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Subject - pedistals
craig whenever I have installed a residential meter socket-disconnect next to a utility pole, I have run four conductors to the load center in the house. I have heard that this is not necessary if an earth ground is picked up at the sub panel. Is this now common practice?
Ryan_J I think you should be running 4 conductors, personally. I just don't see how you could ensure that there will never be any other metallic paths between the two "buildings".
David Hyatt Speaking of 4 conductors, someone told me that they was required by the county they were working in to run a service stack with 4 conductors. This was on a mobile home, single phase, service stack. Has anyone ever heard of this? I can't see where the fourth wire would connect?
craig maybe they meant on the load side.
David Hyatt Craig, thats what I thought too. But he assured me different. I think he was on the crack rock. Just kidding.