WaterEnjoyer

I had the electric company install service on the new pole barn. I guess they are waiting for the crew to install the meter. It has been a couple days now.

SouthpawHD

That's how they do it here too.

Lprizman

Perfectly normal...stick your finger in it

WaterEnjoyer

apparently it isn't normal here. They usually put a plastic cover over the hole and lock the box.

WaterEnjoyer

i'll lick it like a 9v later tonight

fireisland1

Standard practice. One of my buildings was jumped for 5 months waiting for a meter install

aznap

What does a 9v battery and a woman’s asshole have in common?? You know it’s wrong but sooner or later you’re going to put your tongue on it.

N D H

It's in the code, that is code approved cardboard, all the best electricians know this. Plastic covers? Never heard of that.

autobaun70

Jumper cables and fire the thing up.

got to my uncles old lake place years ago one Friday afternoon (early 90’s), and the meter was pulled for non-payment. It was a single wide in a group of three with meters all in a bank. Neighbor had failed to lay their bill, and the wrong meter got pulled. Power company refused to send anyone out until Monday despite it being their fault. Out came the gloves and the jumper cables and we had a great weekend. Power company wrote a decent size check for all the spoiled food after preaching about how dangerous doing such was.

skibum

Any welding you want to do is free right now. Hell there are open boxes every ten feet here in Mexico!

Lprizman

hell yeah!!! Let's weld the whole state together!!!
I'm in!!!!

drowning shrimp

[QUOTE=autobaun70;14037372]Jumper cables and fire the thing up.

got to my uncles old lake place years ago one Friday afternoon (early 90’s), and the meter was pulled for non-payment. It was a single wide in a group of three with meters all in a bank. Neighbor had failed to lay their bill, and the wrong meter got pulled. Power company refused to send anyone out until Monday despite it being their fault. Out came the gloves and the jumper cables and we had a great weekend. Power company wrote a decent size check for all the spoiled food after preaching about how dangerous doing such was.[/QUOTE)
Friend flattened some copper tubing and put it in after his meter got pulled for non payment .
The power company removed them and left a do not touch note , he then used a set of jumper cables for a week. Power company came back out , sheriff came out , he went to jail for it.

ericinmich

Good use for a Craftman screwdriver

WaterEnjoyer

i don't tongue punch fart boxes.

REMfish7

That’s your problem.

Walleye Guy

That's not new service. It's a TV with the weather channel on

Alureing

Cardboard is an insulator, that piece actually comes with the meter can.. The cardboard is only to be used temporarily and is safe unless wet.

WaterEnjoyer

it has been raining the past few days. It is wet in the picture and has rained harder since

silverg

[QUOTE=drowning shrimp;14037444]We replaced water lines in a MHP recently where several of the meter slots had dinner knives placed in them.

Bailey Boat

Wide putty knives are best, most have an insulated handle for such things....