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    Jun 14, 2008, 04:20 PM
    Clarification on location of service disconnect?
    My power comes on to my property on a pole that is approximately 25' from my house, down to the meter base and then underground to my house, that conduit comes through the ground in middle of the house( I only have a crawl space) it goes straight through the floor and into the panel, about 5' total of conduit in the house.

    Do I need to have a disconnecting means on my pole below the meter base, or is the main breaker in the house sufficient?

    I have found several sources that state if your meter is more than 5-10' from the main disconnect you have to have a disconnect at the meter, but I'm not sure if there are stipulations to that rule.

    Thanks in advance.
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    Jun 15, 2008, 12:40 PM
    This is entirely locally mandated. The NEC does NOT give an actual distance.
    ONLY your local POCO or inspector can tell you this.

    I will say 5'-6' is about the limit in most areas.
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