Exposed wires

[pwiseman]

Hi:

Please see attached photo. I am not sure how to report the homes wiring being exposed to the outside from the box to the second floor, and the wires that are looped before the meter. This is brand new construction.

Thank You
Pat Wiseman

[Blaine Wiley]

Aren't those Cable TV wires? My photo editor won't blow the pic up enough.

[Speedy Petey]

Those are cable and phone. What is it you want to report about them.

For one thing they are on the utility side and have not yet hit the demarcation point. What you see was done by them?

[Speedy Petey]

Oh wait. I see now that you mean the other "cable" that looks like it is exiting under the meter.
Sorry, no idea. I can't tell anything about them from that pic.

[pwiseman]

Thanks speedy. It is the house cables under the meter that go into the sidings corner piece that concerns me.

Thanks for your reply
Pat Wiseman

[pwiseman]

Thanks for the reply Blaine. It is the wires under the meter, they come from the service box and run up the sidings corner channel.

Pat Wiseman

[pwiseman]

Maybe these photos will explain the question.

Pat Wiseman

[Speedy Petey]

Sorry, but it is still hard to tell from the pics.
Looks like they could be more CATV/ph wires.

[Speedy Petey]

About the big loop under the meter.
The CATV and Telco guys around here leave much to be desired for the most part. I have seen some real sloppy work by them, which actually reflacts bad on our work.

[Greg Fretwell]

There could be a Ufer in that wall.

[sfigert]

Patrick do these wires feed a sub panel on the second story?

[pwiseman]

Scott:

No sub panel. I think they are the house catv and phone line. It is just real sloppy.

Thanks for your reply

[Mathew Hawley]

Patrick,

I personally would not be concerned with them being only cable tv or phone wires.

[Blaine Wiley]

Those wires are coming from behind the siding and going back into the siding at the corner. They don't look like AC wiring. Cable installers do strange things to their wires!

[David P. Valley]

If they're cable, it's really not a big deal. I see shoddy cable installations on a daily basis.

If they're electrical, they need conduit protection.

What did it look like inside this wall? I know there would be a SE panel inside the wall, but were you able to see these cables at all?