How do I mount an outdoor electrical box to line in mast?

paulmars · Sep 17, 2019

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Dan · Sep 17, 2019

@Megawatt - should he be doing this? Seems a bit full on!

Megawatt · Sep 17, 2019

paulmars said:
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Paul why would you want to put a box on your service mast as you call it ?

Dan said:
@Megawatt - should he be doing this? Seems a bit full on!

Dan no way thats allowed and dangerous

paulmars · Sep 17, 2019

replace burnt out security light.

pic existing mast with cable tv and old burnt out lamp

Megawatt · Sep 17, 2019

paulmars said:
replace burnt out security light.

pic existing mast with cable tv and old burnt out lamp

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Is that why you are wanting to install a box to the service mast ?

Megawatt · Sep 19, 2019

Megawatt said:
Is that why you are wanting to install a box to the service mast ?

Since it seems that you already have a box up there why do you want a new one. I would suggest you find another place. Never seen a box mounted on a service mast before

norcal · Nov 28, 2019

Mounting anything on the mast runs afoul of most PoCo's rules, and is quite foolish just because of the fact there is no overcurrent protection at all on those conductors, as there are no fuses or circuit breakers on the secondary of a PoCo transformer. If I spent a little bit of time could come up with a NEC article prohibiting it too.