Roof isn’t grounded he’s fine.

WOW... that's quite a difference.

doesn't code say 4 or more wires require derating to 80% and so on. doesn't that make it unneccessary to upsize this particular set of wires. although its never bad to size up but still not needed

@@JaRa911 I'm not sure.. you'd need to check the code.. I suspect that "free to air" wires from the poles have a completely different standard interior wires, and then once you get inside a conduit additional restrictions apply - at some degree of crowding you need to start derating the amount of current they're allowed to carry.. environment temperature is also a factor.

The neutral is your grounded conductor actually...

@@philipwilliamshomeinspecti4665 That wire is the neutral, period. You bond it to the ground in the panel is a different topic of discussion.

@@urbanturbine First means of disconnect 😉

If wired properly, we can use neutral as ground wire.

@@urbanturbine If you bond a wire to any load wire is that wire anything but a load now? And when you bond to ground...? Hmmm, ok. Neutral and Ground are functionally the same. Neutral is simply the intended current return route for the proper circuit. Ground is a fail-safe return path. They both are at the same potential (or damn well should be - see ground loops).

I agree the level of ignorance displayed in this video can cause death by Darwin.

I hope you realize how stupid you sound considering he's 100% right about everything he's just said and there's no difference between an electrician and a lineman except for a license and voltage worked on...electricity works the same way no matter what....

​@@TheTubejunky what level of ignorance? Everything he's said is 100% right

@@illwil2158 If you can't figure it out then choose another field of work. Im not going to do the work for you.

@@TheTubejunky lmfaoooooooo you clearly know nothing about electrical hahaha open a code book go look at free air wiring in the 310.16 table in the nec code and make yourself look stupid hahaha again everything he said is 100% right

Good thing inspectors aren't code enforcers and depending on the year of build it may be grandfathered in to reflect the code of that year. Unless this is a brand new panel Install then service would need to be brought up to current requirements

@@themayorbnb This is also why it is against the law for a home inspector to state code in a video AND in a report....

We call it “weather head”

The weatherhead is the piece at the top of the mast. Basically a hood to shield from the elements. The drip loop is the literal loop in the wire going from the spliced area into the weather head. Loop should be pointed down of course since gravity will draw the water to the bottom of the loop, away from the weather​head@texaswelder9957

You mean 4 or 2AL. ACSR would be Aluminum conductor, steel reinforced. Which this triplex service doesn’t have steel.

@@jakeriley2830 ya im used to saying ACSR

@@jakeriley2830 the blacks are 2 or 4 al

@@powerlinekidforsman9360 lol all good. Your just used to working that big wire. That’s all. Haha. We got mostly 477 and 795 ACSR where I work.

Sometimes

Yes. Many have due to aluminum ladder use and exposed wires.

@@jakeriley2830 highly likely* to kill you considered there is NO OVER CURRENT PROTECTION from the service transformer. Don't get comfortable with things that can kill you faster then your body hits the ground. No pun intended. Teaching others to be complacent with these Lethal amounts of current is truly more dangerous than them assuming it will. It may result in someone believing you and being electrocuted. That word means death btw. Not shocked or stunned but ELECTROCUTED.

It holds the neutral wire which is not there for support but to be grounded and allow return current

​@@andycopeland7051True, although the bare neutral is ACSR wire, that supports the rest of the assembled cable, as in a messenger wire.

Main reason im here lol

I'm a licensed and certified electrician and I absolutely hate videos like this I search videos like this so I can give correct information when needed and to tell people not to trust the KZfaq want to be electricians they see posting videos. I know this guy is not saying he's an electrician but he's doing things that he absolutely should not be doing. For starters the gloves that he has on they are 6going to do anything to stop him from getting seriously hurt or killed when and if he touches the wrong thing but videos like this sadly make others believe that things like this 9safe and they will be protected from shock and or death. The type of gloves we use to handle live wires are nothing like what he has on and require testing to make sure the6are safe to continue to use they are also not the inexpensive gloves like he has on in terms of price. The hot gloves we use ate also pretty expensive but for good reason. Bottom line please do not touch the wires going into f Your home from the street and do not touch the wires in your home of you are not a licensed and certified electrician your life/safety and home and belongings all depend on you not messing with this so please don't.⚡👍✌

I touched electrical wires in my house, out on the street so many times with no gloves but I m still here laughing at life, die? People don’t die, they just upgrade to next level maybe like heaven.

