no wiring involved? Even it there was some sort of permit fee it sounds like you didn't call a Master Electrian, you called a Master Thief. I wired my shop, ran 125' 4ga thhn 3 runs, dug trench,

This sounds sorta like my experience this week getting someone with a skid steer to install helical anchors for my solar ground mount. One guy that was recommended wanted $2,000 to screw four anchors into the ground. He had to drive a fair ways, but the price still seemed like highway robbery. I found a guy on Craigslist that did the job for $275. He wasn't a guy doing it on the side and has a real business with insurance and all that. It took under an hour from unloading the machine to loading the machine back up. I probably got a little better deal because skid steer work is mostly done for the year here.