bgardsy t1_jbk2djr wrote
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Even a licensed electrical contractor cannot pull the meter. The only people that are authorized to touch your meter while it is energized is the utility company!
RL203 t1_jbkik51 wrote
Totally incorrect.
Even if you were to hire a contractor to relocate your service, supply and install a new masthead, panel etc. Your contractor installs everything makes a temporary connection at the mast head, then THE ESA inspects everything.
Once that's done, Toronto hydro will come, make the permanent connections at the mast head and apply the tag to the meter. That can be days or even weeks later and you need to be home when they do it.
Hence the temporary connection.
bgardsy t1_jbmmbk7 wrote
Source of this? Only the utility can disconnect and reconnect power to a residence in Ontario
RL203 t1_jbnzaq8 wrote
You're not disconnecting a service, you're pulling a meter. Panels get changed every day in Toronto multiple times.
And as far as a source goes, I've done it twice in Toronto, both times called Toronto Hydro, both times been told to cut the tag and then have panel inspected by ESA.
I have no reason to lie to you.
The first time I changed a panel, I was surprised myself. Last meter I pulled was 7 years ago, things may have changed, I don't know. Also, in one occasion, I had my panel relocated. It has to be 3 feet from the front of the house I was told. I also wanted to replace the old No. 6 60 amp wires with 100 amp wires. I hired an electrician to do that. He changed from the top of the mast head to the panel, including a new panel. (I then rewired the whole house). The process with the temporary connections at the top of the mast head was how that was handled.
Suggest you call Toronto Hydro.
bgardsy t1_jbqidt7 wrote
You are speaking from your limited experiences and are not even a licensed contractor. I strongly recommend you contact ESA and Toronto hydro and get educated before spreading misinformation. Pulling a meter even as a licensed electrical contractor will expose you to fines and potential electric shock. It’s the law governed by the Ontario Electrical Safety Code. Source: Me. An Electrical Contractor and NCSO
RL203 t1_jbqk840 wrote
Well I did it exactly as described buddy. Everything I did was through the ESA. I have all permits. I have no reason to lie.
And you don't need to be a licensed electrician to rewire your own home in Ontario. And you don't need to be a licensed electrician to add or change a panel.
Or did you not know that.
"If you’re doing your own electrical work: If you are doing your own electrical work, you will need to file the notification. To confirm requirements and file a notification, call 1-877-ESA-SAFE (372-7233). Fees vary according to the type of work you’re doing."
Link:
And here:
https://esasafe.com/compliance/diy-electrical-work/
And yes, I own a copy of the electrical code.
bgardsy t1_jbql7aw wrote
I’m not disputing that a homeowner can change his own panel. They and/ or an Electrical Contractor can’t touch the meter to disconnect said panel. Stay in your lane and go sweep the floor or something
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