Hey Everyone! Hope you're all having a great weekend 🚴🎾 ⚠️ First off... The power meter is absolutely not to be touched by anyone other then a representative from your power company whom is both trained and authorized to do so. 😳Secondly, that is not a booger... it's a grey nose hair 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ and I'm fully prepared to accept the consequences in the comment section 😨lol, I guess I'll have to fire my makeup artist and production crew 🤣🤣🤷♂️ Cheers all! Be safe out there 👊👊🍻
Enjoy video I am about to upgrade from 100 Amp to 200 I am watching and living on cape cod My electrician said have call Eversource and see what meter rating was 30 mins later there records said meter 200 Amp my neighbor had 200 Amp meter but feed was 3 AWG so he had to update weather head to meter wire to house rated 200 Amp so see what happens 30 days How about general statement what do today meters and wire street to house Thanks time
During my career as an electrician my hobby was collecting old A-base meters. I made table lamps out of the newer, less collectable ones and displayed the older ones. I have over 50 meters with some going back to the early 1900's. I like taking them apart and seeing how there built and putting them back together again.
Yeah I've seen lamps made like that I've always wanted to make one for myself as well and of course having to meet her actually registering the current that the bulb is using! I thought about building a coat tree that looks like an old-fashioned lamp post with other utilities on it. Although one of the boxes would be a dummy just for a piggy bank for change! And one of the small boxes would be where the boxes that would have the photocell attached to the top with the twist the lock receptacle and that would actually be controlling lights that would be dusted on inside. My plan was to use glass insulators is coat hooks. The post light AKA street light like the gumball type pictures or whatever you want to call them would have a vintage globe. In addition to just being a stared lamp they would also be a candelabra night light socket in there as well. And have what looks like an old junction box outdoor type with an old school oval or other cover at the bottom of the pole but have the plate for that modified to take a Decor type device and have four USB charging ports in place of receptacle there you wouldn't notice until you open it up. And of course all the power going through everything would be actually registered a meter that's actually working! I'm also possibly thinking about building a power monitor into a meter box including a Clearwater meter just as a test device but receptacles and a power Inlet and perhaps a heavy duty switch just for bench and of course have other meters and such installed in the cabinet or attached! Had opportunity to get some old electric meters years ago I wish I would have taken them up on it all the new meters were going in the old ones are going out this was before Smart Meters they were just the electronic ones back then not even remote readable
Really enjoying watching your videos. I get the warnings about not doing this yourself, and I also very much like it how you don't hide the "secret" parts as a way of preventing people to do this themselves. Explaining why something is dangerous, is so much more effective compared to making something obscure. What I actually learn from this: for this kind of job/work you have to be extremely calm and professional, take your time and never try to take a shortcut. When you aren't confident enough in yourself, just have an expert do it for you. I'm not an electrician, I work in IT, and have been doing low voltage electronics as a hobby since I was a kid. Being able to see some HV stuff is nice, as I'm always curious about what happens "behind the socket".
I wasn't home when my meter was changed and I was disappointed that I missed that. Now I know. Thank you. That meter isn't that old (I'm probably older). My husband has a collection of very old meters on the wall in the man cave. The oldest is from the 1920's and is labeled for DC. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Stay safe and God bless.
I was surprised how fast when they replaced ours with a smart meter (so they can remotely read) how fast it was. Got everything ready, opened the panel, pulled the meter, plugged the new one, closed it up. Took longer to record the serial numbers on everything than do the entire rest of the job.
i actually have a 25 amp meter that i am still using on one of my small out buildings, it's fed off my house via underground. it's from the early 20's and still works, the building is wired with K&T and the panel is wood with slate fuse boards
@@heatherkohlwey8379 I've always wanted one, i have thought of building a wash house for my workshop using 1920's stuff, it'd be cool to run it off a light plant! i have lots of early electrical stuff including a light bulb from the 1890's that still works! I'm an electrician so i love this stuff, and will still put it back to work!
@@gtb81. My husband is an electrician also. We have one of every Delco model made but one and quite a few other rare brands all 32 volt DC. We have a trailer and display at gas engine shows.
Yeah, here in Australia, if you go far enough out, you don’t get 240v local service at all. Each house or whatnot has its own step down transformer, usually 11kV. If you get REALLY far out, you can have SWER-single wire earth return. It’s literally a single live wire, consisting of fencing wire, and your neutral is earth. A single wire, and that’s it!
I'm watching from BC! I'm not a lineman or even an electrician, I just dig the hell out of infrastructure and I like watching you guys do your thing. I like these videos because I can see up close without getting in you guys' way or impacting either of our safety by rubbernecking. :)
I'm amazed this is still in service. Here in the south everything has a smart meter - it's funny how many fancy new meters I've seen that read "0000" on the side of some old abandoned building or barn. I'm not sure why they even have a meter when there doesn't appear to be service, but many do, and they get changed out.
Often times, old buildings that are rarely used still have power for occasional visits. The owner may keep the breaker until they stop by... Or they have been shut off for a temporary disconnect. In our area, after two years of there is no usage and they're temp disconnected, we will remove and dismantle the service. If it's active with no usage, we'll investigate and possibly disconnect as well
if I was doing that job, I'd be cleaning out all those cobwebs first.... then I'd put in the new meter socket and secure all the connections, then put all the hardware back together (covers, etc.) and then plug in the meter and secure it with the ring.... after everything was done, then I'd reenergize the circuit. and if I had to double check the voltage then I'd reopen the cover to check it and then close it up and put the security tags in place. its always a good thing to clean up an old installation when making changes...
