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Old 08-17-2014, 09:53 AM
 
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Can someone tell me how we would go about getting a new mast on our roof, have the wires raised a bit and possibly get a new box for the meter? We are remodeling a recently purchased older home and the mast is pretty funky along with the wires going into the Oncor box (too dark to see in photo). We saw a recently renovated home in the area recently and it had a shiny new mast, new meter box & wires were higher. Is this something we call Oncor about or contact a electrician & if the later, anyone know anyone who specializes in this. Thanks.
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Old 08-17-2014, 10:04 AM
 
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You hire an electrician to install a new meter base (and pull permits). Then you or the electrician call Oncor and they'll hook the meter base up to the grid after the meter base installation passes city inspection.

When I had this done, I requested that Oncor change the service line to underground. They excavated a trench 100ft long, laid heavy duty conduit and pulled the service line. All at no cost to me...
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Old 08-17-2014, 10:22 AM
 
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Can someone tell me how we would go about getting a new mast on our roof, have the wires raised a bit and possibly get a new box for the meter? We are remodeling a recently purchased older home and the mast is pretty funky along with the wires going into the Oncor box (too dark to see in photo). We saw a recently renovated home in the area recently and it had a shiny new mast, new meter box & wires were higher. Is this something we call Oncor about or contact a electrician & if the later, anyone know anyone who specializes in this. Thanks.
Call Oncor and they'll have one of their people call you during the week for a run down. It's likely to be a job that entails Oncor workers and an electrician that you'll need to hire. Alternatively, you could call any of the larger residential electrical contractors and they'll know too.

It's expensive $3-4K but if you have any notion of burying the wire from the alley to your home now'd be the time to do it.

If you decide to replace the mast: I've heard that costs about $1,500.
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Old 08-17-2014, 10:23 AM
 
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You hire an electrician to install a new meter base (and pull permits). Then you or the electrician call Oncor and they'll hook the meter base up to the grid after the meter base installation passes city inspection.

When I had this done, I requested that Oncor change the service line to underground. They excavated a trench 100ft long, laid heavy duty conduit and pulled the service line. All at no cost to me...
Was this a good while ago?
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Old 08-17-2014, 10:27 AM
 
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You hire an electrician to install a new meter base (and pull permits). Then you or the electrician call Oncor and they'll hook the meter base up to the grid after the meter base installation passes city inspection.

When I had this done, I requested that Oncor change the service line to underground. They excavated a trench 100ft long, laid heavy duty conduit and pulled the service line. All at no cost to me...
Wow that would be great if we could Oncor to do that. Thanks.
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Old 08-17-2014, 10:29 AM
 
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Call Oncor and they'll have one of their people call you during the week for a run down. It's likely to be a job that entails Oncor workers and an electrician that you'll need to hire. Alternatively, you could call any of the larger residential electrical contractors and they'll know too.

It's expensive $3-4K but if you have any notion of burying the wire from the alley to your home now'd be the time to do it.

If you decide to replace the mast: I've heard that costs about $1,500.
Is the $3-4K to bury the wire or just to do the cosmetic work besides the $1500 for a new mast? Thanks.
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Old 08-17-2014, 10:37 AM
 
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And if the wire can be buried underground then I assume we would no longer need a mast?
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Old 08-17-2014, 12:47 PM
 
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Was this a good while ago?
No it was last year (in Lake Highlands). I was surprised that they did that for free.
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Old 08-18-2014, 09:02 AM
 
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No it was last year (in Lake Highlands). I was surprised that they did that for free.

They don't do it for free in Dallas at least not under normal circumstances. Cool that it worked out for you.
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Old 08-18-2014, 09:04 AM
 
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And if the wire can be buried underground then I assume we would no longer need a mast?
Correct if you bury the power cable and any phone, internet or cable TV wires too the mast becomes unnecessary.
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