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RULE 12 - METERS -- GENERAL
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Customer Provides Space: |
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The customer provides space to accommodate PPL EU's meters at the point of service or nearest location designated by PPL EU. The meters must be accessible to PPL EU employees. |
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Capacity Determined by PPL EU: |
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PPL EU specifies the capacity and type of meter installation required to accommodate the customer's load and type of service. |
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Customer Installs Meter Mounting: |
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The customer installs the meter base or meter panel. The meter base or meter panel must be securely fastened on a wall or other support structure and must be level, plumb and vibration free.
Meter bases and meter panels mounted on masonry surfaces must be secured using non-corrosive metal machine screws in lead sleeve wedge-type expansion anchors (1/4 inch minimum). Meter bases and meter panels mounted on wood surfaces must be secured using non-corrosive wood screws (#12 minimum) into the support studs. |
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PPL EU Installs, Relocates or Removes All Meters: |
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Only PPL EU authorized personnel can install, remove or relocate a meter.
The customer makes all necessary changes in wiring before PPL EU moves a meter to a new location. |
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Metered and Unmetered Conductors Not In The Same Raceway: |
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Metered and unmetered conductors shall not be installed in the same conduit or raceway. |
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Metering Equipment Not Used As Junction and/or Pull Box: |
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Meter bases and the termination compartments of multiple position meter bases shall not be used as junction and/or pull boxes.
All metering equipment including but not limited to meter panels, meter bases, termination compartments, instrument transformer compartments, and instrument transformer cabinets shall not be used as junction and/or pull boxes.
Splices (bugs) are not permitted in any equipment mentioned in the prior paragraph.
See Rule 15 for instrument transformer cabinets. |
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Protective Barriers: |
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PPL EU may require customer to install barriers to protect metering from vehicular traffic. |
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Foreign Source/Power: |
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Foreign Source/Power and all associated wiring shall not be permitted in any PPL EU metering or Termination Equipment. |
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Sealing of Equipment: |
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PPL EU reserves the right to seal meter panels, meter bases, termination compartments, instrument transformer cabinets, wire troughs, junction and/or pull boxes and any other equipment containing unmetered conductors in any manner that PPL EU sees fit. |