Commenting from down here in New Jersey. Just wanted to say I love your posts. I've always been scared of electricity but after watching your stuff I have a new found respect for it. I still won't mess with it but I can live vicariously through the jobs you do. Keep it up! Dan C
Im a bit late to the party here, im a powerline tech student right now going through the first year program. We are currently going through our metering module right now and I'd say the meter is reading 54659 kwh. Thanks for the informative video once again Aaron!
This kind of work reminds me of the days back in the 70's when I did telephone repair in Manhattan for New York Telephone. We did not have trucks in mid-town. We carried a heavy tool bag from job to job. There were supply rooms sprinkled around the town where we could get most of the repair stuff we needed. Little known fact: there are no telephone poles or power poles anywhere in Manhattan. It's all under ground.
@@maxdutiel you want to hear something crazy, I live in underground switching network for 2yrs rent free in new York city... (I save tons of money)🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was making very good money and had very little bills to pay out....
New ones are even easier to read…from the truck from a ways away. I used an SDR to read mine one night. Left it running overnight and by morning I had 42 meters including a demand meter nearby. They repeat every minute, but demand does every 10s.
I love content like this I am retired never was an electrician but certainly know how to be safe. Electrical distribution is a source of continual curiosity for me here in Milwaukee Wisconsin
Interesting vid as always. I watched as both my meters were changed (home and work) as I wanted to inspect the inside of the box (I had heard of some having insulator cracks). In both cases pretty pristine after 30+ years of service. Took me a few minutes to find that church on the 915! 👊 / Montreal.
I think this is the first video that I've seen you attach the camera to the hot stick, that's a nice way to get an up close look at what is going on - not like you haven't opened cutouts a million times before, but this is the first one that really gets across how hard you have to pull to get it to let go.
I'm from Ottawa Ontario. We just had a pretty good storm the other day. 170,000 customers lost power for days. It was nuts. I was out 41 hours without power. Keep up the great work.
I've tested, calibrated, and repaired countless watthour meters in my years. Single phase, polyphase, transformer rated, self contained, 1S, 2S, 3S, 3CS, 4S, 9S, 12S, 16S, 36S, 45S, and the A base counterparts. 50 and 60 Hz versions of most.
I dont know anything about these meters. I have 1 question for you, if you don't mind. Do you like the newer meters used, or the good old fasioned ones. If given a choice?
@@choke666 that's interesting. And it depends. The newer ones can do so much more. They can measure reactive power, depending on the model. They have communications capabilities, they can tell you when you are using power, etc. They can also sense tampering. The old ones though are darned reliable, and it's amazing how long they can last and remain accurate. But for the most part, unless fitted with electronic registers, can only give a total of kWh used. Some have a few other features, but they are just incredibly well engineered mechanical devices.
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When I looked at the dials on the old meter - I'd missed that some of them were reversed! In the UK we don't have modular meters on any installs like these, tails go in and out of the meter unit - the NA/Canadian system as a whole looks a massive amount easier to swap meter units out; I assume that is getting more important with smart meters that stop communicating? Really like your content - showing the parts of electrical systems that the majority of people should never see!
I really like the videos where you perform work and explain the process, equipment, safety considerations ... I will never be a lineman or electrician but I am highly interested in electricity and I have degrees in EE and CS.
54659.1 kWh Upd: I'm from Ukraine. I really like good info in your vids. Despite there in Europe we have 1phase 230 or 3phase star 230/400V - and moslty split phase system for consumers in USA - it's really cool to understand how it works and why it's done in this way )). As for me 3phase 230/400V system more comfortable as I can power some equipment with asynchronous motors directly, when for split phase system - I don't know, not investigated this question. Also we have end transformers that powers a lot of houses, like 50-100 houses on one transformers (more tight space usage, small distances), when in the USA with big distance between houses individual transformers are more efficient. :) Looks like all this differences mostly historical, but any way both systems cool and reliable as they works for a lot of people around the world.
The more remote end customers get one transformer per customer. The power company can provide more power over the same gauge cable if they do that. In the cities and suburbs there are multiple end consumers per transformer. My split phase power comes point that supplies power to four end customers in a star configuration. High density end users, apartment buildings, may have 208Y120 supplied and the line side of the meter connected to 2 of the 3 phases.
@@steveschulte8696 I moved to a rural location and noticed that... I have my own transformer, same with everyone else. In my old neighborhood around town the entire street was fed off one. Makes sense, can't feed 240 for miles.
In Belgium some old city streets are also fed split phase system 3*230 volts. That"s 230v between phases and 127v between phase and ground. Its a bit different than in North America, they get 3 phases in. And sockets are wired with 2 phases and neutral is not used.
Here in Illinois (USA) the local electricians wire up the service drop, meter base, grounding, etc. The only thing our local linemen do is hook up the service wire I left for them to terminate to the pole pig (transformer). They do inspect the work before hooking it up hot though.
Pretty much same here, other then 3 phase metering. The only reason we're installing these adapters is because it's at our company's request. Even if we contacted the work out to an electrician, we would have to be on site. The electrician aren't allowed to cut our seals or work in the meter box while energized
In Connecticut when upgrading the electricians will pull the meter and disconnect/reconnect from the service drop. When they install a new meter can they will put in jumpers to jump from the line to the load side. The utility will then come and put in a new meter at there convenance.
I know this video is old, But thank you for uploading these when you do, I am not a Lineman or anything like that, Just a guy that builds gaming computers and plays computer games. I do enjoy watching your videos each morning while drinking my cup of tea and eating breakfast.
Thanks for the video Aaron. Good to see you getting rid of the unsmart meters that are out there. My area here in Maryland has separate crews that are dedicated to metering only. That was a pretty simple operation tp replace the old meter. Thanks for sharing. How fortunate that you work in such a scenic area.
