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    Feb 26, 2010, 07:00 PM
    I have one circuit breaker and two meters on my 2 family house
    I have am about to purchase 2 family house in ny brooklyn it was built ove 80 years ago it had one circuit breaker and 2 meters does this impose a problem.
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    Feb 26, 2010, 07:38 PM

    You won't be able to shut down power on 1/2 of the house if needed.
    Do you have 1 or 2 Electrical panels for the 2 halfs?
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    Feb 27, 2010, 05:09 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ambergo View Post
    I have am about to purchase 2 family house in ny brooklyn it was built ove 80 years ago it had one circuit breaker and 2 meters does this impose a problem.
    Something here does not jive.
    There is no way there is two meters and only one service disconnect.

    Could it be that the other disconnect is in another location? A code violation but not unheard of.
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    Feb 27, 2010, 06:46 PM

    Agree something is off here. Are the meters after the breaker panel? What wire size comes off the panel and what size breaker
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