Severed Main Electrical Line

XanadooLTD

Can someone help me on this one. I have a call into my electrician, but i haven't talked to him yet. The main electrical line at the service panel in the basement has been cut at a property. I need to repair the severed line. How much would something like this cost? Thanks

220/221

Depends on how much time and material is involved

Seriously, how do you suppose anyone could give an answer with so few details?

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XanadooLTD

It is a severed main electrical line. What material would you need? How long would it take you? That is why i asked the question.

If i asked you to install 100 feet of 12/2 wire i would approx know what you would charge, but this is as simple of a question as it gets.

mdshunk

Yeah, you said that already. Now we need a lot more information to even guess. "main electrical line" is completely nondescriptive, whereas 12-2 romex is quite descriptive.

Sportbilly

What gauge service? What kind of cable exactly? Is it accessible? Is it inside the exterior wall where it was cut? Is in in pipe that some jackleg backed his truck into? How exactly was it severed? Has the power been turned off at the pole?

Still think you described the situation well enough?

XanadooLTD

Main wire coming in from house to panel is severed about 2 feet above panel feed. Wire must be what...220 size? Would you need to re-run wire from outside meter inside to panel? Forget about price then. Just want to get an idea of difficulty. Its not like updating service is it?

220/221

At least you told me the wire size and distance.

In the first post you told me nothing except its function

Every "main line" in the world is not the same. Am I going to splice/repair it? Am I going to replace it? Is it in conduit? Exposed? Is it underground? Overhead? Think man, THINK.

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220/221

Well there you go.

If he has access all the way to the panel it will probably take him a half day and maybe a hundred or two in materials.

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XanadooLTD

Grey thick wire, yes it is accessible. Runs inside basement. The reason it is cut...someone was evicted from residence and they thought it would be funny to cut wire entering home. I think the power is on to house. Talk about electrical hazard

Celtic

Over head...underground
Which side of meter....yours or the power company
etc

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XanadooLTD

Thanks. Doesn't sound to bad. Sorry i didn't put info in originally

XanadooLTD

Overhead. My side of meter

Celtic

Talk about?

Call someone now.
Add the bill to the suit you are already filling against the tenants.

Money is no object when you will be using someone else's money

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mdshunk

I don't know. I give up.

Is it?

Might only be 4/0.

220/221

Quote:

Wire must be what...220 size?

220/221, whatever it takes.

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Just because it's within code doesn't make it safe.

Just because it's against code doesn't make it unsafe.

A W Smith

how did the tenant not get killed without pulling the meter? Was there a disconnect outside?

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XanadooLTD

electrical company must have cut power due to non payment. Tenant then cut the lines. Once bank took possession of home the power was transferred and that is when i found that the line had been severed. The electrical company thought nothing of it, because it is inside the home.

Celtic

This is not just a simple eviction....seems there is also a foreclosure...



So you are the new owner?


The electric company has no authority - nor concern - with what happens on your side of the meter.

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Magnettica

$5800!

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XanadooLTD

No, im not the new owner. i was contacted by lender to have the problem corrected.