Looked all over for it the other day. Finally looked outside. There it was on the side of the house. Outside the fence. So anyone can just come and turn off my power. Getting a lock for it today. Is this normal anywhere? Here I guess, but is anyone else's outside?
Looked all over for it the other day. Finally looked outside. There it was on the side of the house. Outside the fence. So anyone can just come and turn off my power. Getting a lock for it today. Is this normal anywhere? Here I guess, but is anyone else's outside?
Are you talking about this; a breaker panel? And it was on the exterior wall of the house?
Pretty sure that is a power company required external service disconnect switch/breaker. You get your power from Grand Valley Power? If so check out - http://www.gvp.org/sites/gvp/files/GVP Guidelines for Electric Service.pdf What you are looking for starts in section IV (bottom of page 5).
I'll take your word for it Ken. I thought it might be a building code or something. If they require that it should be accessible to them and the fire co. only.And only the full house one. If I need to turn off one circuit fast and there is a foot of snow outside I am going to be pissed.
Do you mean that you don't have a breaker box on the inside but you have one on the outside?
Yes, none inside.
All dwellings should have the outside service entrance (where the power actually comes from the utility into the house). There should be a panel there with on breaker to kill power to the whole place, and other breakers, one or more which should feed internal and external panels for power distribution.
Looked all over for it the other day. Finally looked outside. There it was on the side of the house. Outside the fence. So anyone can just come and turn off my power. Getting a lock for it today.
All dwellings should have the outside service entrance (where the power actually comes from the utility into the house). There should be a panel there with on breaker to kill power to the whole place, and other breakers, one or more which should feed internal and external panels for power distribution.
NEC 230.205 says that on private property, service disconnect means don't have to be readily accessible.
Typically, you'll see just the revenue meter on the side of the house, with the secondary feeder going to the panelboard main circuit breaker (service disconnect).
To the OP, I've seen these types of installations a few times. Mainly in FL and PA.
The houses around here in my subdivision are all that way that I've seen.
I can not imagine a house where there is no power panel / electric service box in the house. That is weird to me.