5:20. New Brunswick is very pretty! Edit: After checking google street view... Wow! Stunning all around! That's an ideal spot for a lucky homeowner. Who needs mountains?!?
Coming back to this, the reason for those copper fingers is, back when utilities tested meters in situ, those fingers could be moved up to isolate the meter and allow it to be connected to the test load and a 'standard' meter. That said, it works out to be about the same amount of labor to set up to test in situ versus just changing out the meter and testing the old one in the shop (and restocking if still good). These Murray boxes are a good solution for mounting A-base meters, but socket-type meters proved to be a better solution overall in the long run.
The grease is probably Mobilgrease 28. A lot of the medium and high voltage breaker manufactures spec it. For the electrical stabs and some of the mech parts.
Klein has a new screw driver with all the adapters U might wanna check out besides that red one you are using . One thing they both need to get into which they wont do because of the liabilities is insulated tools. Just went to a rodeo of new tools by the red guys . they have a problem with the pole step removers, lag screw, and J hook removers. they never took into account a build up of rust . so they dont work because of that extra bit of corrosion... Apparently they have gotten the message from tool events. Great video . U should let ur vendor know as well..
Thank you, Aaron! Loved it! I really appreciate the simplicity and great hands-on explanations of everything you do for the Trade! God bless Brother! Stay safe Always! 👊
As an ex liney the HV fuse you pulled would also be removed(safety as wind could possibly blow the fuse closed). Meters these days are a far cry from the first meters that I worked on(DC 240v mercury bearinged). the old home owner trick of turning the meter upside down to dump the mercury and slow down the meter.As a meter reader i was taught to read left to right taking into acount next digit
Oh dang, those are never fun... Switching and traffic alone are half the job! Being a corner pole makes it wayy worse too We had one last week with 69kv on the top and three phase distribution bank on the same pole. The boys were some busy !
@@Bobsdecline so I requested them to tie circuits so we can separate circuits at the taps on the vertical in order to be able to transfer it without jumpers. They said they had to set the regs at the sub to no auto in order to tie the breakers but they couldn’t do it via supervisory (remotely) that they would need to send a multi(technician) to manually do it and it could take up to 3/4 hours of standing down in order to do so. So we opted to use the jumpers. Didn’t want to wait around lol. I’ll email you a few pics.
Was watching an electrician from Europe go through turning off power for an outlet from the breaker box. That was super interesting to watch. He detailed the tools that do that. He first tested and verified the socket had power. He then isolated the outlet on the panel. He then flipped the breaker off. He then verified using tools that the power was off. He then tested the tools to verify that the tools had not broken after he tested outlet to verify power was off. He ended up doing like 3 or 4 tests consisting of testing the testing equipment, verifying the outlet was on, then flipping breaker, verifying outlet was off with meter, and then verifying his testing equipment had not failed after using it. In the video the hardware had failed and was able to verify that. It was not actually scripted. It just failed! He then had to start over from the beginning with other test equipment. I don't work with electricity. Its scares the piss out of me. I will always leave it to pro like electricians and linemen to handle. The only power I get close to is plugging my phone in or a computer. And I never work on any electronics that have power. If I need to do that I call my neighbor who is an electrician and have him supervise that sort of thing. Anything I can do to avoid deal with anything with live power. I am not trained and have zero experience. Always nice to watch a pro do something with power. Gives me the shudders thinking about how easy it is to die around electricity!
I remember when PG&E in California was switching to the Smart Meter! Marin County hippies were chasing the installation contractors out of their yards! Crazy how people react to new technology!
I'm in southern Maine. When our power company was swapping out analog meters there was such an uproar that the company had to hold off. Finally, they were given the go-ahead to install them, but the customer had the option to opt out. If they did opt out, they paid a $5.00/month reading fee. That fee has jumped dramatically now. The one I remember most was in a commercial building in a meter room with 14 other meters. All of the meters were changed but one.
Probably not, buncha buddies left yesterday! I went out to the last storm this winter so if our group sends any trucks I'll likely be too far down on the rotation
Great video! If you get the chance or unless you've already made one, can you do a video sometime on how and why lines are arranged on poles. More so relating to if there's a set of primary and a set of what I'd presume to be secondary underneath and how to identify things from the ground? May be useful for first responders. Thank you!
The skill of combining both new with old. It's kinda funny but I love seeing examples of it. Too many trades and skills are just about fitting or installing parts.
The 0.5 - 200A meter is often referred to as a "self-contained" meter as only the mounting device is required. The 0.2 - 20A meter is a "transformer-rated" meter and is specifically to be used with a current transformer (and sometimes voltage transformers as well) for services beyond 240V / 200 amps. Transformer-rated meters are also often used with special sockets that ensure the current path from the current transformer does not accidentally get opened.
Nice country... reminds me when they switched us out to digital wireless units folks were not happy, did not want the wireless read system. The power company had to relent and some got just the digital units, believe they pay a fee for a meter guy to read.👊 Vegas
You've always answered my messages on Facebook Even if it took a few weeks for you to get back to me. However understanding the situation now, I'll limit my messages to those of most important and not frivolous curiosity questions. Truth be told the internet can answer a lot of those questions. If I have a question that I can't find the solution to on the internet then I'll hit you up! Keep doing your thing buddy Love your videos!
