Info & Regs for Contractors
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1
- Introduction
- Residential Service
- Residential Subdivision
- Temporary Service
- Business Service
- Sensitive Equipment
- Service Conditions
- Fluctuating Loads
- Unbalanced Loads
- Number of Services
- Customer Cost
- Short Circuit Currents
- Siding Installations
- Advisory Service
- Available Service Voltages
- Application Process
Chapter 2
- Overhead Services
- Overhead Installation
- Overhead Line Clearances
- Typical Overhead Service
- Service Mast, Surface-Mount Meter
- Overhead Service, Temporary
- Overhead Service, Meter Pole
Chapter 3
- Underground Services
- Locating Underground Utilities
- Underground Service from Overhead Lines
- Underground Service from Underground Lines
- Underground Residential Subdivision
- Primary UG Service from Overhead Lines
- Single-Use Trench
- Joint-Use Trench
- Direct Buried Conductors
- Underground Service, Surface-Mount Meter
- Underground Service, Pedestal Meter
- Underground Service, Temporary
- Transformer Installations
- Safety Clearances Around Transformers
- Work Clearances Around Transformers
- Guard Posts
Chapter 4
- Meter Installations
- Meter Tampering
- Identification of Meter Sockets
- Number of Meters
- Meter Jumpers
- Meter Covers
- Locating the Meter
- Locating the Meter for a Single-Family or Multi-Family Residence
or Business
- Electrical Equipment Rooms
- Clearances around the Meter
- Installation for an Apartment Building
- Installation for an Office Building
- Meter Sockets
- General Requirements for Meter Sockets
- Grounding a Meter Socket
- Meter Installation Tips
- Direct-Connect Meters
- Services Metered Using Direct-Connect Meters
- Current Transformer Metering
- Services Metered Using Current Transformers
- Current Transformer Cabinet
- Meter Socket, Enclosure, and Conduit
- Switchboard Metering
- Switchboard Meter Installation
Chapter 5
- Motors
- Size Limitations
- Protective Devices
- Damage to Equipment
Excerpts from Massachusetts General Law
Glossary
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