200 amp service?

[Bruce A. King]

This link has a good explanation of the old 100 amp meters with 15A marked on them.
(The 15A is the test amps which was so obvious that they did not bother to indicate it)

http://www.inspectapedia.com/electri...tricMeters.htm

Ignore meter ratings at your own risk, especially the 100 amp that are on houses with two heat pumps (electric strips), electric stove and electric water heater.

I called my power company about my 200CL and they came out the next day and put a 320CL in.

I did an inspection for an engineer (electrical power design) and found a 200CL on his new 400 amp house and he said that would be replaced very soon.


Edit:

This came from a California document on how to test meter installations:
http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/dms/programs/devices/EPO39.pdf
Meter class. Verify that CL equals or exceeds total amperage being sold (main breaker plus any breakers wired in parallel to main).

[Brian C. Hoagland]

O.K. I rated the service as 200 amps identifying the fact that the electrical conractor had outfitted the application with equipment per specifications equivlent to a 300 amp sevice. The meter is the property of the utility co. so that is they're problem.

I went on to explain to the purchaser that this service was more than adequate for the 2600 sq ft home provided they didn't plan to turn it into a grow house. Thanks for your help!