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Want to get power line buried at my house....
Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:23 am
Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:23 am
Secondary, low-voltage line. Right now it is attached to house via mast. Twice in past 15 years a large limb has fallen out of neighbors tree and ripped mast, meter, box off side of house. shite sucks.
It would be about a 75ft bury to electric pole. Any idea what Entergy will want to charge me?
I also need them to upgrade the 100amp base to 200 due to moving to all electric appliances so I'm thinking they will need to upgrade service cable anyway so they might gimme a break. How does that work; do they try and make the customer incur as many expenses as they can or will they work with me seeing as burying the line will also slightly reduce their maintenance?
TiA
It would be about a 75ft bury to electric pole. Any idea what Entergy will want to charge me?
I also need them to upgrade the 100amp base to 200 due to moving to all electric appliances so I'm thinking they will need to upgrade service cable anyway so they might gimme a break. How does that work; do they try and make the customer incur as many expenses as they can or will they work with me seeing as burying the line will also slightly reduce their maintenance?
TiA
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Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:37 am to ShubutaMS
I just dug my trench myself 350 ft worth. I never got an actual price the man from Entergy said 1500 to 2000!!! I said I'll do it for that. I think I spent around 900 for the pipe and the mini hoe rental. But for yours just go get a ditch witch and some pipe. It shouldn't take but half a day. And don't forget to put a string in it so they can pull the wire
Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:39 am to ShubutaMS
You'll need to get a contractor to perform, entergy will only hook up the service once installed.
Pretty much this. prepare thy anus
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make the customer incur as many expenses as they can
Pretty much this. prepare thy anus
Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:39 am to ShubutaMS
You will probably have to hire an electrician to bury the conduit from the meter pan to the pole and entergy will come behind them and hook it up. They may or may not provide and pull the new cable through.
Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:48 am to shawnlsu
You don't need a contractor to put the conduit just to hook up the meter base. But the conduit has to be 3 ft deep and u have to use schedule 80 above ground and schedule 40 underground and use long sweep 90s at each end. Entergy wanted to charge me for the wire at first but came back and provided the wire and pulled it and hook up for free 
Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:51 am to shawnlsu
Here's what I did.
I rented a trencher from Home DEPOT AND BURIED MY OWN CONDUIT.
Demco came out and buried for free.
They told me they would charge me to to bury underground shielded wire.
I rented a trencher from Home DEPOT AND BURIED MY OWN CONDUIT.
Demco came out and buried for free.
They told me they would charge me to to bury underground shielded wire.
Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:52 am to Truoutdorzmanfla
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You don't need a contractor to put the conduit just to hook up the meter base. But the conduit has to be 3 ft deep and u have to use schedule 80 above ground and schedule 40 underground and use long sweep 90s at each end. Entergy wanted to charge me for the wire at first but came back and provided the wire and pulled it and hook up for free
x2 - They're encouraging this so they can restore power more quickly in storm situations.
Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:54 am to Stexas
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x2 - They're encouraging this so they can restore power more quickly in storm situations.
That's exactly what they told me
Posted on 1/15/14 at 9:55 am to Truoutdorzmanfla
Yeah. What he said.
Just dig the trench yourself. Rent a trencher or a mini ex and run the conduit yourself. Pretty simple actually. May want to wait until they disconnect the incoming before jacking around connecting the new conduit to the meter can. Stub up at the pole and like the other poster said, put a pull string in. A 75' run should be pretty cheap since your looking at 8 sticks on the ground run with turnups and likely 2-3 sticks up your house and the pole. Check with Entergy regarding if you need to stub up at the base of the pole. Or run up the pole and add a weatherhead.
Just dig the trench yourself. Rent a trencher or a mini ex and run the conduit yourself. Pretty simple actually. May want to wait until they disconnect the incoming before jacking around connecting the new conduit to the meter can. Stub up at the pole and like the other poster said, put a pull string in. A 75' run should be pretty cheap since your looking at 8 sticks on the ground run with turnups and likely 2-3 sticks up your house and the pole. Check with Entergy regarding if you need to stub up at the base of the pole. Or run up the pole and add a weatherhead.
Posted on 1/15/14 at 10:32 am to Truoutdorzmanfla
Thanks for the replies. Gives me a better idea at what I'm in for.
Heard conflicting info from people about being able to dig own ditch but really hope Entergy will let me do so. Same for conduit. If they want a sparky to do it I'm hoping I can find one that will let me do the labor and just come out to give it a looksee and hookup meter base.
I'm in a MS county with very little regulation so maybe that will help.
Like most of the OB I'm pretty capable with this kind of stuff and don't foresee me having any trouble with the work. If I'm out as much as a grand I will be okay with it. 500 would be better tho.
Scheduled to have an Entergy engineer come out later this week and tell me what it is.
Sounds reasonable.
Going to act like I'm unsure whether or not I want to bury it and hope that the engineer will meet me in middle to reduce their maintenance.
Entergy has detailed illustrations of pretty much just what you said on their site.
Thanks again, will update after he comes out if anyone cares.
Heard conflicting info from people about being able to dig own ditch but really hope Entergy will let me do so. Same for conduit. If they want a sparky to do it I'm hoping I can find one that will let me do the labor and just come out to give it a looksee and hookup meter base.
I'm in a MS county with very little regulation so maybe that will help.
Like most of the OB I'm pretty capable with this kind of stuff and don't foresee me having any trouble with the work. If I'm out as much as a grand I will be okay with it. 500 would be better tho.
Scheduled to have an Entergy engineer come out later this week and tell me what it is.
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350 ft...1500 to 2000
Sounds reasonable.
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prepare thy anus
Going to act like I'm unsure whether or not I want to bury it and hope that the engineer will meet me in middle to reduce their maintenance.
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conduit has to be 3 ft deep and u have to use schedule 80 above ground and schedule 40 underground and use long sweep 90s at each end.
Entergy has detailed illustrations of pretty much just what you said on their site.
quote::fingercrossed:
x2 - They're encouraging this so they can restore power more quickly in storm situations.
Thanks again, will update after he comes out if anyone cares.
Posted on 1/15/14 at 10:42 am to ShubutaMS
Kelps us posted on what they say I'm curious Like I said I just did mine
Posted on 1/16/14 at 10:19 am to ShubutaMS
Stay below the frost line. If your jurisdiction doesn't require an electrical permit to be pulled, you should be good. Your likely still good if Entergy makes all the connections. I have contacts all over the southeast US if you do need to pull a permit.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 10:22 am to ShubutaMS
Forgot. Call the Louisiana or Mississippi One Call number depending on where you live to covee your rear.
Posted on 1/16/14 at 10:27 am to warr09
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Forgot. Call the Louisiana or Mississippi One Call number depending on where you live to covee your rear.
I am glad someone finally posted this. Do this before you dig please if doing this on your own. Last thing you need to hit is an unmarked sewer/electric/cable line or heaven forbid a pipeline.
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