@@RavenTheLabrador What say you about the safety aspects of trimming a tree/shrubs around these wires?

Yes if the steel support cable is broken then that is very dangerous.

my plan was just to hold the bar back and put longer screws in it

@@philipwilliamshomeinspecti4665 i bought newer clamps and used longer screws. everything is held down strong and stable. im not sure how that happened. but its done👍🏼 thank you for your time sir

It’s called a weatherhead not turtle thing

Mr Panda obviously you dont know how to comprehend text. Read it one more time budd..lol

javier alejandro I apologize I didn’t see that

There is no statement made on the year of build so what year code of the NEC are you referring too and when were the specific requirements changed? Again home inspector not a code enforcer

yes I'm a professional and this point of attachment in reference to the weather head is WRONG. NEC 2020 230.54 (C)

If you are using conduit you can buy xhhw-2 #2 aluminum conducts as a single length and cut it to size. Be sure to leave yourself a 3-foot loop out of the Weatherhead/Service head and the conductor coming out to be used as a neutral make sure you tape it with white tape. If you are not using conduit then you can use SE #2 Aluminum Cable and you would need to twist the strands together to form the neutral.

What is the size of the wire for 200 amp service entrance. Thanks in advance

2-0 wire is used for 200 amp panel installs

Also the two wires, assuming that’s a new build would be 120 volts each carrying 100amps. Usually width of cable dictates amps. 100 1”, 150 1.25”, 200 1.5”. And as a side note if that cable is live then he should not be touching anything with gardening gloves. 10 amps will kill instantly 99% of the time. So if either cable has a slight tear or any imperfections then his entire body inside and out would burn and his heart would stop.

For 200A service, it's 2/0 copper or 4/0 aluminum. 100 amp uses 2 copper or 1/0 aluminum. Earth grounds on 200A are 4awg to water or ufer, and 6awg is all that's required for ground rods. A 100A service uses no. 6awg for all grounds.

@@philipwilliamshomeinspecti4665 will theses wires kill you if you touch them bare handed with a path to ground.

@@Katarinarabbit Those are insulated conductors but no one on here will tell you "go ahead touch it , it is ok" :)

@@philipwilliamshomeinspecti4665 After reading a number of comments you do understand how absurdly dangerous this video is to others as it was to yourself when creating this?!

@@philipwilliamshomeinspecti4665 So you're but hurt that I pointed out your ignorance and like a child you respond with a "Karen" insult. Perhaps I should just take your advice and act like a "Karen" and flag the video. With a attitude like that you're sure to someday win a Darwin award.

I'm sorry to hear about your being regularly and deliberately dropped on your head as a child. That explains your comment. Good try.

​@@werquantum The OP took no offense at my comment because I offered helpful information related to his video; you on the other hand looking and acting fresh out of Bellevue's solitary confinement head shaved and shooting off your mouth at strangers without any context. Double your dosage and relax melonhead.

@@werquantum lol!

​@@Order-in-Chaos In all fairness you asked why it deserves a video, like what kind of question is that? KZfaq is a place of exchanging information, and I for one learned something here. After all, you could have just not clicked on the video lol. The rest of your comment, I thought was helpful though. You did throw a unneeded shade however, and get upset someone got offended by it...

@@SteezySquirel (edited) 🤣🤣🤣 Boy you're really serious about trolling people... Anyway now let's get back to your sexy legs; are they really sexy or do you need to edit that description as well?