• Code Quiz: Service Masts as Supports

    NEC rules for using service masts as supports
    July 24, 2014

    When attaching service-drop or overhead service conductors to a service mast, they shall not be attached between a weatherhead or the end of a conduit and a coupling, where the coupling is located above the last point of securement to the building or other structure or _________________.

    A. is located above the building or other structure.

    B. the coupling is not galvanized.

    C. the coupling is not identified.

    D. where the service mast has been secured by perforated strap.

    Find the Answer

    Answer: A

    Section 230.28 of the 2014 Edition of the NEC was revised. It now states, “Service masts used for the support of service-drop or overhead service conductors shall be installed in accordance with 230.28(A) and (B).” As noted in 230.28(B), “Service-drop or overhead service conductors shall not be attached to a service mast between a weatherhead or the end of a conduit and a coupling, where the coupling is located above the last point of securement to the building or other structure or is located above the building or other structure.”

    Owen is the owner and president of National Code Seminars and the holder of master electrician certifications in 46 states. He can be reached at [email protected].

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