54659 kWh on that meter from what I can see. And as someone in the PT and CT field, there are some oddballs out there. We had a customer hook up a CT rated panel meter direct to 500 amps, apparently the stain it left matched his shorts. Also, you guys call it an "A Base Adapter" but missed the chance to call it an "A-dapter" lol
My initial meter reading is 54658 with a little uncertainty on the last digit due to the camera angle. I was unsure of the un-numbered dial, but I suspected I would only have the last digit wrong. The pointer style is my second favorite type of meter with the odometer style being my favorite. Although time has shown the smart meter, at least on my house, is reliable. As far as being authorized is concerned, I am very serious when it comes to that. At my house we had a free meter socket change (the electric company upgraded it several months after the smart meter was installed) and the contractor messed it up as we have two sets of service entrance cables, one for the main panel and one for the water heater. The contractor missed a hot on the water heater panel and we had to call the electric company out and I was furious as that's one part of the electrical system the customer is not authorized to touch. Luckily, we got a lineman out that time and they explained that the contractor was making mistakes all over town.
Considering how long Smart Meters have been in use in Canada, from the time this video was made. I'm surprised to see an old analog metre still in use. My brother-in-law had a stolen analog metre at one time, he was staying in my other brother-in-law's abandoned house, he would put the metre in place when he wanted power and took it back with him when he left, the power company did get smart eventually and cut the lines going to the house since it was and still is abandoned.
It is a mark of your channel's success that the messages are blowing up. Regretfully, you will soon have to decide you cannot respond to all or you will need staff to do it.
When I read that correctly - 54659,1 kWh You've got to take the (non-existing, you have to read the dials to see what way they turn) arrows in correctly... There are easier-to-read meters :P
As someone who works in customer care - I personally really am excited for everything that smart meters will allow customers and and customer care to do. I look forward to being able to take a high bill call and just be able to see right away, without having to explain to the customer how to read an analogue meter, what their current reading is, or being able to do a DFR right away. However, the amount of "well because the 2016 situation in BC they cant be trusted" or people even thinking that RF meters are smart meters and that a person reading the meter is more accurate (it's not, it increases the possibility of a misread)... I am exited to see what the smart meter rollout will bring :) And for the reading, 54659
@@Bobsdecline The "best" part of people blaming the meter is that on the rare occasion that the meter is actually incorrect, it is to the customer's benifit 😅
An RF meter simply allows a meter reader to capture the reading on a small handheld device from a short distance away. A smart meter can be read right from the office. It can also tell us when your power is out, how much consumption is being used and be remotely shut off for disconnects. There's also apps that can help a homeowner figure out how to better manage consumption. I'm not overly family with them yet, but there's definitely a lot of benefits for both the company and home owner
Hey Everyone! Hope you're all having a great weekend 🚴🎾
⚠️ First off... The power meter is absolutely not to be touched by anyone other then a representative from your power company whom is both trained and authorized to do so.
😳Secondly, that is not a booger... it's a grey nose hair 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ and I'm fully prepared to accept the consequences in the comment section 😨lol, I guess I'll have to fire my makeup artist and production crew 🤣🤣🤷♂️
Cheers all! Be safe out there 👊👊🍻
Hope you have a great weekend too Aaron! Fixing to rain here. The working man’s curse. Nice and hot all week and rains all weekend.
Didn't notice, but I'll look for it.
Enjoy video I am about to upgrade from 100 Amp to 200
I am watching and living on cape cod
My electrician said have call Eversource and see what meter rating was 30 mins later there records said meter 200 Amp my neighbor had 200 Amp meter but feed was 3 AWG so he had to update weather head to meter wire to house rated 200 Amp so see what happens 30 days
How about general statement what do today meters and wire street to house
Thanks time
Your only human Aaron, we forgive you. Keep going strong electric superman 💪
Enjoying your content while staying at the hotel after being married. One of the highlights of the stay!
During my career as an electrician my hobby was collecting old A-base meters. I made table lamps out of the newer, less collectable ones and displayed the older ones. I have over 50 meters with some going back to the early 1900's. I like taking them apart and seeing how there built and putting them back together again.
Same here. I collect the Old ones, got about 500 or so.
Have to say I will look up those older meters .Good job guys.
I like meter collections. One of those rarely saved items, and when you find a REAL old one it's quite cool.
i am going to study for electrician, at 40 years of age is that to late ?
Yeah I've seen lamps made like that I've always wanted to make one for myself as well and of course having to meet her actually registering the current that the bulb is using!
I thought about building a coat tree that looks like an old-fashioned lamp post with other utilities on it.
Although one of the boxes would be a dummy just for a piggy bank for change!
And one of the small boxes would be where the boxes that would have the photocell attached to the top with the twist the lock receptacle and that would actually be controlling lights that would be dusted on inside.
My plan was to use glass insulators is coat hooks.
The post light AKA street light like the gumball type pictures or whatever you want to call them would have a vintage globe.
In addition to just being a stared lamp they would also be a candelabra night light socket in there as well.
And have what looks like an old junction box outdoor type with an old school oval or other cover at the bottom of the pole but have the plate for that modified to take a Decor type device and have four USB charging ports in place of receptacle there you wouldn't notice until you open it up.
And of course all the power going through everything would be actually registered a meter that's actually working!
I'm also possibly thinking about building a power monitor into a meter box including a Clearwater meter just as a test device but receptacles and a power Inlet and perhaps a heavy duty switch just for bench and of course have other meters and such installed in the cabinet or attached!
Had opportunity to get some old electric meters years ago I wish I would have taken them up on it all the new meters were going in the old ones are going out this was before Smart Meters they were just the electronic ones back then not even remote readable
That extendo stick cam was sick!
Meter supervisor 32 years. Man, this brings back memories. Thanks!
Really enjoying watching your videos.
I get the warnings about not doing this yourself, and I also very much like it how you don't hide the "secret" parts as a way of preventing people to do this themselves. Explaining why something is dangerous, is so much more effective compared to making something obscure.
What I actually learn from this: for this kind of job/work you have to be extremely calm and professional, take your time and never try to take a shortcut. When you aren't confident enough in yourself, just have an expert do it for you.
