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Frayed service cable / power quality
Frayed service cable / power quality
What type of electric service cable damage are you looking out for?
If you can see exposed aluminum strands on your service entrance cable, it has frayed to the point where you should replace it. Cost may vary from $750 – $2200, depending on your service capacity (usually between 100A – 200A for residential electric accounts) and the capacity of your replacement service (for those wanting central air conditioning, an upgrade from 100A to 150A or 200A will often be needed; subsequent solar PV or micro wind power installations over 5kW capacity may be cheaper to install if the existing service is larger than 100A).
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- A painted service cable has fraying
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- The outer jacket of a service cable has completely disintegrated toward the bottom, where it enters a meter enclosure (meter removed).
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