Mobile Home Electrical Service
Thgis is a combination electrical/legal guestion. Who is responsible for the service drop in a mobile home park? I live in Pennsylvania and was recently told by a human services agency here that weatherization could not be started on my mobile home until a problem with the main electrical disconnect was repaired. Here's the situation:
The 100-amp disconnect box is located just after the meter with two receptacles in it - one of which was in use when the receptacle overheated, causing full power to be lost into the mobile home. This happened very suddenly, and no electrical work was changed inside the mobile home prior to the failure. The cartridge fuses - two (2) 30-amp fuses supplying each receptacle - blew, and the holder in which the fuses are held was almost too hot to touch. I immediately unplugged the mobile home's main plug, removed the fuses and holder from that side of the disconnect box, and re-inserted the plug into the other receptacle, which restored electrical service to the home - but because the box overheated, the weatherization crew won't begin work on my home until it is repaired.
The problem is, I don't know who is responsible for this particular repair. The electric company's responsibility ends at the meter, of course - but since I don't own the equilment on the service drop on my mobile home site, is the landlord responsible? I am responsible for paying the electric bill, but if I move the mobile home, the electrical equipment stays there - so I shouldn't be responsible for repairing it if it remains in the landlord's possession if I were to move.
This is a difficult situation, and I'm not sure if you can help - but I would thank you to point me in the right direction if you can't!