I'm not an electrician, I work in IT, and have been doing low voltage electronics as a hobby since I was a kid. Being able to see some HV stuff is nice, as I'm always curious about what happens "behind the socket".
I wasn't home when my meter was changed and I was disappointed that I missed that. Now I know. Thank you. That meter isn't that old (I'm probably older). My husband has a collection of very old meters on the wall in the man cave. The oldest is from the 1920's and is labeled for DC. Thank you for sharing your expertise. Stay safe and God bless.
I was surprised how fast when they replaced ours with a smart meter (so they can remotely read) how fast it was. Got everything ready, opened the panel, pulled the meter, plugged the new one, closed it up. Took longer to record the serial numbers on everything than do the entire rest of the job.
i actually have a 25 amp meter that i am still using on one of my small out buildings, it's fed off my house via underground. it's from the early 20's and still works, the building is wired with K&T and the panel is wood with slate fuse boards
@@gtb81. That's awesome! The only time I've seed slate boards is with Delco light plants. My husband collects those.
@@heatherkohlwey8379 I've always wanted one, i have thought of building a wash house for my workshop using 1920's stuff, it'd be cool to run it off a light plant! i have lots of early electrical stuff including a light bulb from the 1890's that still works! I'm an electrician so i love this stuff, and will still put it back to work!
@@gtb81. My husband is an electrician also. We have one of every Delco model made but one and quite a few other rare brands all 32 volt DC. We have a trailer and display at gas engine shows.
Yeah, here in Australia, if you go far enough out, you don’t get 240v local service at all. Each house or whatnot has its own step down transformer, usually 11kV. If you get REALLY far out, you can have SWER-single wire earth return. It’s literally a single live wire, consisting of fencing wire, and your neutral is earth. A single wire, and that’s it!
Damn
Kah-RAY-zee!
Wow!
😮SWER! Prolly Not For Charging a Tesla‼️💔👀🖕😒🧐
How far out you talking
I'm watching from BC! I'm not a lineman or even an electrician, I just dig the hell out of infrastructure and I like watching you guys do your thing. I like these videos because I can see up close without getting in you guys' way or impacting either of our safety by rubbernecking. :)
They call me, RUBBERNECK!
I'm amazed this is still in service. Here in the south everything has a smart meter - it's funny how many fancy new meters I've seen that read "0000" on the side of some old abandoned building or barn. I'm not sure why they even have a meter when there doesn't appear to be service, but many do, and they get changed out.
Often times, old buildings that are rarely used still have power for occasional visits. The owner may keep the breaker until they stop by... Or they have been shut off for a temporary disconnect. In our area, after two years of there is no usage and they're temp disconnected, we will remove and dismantle the service. If it's active with no usage, we'll investigate and possibly disconnect as well
There should be a monthly charge for the hookup and billing expense.
if I was doing that job, I'd be cleaning out all those cobwebs first.... then I'd put in the new meter socket and secure all the connections, then put all the hardware back together (covers, etc.) and then plug in the meter and secure it with the ring.... after everything was done, then I'd reenergize the circuit. and if I had to double check the voltage then I'd reopen the cover to check it and then close it up and put the security tags in place. its always a good thing to clean up an old installation when making changes...
Liking hot stick cam!
Commenting from down here in New Jersey. Just wanted to say I love your posts. I've always been scared of electricity but after watching your stuff I have a new found respect for it. I still won't mess with it but I can live vicariously through the jobs you do.
Keep it up!
Dan C
Im a bit late to the party here, im a powerline tech student right now going through the first year program. We are currently going through our metering module right now and I'd say the meter is reading 54659 kwh.
Thanks for the informative video once again Aaron!
Excellent GoPro on the end of the long stick
This kind of work reminds me of the days back in the 70's when I did telephone repair in Manhattan for New York Telephone. We did not have trucks in mid-town. We carried a heavy tool bag from job to job. There were supply rooms sprinkled around the town where we could get most of the repair stuff we needed. Little known fact: there are no telephone poles or power poles anywhere in Manhattan. It's all under ground.
NYC is a maze of underground conduit and tunnels.
It is crazy how much is there and most is still in use. Very little is abandoned.
Your absolutely right... Lots of individuals don't know that....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
We’re you there for the 2nd avenue fire?
@@maxdutiel That fire happen February 1975.... It mess up the whole telephone network for about 11/2 mouth....
@@maxdutiel you want to hear something crazy, I live in underground switching network for 2yrs rent free in new York city... (I save tons of money)🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was making very good money and had very little bills to pay out....
I love the older meters they are easy to read
New ones are even easier to read…from the truck from a ways away.
I used an SDR to read mine one night. Left it running overnight and by morning I had 42 meters including a demand meter nearby. They repeat every minute, but demand does every 10s.
I love content like this
I am retired never was an electrician but certainly know how to be safe.
Electrical distribution is a source of continual curiosity for me here in Milwaukee Wisconsin
Interesting vid as always.
I watched as both my meters were changed (home and work) as I wanted to inspect the inside of the box (I had heard of some having insulator cracks). In both cases pretty pristine after 30+ years of service.
Took me a few minutes to find that church on the 915! 👊 / Montreal.
I think this is the first video that I've seen you attach the camera to the hot stick, that's a nice way to get an up close look at what is going on - not like you haven't opened cutouts a million times before, but this is the first one that really gets across how hard you have to pull to get it to let go.
I'm from Ottawa Ontario. We just had a pretty good storm the other day. 170,000 customers lost power for days. It was nuts. I was
out 41 hours without power. Keep up the great work.
the whole damn province was out of freakin power
A nice thing about living in my part of So. Cal. Pleasantly warm all year and not a biting bug anywhere around!
