u/fussybob

Installed 200A panel (changed from fused to breakers) with main 200A breaker, new outside Emergency disconnect with 200A main breaker, new 200A meter socket, 200A compliant wire in 2-1/2” galvanized conduit through the roof out the mast head. I’m in PA, PPL is the power company. The PPL truck roll tech comes for final hookup and says no 200A upgrade of the current 100A feed from pole(25 feet away) to mast because my smart meter data indicates that in the last year the instaneous peak consumption never exceeded 50A. I understand this and plan no immediate new increased loads, whole house AC, fast EV charger, arc welder, etc.

Researching the current 100A wire in free air should be good for 135-150A.

The 2, 200A breakers should be changed to 100A ones. I’m not going to do this due to cost and need PPL to remove meter to change disconnect breaker.

My reasoning is the 2, 200A breakers are there to protect my wiring from the mast head down. If there is a short downstream of the 200A breakers and the 100A service wires from pole to mast can’t handle the current they will fail and possibly burn open. PPL’s problem.

What do you guys think about leaving the 200A breakers in place?

EDIT: Thanks to everyone for all the replies. I will be leaving the 2, 200A breakers as currently installed. My Emporia Vue monitors my current loads and voltage swings. My loading will not change and if it does PPL will come and install larger wires.

I was cleaning my oil furnace, removed the furnace flue from the chimney, opened my cleanout door 15 inches below and used my vacuum suck out the large pile of soot. I was working my way back to the chimney flue 12 inches in when the vacuum nozzle pulled out a large amount of fur. Looked in with a flashlight and saw the dead raccoon and about 1000 maggots. I was able to hook the raccoon and dragged it out the opening dropping it in a bucket.

I was wearing a dust mask and vinyl gloves, long sleeve shirt prior to and during the raccoon find.

My question to the experts here is what are my chances of contracting bacteria and round worm that I‘m reading about that one can get from dead raccoons?

I did disinfect the area and tools with clorox. How do I disinfect a vacuum cleaner?

I had a 1962 100A FPE fuse panel with the only ground going to the water pipe coming into the house. This was a ground/neutral bonded setup. With all the fuses removed leaving only the main 100A fuse installed I get 2A on the ground wire with a clamp on meter.

I removed this panel and replaced it with a 200A breaker panel. All the breakers are AFI/GFI or GFI. All these breakers tripped immediately when a load was placed on them. Turning off all the breakers except the main still shows that 2A on the pipe ground. Which is probably trips the GFI.

Removed the pipe ground and installed the 2 grounding rods ground and everything works fine.

Does anyone know how I can possibly get 2A on the pipe ground wHEN all branch breakers are off or all the branch fuses where removed?

Makes no sense.