Power pole ownership

skyhighZJ

skyhighZJ

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Friends of ours in Louisiana got smacked by Laura. Their power pole at the house (double wide) got broke. How do you tell who “owns” it? Like is it their responsibility or does the power company fix it? They are being told that the power co isn’t fixing it. But what are they supposed to do I hook shit them selves?? Some how I got asked the question and I have no clue but they are good people so I’m trying to find out for them.

anybody?
 
skyhighZJ said:
Friends of ours in Louisiana got smacked by Laura. Their power pole at the house (double wide) got broke. How do you tell who “owns” it? Like is it their responsibility or does the power company fix it? They are being told that the power co isn’t fixing it. But what are they supposed to do I hook shit them selves?? Some how I got asked the question and I have no clue but they are good people so I’m trying to find out for them.

anybody?
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So is it a pole right next to their trailer? Is their power meter, communication boxes mounted to it?
 
obullfish said:
So is it a pole right next to their trailer? Is their power meter, communication boxes mounted to it?
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It’s right next to the trailer with the meter and main breaker on it. I asked if there are any ID tags on the pole and the only thing they can find is the tamper tag on the meter base.
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From what little I know (never lived in a trailer) that’s the owners property. Is it covered under home ownership insurance?
 
I've seen older trailers around here with a pole like that with the meter base and breakers on it. There was a spot to connect several wires to the 3 or 4 main breakers in the pole mounted box to the fuse panel in the trailer that acted as a sub panel. They were owned by the property owner (individual or trailer park). All the ones I saw did not have transformers or primary lines on them, just the service drop coming from another company owned pole.

I'm pretty sure any company owned pole would have some sort of ID tag or plate unless it's gone.

If it's not company owned it'll be their responsibility to fix, just like the weather head and riser would if it was pulled off the house with overhead service. My coworker had that happen. His service drop hangs lower than normal and comes from a pole across his neighborhood street. A lost semi truck pulled the riser, weather head and cables off his house, tore the siding and broke the meter base, power company said their responsibility stops at the transformer. They came out and disconnected his power due to lines down, he reattached everything himself with advice from an electrician customer got it inspected and then poco same back out and restored service.
 
83oldyoda4x4 said:
Only breakers on a pole i have seen are temp/saw service for construction. power poles are owned by the power company and breakers are on/in the house around here.
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That’s not the case in a lot of areas around here with mobile homes. They are considered a meter pole and can be a 8x8, 6x6 or a standard power pole type. Meter Poles | Sumter EMC
 
The owner of the trailer is responsible for the pole unless they are renting the property from someone else. Then if the pole was there when they moved the trailer in the property owner is responsible.
 
30 years ago in NC .....
You had to put the pole up and put the box on it.
Then then the power company came and hooked up to it and installed the meter.
So, it is probably the property owners responsibility.
Most likely has to be at least a 6" diameter round or 6x6 square.
 
skyhighZJ said:
Thanks all. They will be calling their home owners insurance and getting an electrician !
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it shouldnt be extremely expensive. i get temp poles built and set for around 300 a piece but cost may change. most likely they could set a new pole beside the old one themselves and then have an electrician change everything from broken pole onto the new one. i hate paying 150 an hour for someone to dig a hole.
 
To echo others, that's their (your friends) pole. My grandfather lives in an older modular and he has a short service pole with the meter on it just like your friends. The pole rotted off just below ground level and we got the utility to pull the line down and we replaced the pole in a few hours.
 
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