RUclips is giving people the skill to perform their jobs with one hand. Impressive.
I've tested, calibrated, and repaired countless watthour meters in my years. Single phase, polyphase, transformer rated, self contained, 1S, 2S, 3S, 3CS, 4S, 9S, 12S, 16S, 36S, 45S, and the A base counterparts. 50 and 60 Hz versions of most.
I dont know anything about these meters. I have 1 question for you, if you don't mind.
Do you like the newer meters used, or the good old fasioned ones. If given a choice?
@@choke666 that's interesting. And it depends. The newer ones can do so much more. They can measure reactive power, depending on the model. They have communications capabilities, they can tell you when you are using power, etc. They can also sense tampering.
The old ones though are darned reliable, and it's amazing how long they can last and remain accurate. But for the most part, unless fitted with electronic registers, can only give a total of kWh used. Some have a few other features, but they are just incredibly well engineered mechanical devices.
Классно и удобно когда счётчик имеет разъем для подключения в виде штырей или пластин. У нас совсем иначе. Недавно менял трёхфазный счетчик под напряжением 380 вольт. Это гораздо сложнее чем у Вас на видео. Всего Вам наилучшего и удачи. Россия, город Белгород.
When I looked at the dials on the old meter - I'd missed that some of them were reversed! In the UK we don't have modular meters on any installs like these, tails go in and out of the meter unit - the NA/Canadian system as a whole looks a massive amount easier to swap meter units out; I assume that is getting more important with smart meters that stop communicating?
Really like your content - showing the parts of electrical systems that the majority of people should never see!
What a view opening that cutout with camera like that. That was awesome.
I like that GoPro view of you pulling the service, rather pulling the cutout. I like the beginning, but you gotta put the truck back in😂
Definitely gonna keep the old intro file! Was thinking about continuing to use it with longer videos
I really like the videos where you perform work and explain the process, equipment, safety considerations ... I will never be a lineman or electrician but I am highly interested in electricity and I have degrees in EE and CS.
54659.1 kWh
Upd: I'm from Ukraine. I really like good info in your vids. Despite there in Europe we have 1phase 230 or 3phase star 230/400V - and moslty split phase system for consumers in USA - it's really cool to understand how it works and why it's done in this way )). As for me 3phase 230/400V system more comfortable as I can power some equipment with asynchronous motors directly, when for split phase system - I don't know, not investigated this question. Also we have end transformers that powers a lot of houses, like 50-100 houses on one transformers (more tight space usage, small distances), when in the USA with big distance between houses individual transformers are more efficient. :)
Looks like all this differences mostly historical, but any way both systems cool and reliable as they works for a lot of people around the world.
The more remote end customers get one transformer per customer. The power company can provide more power over the same gauge cable if they do that. In the cities and suburbs there are multiple end consumers per transformer. My split phase power comes point that supplies power to four end customers in a star configuration. High density end users, apartment buildings, may have 208Y120 supplied and the line side of the meter connected to 2 of the 3 phases.
@@steveschulte8696 I moved to a rural location and noticed that... I have my own transformer, same with everyone else. In my old neighborhood around town the entire street was fed off one. Makes sense, can't feed 240 for miles.
In Belgium some old city streets are also fed split phase system 3*230 volts. That"s 230v between phases and 127v between phase and ground. Its a bit different than in North America, they get 3 phases in. And sockets are wired with 2 phases and neutral is not used.
@@larsvd5354 this is a standard 3phase Y connected service with greater voltage between neutral and hot. The 127 volts are not in phase with the 230.
@@steveschulte8696 as the apartment dweller I do know that this is fact on the apartments side of things
Here in Illinois (USA) the local electricians wire up the service drop, meter base, grounding, etc. The only thing our local linemen do is hook up the service wire I left for them to terminate to the pole pig (transformer). They do inspect the work before hooking it up hot though.
Pretty much same here, other then 3 phase metering. The only reason we're installing these adapters is because it's at our company's request. Even if we contacted the work out to an electrician, we would have to be on site. The electrician aren't allowed to cut our seals or work in the meter box while energized
In Connecticut when upgrading the electricians will pull the meter and disconnect/reconnect from the service drop. When they install a new meter can they will put in jumpers to jump from the line to the load side. The utility will then come and put in a new meter at there convenance.
I know this video is old, But thank you for uploading these when you do, I am not a Lineman or anything like that, Just a guy that builds gaming computers and plays computer games. I do enjoy watching your videos each morning while drinking my cup of tea and eating breakfast.
Thanks for the video Aaron. Good to see you getting rid of the unsmart meters that are out there. My area here in Maryland has separate crews that are dedicated to metering only. That was a pretty simple operation tp replace the old meter. Thanks for sharing. How fortunate that you work in such a scenic area.
You guys make the modern world turn. Keep it up!
5:20. New Brunswick is very pretty!
Edit: After checking google street view... Wow! Stunning all around! That's an ideal spot for a lucky homeowner. Who needs mountains?!?
So cool to watch how that's done, thanks for sharing! I really liked the shot with the camera at the end of your stick opening the transformer
Opening the cutout before the transformer* 😉
@@Engineer9736 lol, I stand corrected ;)
I love the shot with the GoPro on the Extendo stick.
I like the GoPro on the extendo-stick that was cool lol
I've seen quite a few of those A base meters on old houses and camps around here. I never knew what they were called. Thanks.
Thank you from Sattahip, Thailand.
Beautiful job! Another great video! Watching from Montana USA 🇺🇸
I like the convenience of the new meter Digital readout but i'm old school I like the old analog ones.
Seeing you from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷. Very good information my friend 👏 👍 keep the good work appreciated.
Looking good there with the work. Watching from Fresno California, USA.
One trick with the sharpie. If you scribble over a number you have a good 3 seconds to wipe it back off of a non-porous surface.
Coming back to this, the reason for those copper fingers is, back when utilities tested meters in situ, those fingers could be moved up to isolate the meter and allow it to be connected to the test load and a 'standard' meter. That said, it works out to be about the same amount of labor to set up to test in situ versus just changing out the meter and testing the old one in the shop (and restocking if still good). These Murray boxes are a good solution for mounting A-base meters, but socket-type meters proved to be a better solution overall in the long run.
I love that new intro! Is really catchy.
The grease is probably Mobilgrease 28. A lot of the medium and high voltage breaker manufactures spec it. For the electrical stabs and some of the mech parts.
Sure enjoy all the work you do uploading these videos, keep them coming
Love your channel and very much appreciate your attention to safety details.
trumpturd....
@@ShainAndrews Triggered by a cartoon frog are we? Your comment made my day. Thank you.
54659 is the meter reading at 3:47
Nice video and explanation of the what why and how. Keep up the great work, and have a nice summer. Bill - in Texas.
I'm watching from Germany 🇩🇪. Greetings from Germany 😉
That was a great video, I am a electrical construction maintenance student and your videos teach me so much stuff!!
Awesome! Glad to hear that Ryan👊👊 stay safe out there!
Good video Aaron. Thank you
I just came across you a few days ago an decided to subscribe from down here in south Texas. God Bless!!
Appreciate the sub! Great to meet you JB! 🤝👊
Yes sir same here!!
Klein has a new screw driver with all the adapters U might wanna check out besides that red one you are using . One thing they both need to get into which they wont do because of the liabilities is insulated tools. Just went to a rodeo of new tools by the red guys . they have a problem with the pole step removers, lag screw, and J hook removers. they never took into account a build up of rust . so they dont work because of that extra bit of corrosion... Apparently they have gotten the message from tool events. Great video . U should let ur vendor know as well..
Thank you, Aaron! Loved it! I really appreciate the simplicity and great hands-on explanations of everything you do for the Trade! God bless Brother! Stay safe Always! 👊
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I got to say we have some beautiful vista here in the States, but nothing beats the Vistas in Canada
As an ex liney the HV fuse you pulled would also be removed(safety as wind could possibly blow the fuse closed). Meters these days are a far cry from the first meters that I worked on(DC 240v mercury bearinged). the old home owner trick of turning the meter upside down to dump the mercury and slow down the meter.As a meter reader i was taught to read left to right taking into acount next digit
Always a pleasure to catch a decline video. Stay safe brother 👊
Cheers brother! Hopefully ya have a quiet weekend 👊👊
@@Bobsdecline we stayed on for a 16 yesterday. A 3 phase vertical double dead end corner pole got hit
Oh dang, those are never fun... Switching and traffic alone are half the job! Being a corner pole makes it wayy worse too
We had one last week with 69kv on the top and three phase distribution bank on the same pole. The boys were some busy !
@@Bobsdecline so I requested them to tie circuits so we can separate circuits at the taps on the vertical in order to be able to transfer it without jumpers. They said they had to set the regs at the sub to no auto in order to tie the breakers but they couldn’t do it via supervisory (remotely) that they would need to send a multi(technician) to manually do it and it could take up to 3/4 hours of standing down in order to do so. So we opted to use the jumpers. Didn’t want to wait around lol. I’ll email you a few pics.
Oh yeah for sure! And we know that 3/4 hours probably means 5-6 hours!
Sounds good man!
You are way to good with that long stick
Was watching an electrician from Europe go through turning off power for an outlet from the breaker box. That was super interesting to watch. He detailed the tools that do that. He first tested and verified the socket had power. He then isolated the outlet on the panel. He then flipped the breaker off. He then verified using tools that the power was off. He then tested the tools to verify that the tools had not broken after he tested outlet to verify power was off. He ended up doing like 3 or 4 tests consisting of testing the testing equipment, verifying the outlet was on, then flipping breaker, verifying outlet was off with meter, and then verifying his testing equipment had not failed after using it. In the video the hardware had failed and was able to verify that. It was not actually scripted. It just failed! He then had to start over from the beginning with other test equipment.
I don't work with electricity. Its scares the piss out of me. I will always leave it to pro like electricians and linemen to handle. The only power I get close to is plugging my phone in or a computer. And I never work on any electronics that have power. If I need to do that I call my neighbor who is an electrician and have him supervise that sort of thing. Anything I can do to avoid deal with anything with live power. I am not trained and have zero experience. Always nice to watch a pro do something with power. Gives me the shudders thinking about how easy it is to die around electricity!
Love the pole cam!
I remember when PG&E in California was switching to the Smart Meter! Marin County hippies were chasing the installation contractors out of their yards! Crazy how people react to new technology!
I'm in southern Maine. When our power company was swapping out analog meters there was such an uproar that the company had to hold off. Finally, they were given the go-ahead to install them, but the customer had the option to opt out. If they did opt out, they paid a $5.00/month reading fee. That fee has jumped dramatically now.
The one I remember most was in a commercial building in a meter room with 14 other meters. All of the meters were changed but one.
Thank you for the great content. Awesome job.
Nice work. I've changed out dozens of A- base meters, essentially the same way you did.
Able to watch this because the man and women of hydro ottawa and hydro one have been fixing storm damage across ontario
I've seen a few videos today... That's quite the wind you guys got! Scary stuff
You one of the lads comming to otawa?? Cold beer and blue collar pub
Probably not, buncha buddies left yesterday! I went out to the last storm this winter so if our group sends any trucks I'll likely be too far down on the rotation
Great video! If you get the chance or unless you've already made one, can you do a video sometime on how and why lines are arranged on poles. More so relating to if there's a set of primary and a set of what I'd presume to be secondary underneath and how to identify things from the ground? May be useful for first responders. Thank you!
The skill of combining both new with old. It's kinda funny but I love seeing examples of it. Too many trades and skills are just about fitting or installing parts.
3:53 it reads 54,659 KWH
Edit: You ruined my thunder by reading it in the video lol.
54659. We switched over to AMI meters a couple years ago. I don't miss those old meters at all.
Watching from North Carolina
The 0.5 - 200A meter is often referred to as a "self-contained" meter as only the mounting device is required. The 0.2 - 20A meter is a "transformer-rated" meter and is specifically to be used with a current transformer (and sometimes voltage transformers as well) for services beyond 240V / 200 amps. Transformer-rated meters are also often used with special sockets that ensure the current path from the current transformer does not accidentally get opened.
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Does Milwaukee make an insulated screwdriver ?
Classic electrician:
"This can go right into the garbage"
*Tosses it on the ground*
Lovin the videos man
Good job Aaron.
Nice country... reminds me when they switched us out to digital wireless units folks were not happy, did not want the wireless read system. The power company had to relent and some got just the digital units, believe they pay a fee for a meter guy to read.👊 Vegas
You've always answered my messages on Facebook Even if it took a few weeks for you to get back to me. However understanding the situation now, I'll limit my messages to those of most important and not frivolous curiosity questions. Truth be told the internet can answer a lot of those questions. If I have a question that I can't find the solution to on the internet then I'll hit you up! Keep doing your thing buddy Love your videos!
I'm watching you from indiana right now.
Still plenty of those old pointer meters here in England that confuse young meter readers!
Atlantic Canada is one nice portion of the country!
they should make a pringles tube plastic cap kind of cover for the meter body to prevent accidents during installation.
Watching from Colorado Springs Colorado 👊 🤛
54659 kWh on that meter from what I can see. And as someone in the PT and CT field, there are some oddballs out there. We had a customer hook up a CT rated panel meter direct to 500 amps, apparently the stain it left matched his shorts. Also, you guys call it an "A Base Adapter" but missed the chance to call it an "A-dapter" lol
I saw a wasp crawling around in there right when he said "no wasps" lol
My initial meter reading is 54658 with a little uncertainty on the last digit due to the camera angle. I was unsure of the un-numbered dial, but I suspected I would only have the last digit wrong. The pointer style is my second favorite type of meter with the odometer style being my favorite. Although time has shown the smart meter, at least on my house, is reliable.
As far as being authorized is concerned, I am very serious when it comes to that. At my house we had a free meter socket change (the electric company upgraded it several months after the smart meter was installed) and the contractor messed it up as we have two sets of service entrance cables, one for the main panel and one for the water heater. The contractor missed a hot on the water heater panel and we had to call the electric company out and I was furious as that's one part of the electrical system the customer is not authorized to touch. Luckily, we got a lineman out that time and they explained that the contractor was making mistakes all over town.
Considering how long Smart Meters have been in use in Canada, from the time this video was made.
I'm surprised to see an old analog metre still in use.
My brother-in-law had a stolen analog metre at one time, he was staying in my other brother-in-law's abandoned house, he would put the metre in place when he wanted power and took it back with him when he left, the power company did get smart eventually and cut the lines going to the house since it was and still is abandoned.
This BiL of yours wouldn't be named Corey Lahey by any chance, yoknow what I'm sayinnnnnn?
@@gorak9000 No, lol
@@gorak9000 Trevor Corey, Corey Trevor...
Got to have the digital so all of your usage stats can go into the database for "data analysis".
This tip saved me hundreds on my power bill thanks
A/c tech mesa,Arizona usa enjoy your videos
Great videos bud. Nice job
man that's a beauty of an entrance @ 23:11 🤣🤣🤣
It is a mark of your channel's success that the messages are blowing up. Regretfully, you will soon have to decide you cannot respond to all or you will need staff to do it.
*fist bumps* Still watching from Central Illinois, nice job
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Would you not want to clean up the copper fingers before putting them into the new adapter to maximize contact?
Great video
When I read that correctly - 54659,1 kWh
You've got to take the (non-existing, you have to read the dials to see what way they turn) arrows in correctly... There are easier-to-read meters :P
Yep, same as I read it :)
Great video st lucia the Caribbean
As someone who works in customer care - I personally really am excited for everything that smart meters will allow customers and and customer care to do. I look forward to being able to take a high bill call and just be able to see right away, without having to explain to the customer how to read an analogue meter, what their current reading is, or being able to do a DFR right away.
However, the amount of "well because the 2016 situation in BC they cant be trusted" or people even thinking that RF meters are smart meters and that a person reading the meter is more accurate (it's not, it increases the possibility of a misread)...
I am exited to see what the smart meter rollout will bring :)
And for the reading, 54659
I agree 100%!
Also, often times, meters get blamed for issues that were actually caused by poor connections on the main wires that began heating up!
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The "best" part of people blaming the meter is that on the rare occasion that the meter is actually incorrect, it is to the customer's benifit 😅
Absolutely! I've seen "stopped" meters, but never meters that sped up!
What’s exactly the difference between RF meters and smart meters? Google wasn’t of any help…
An RF meter simply allows a meter reader to capture the reading on a small handheld device from a short distance away. A smart meter can be read right from the office. It can also tell us when your power is out, how much consumption is being used and be remotely shut off for disconnects. There's also apps that can help a homeowner figure out how to better manage consumption.
I'm not overly family with them yet, but there's definitely a lot of benefits for both the company and home owner
We still have old nob and tube in New Orleans and 110 volt meters