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230.54 Overhead Service Locations

National Electrical Code 2020 of Minnesota > 2 Wiring and Protection > 230 Services > 230.54 Overhead Service Locations
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(A) Service Head

Service raceways shall be equipped with a service head at the point of connection to service-drop or overhead service conductors. The service head shall be listed for use in wet locations.

(B) Service-Entrance Cables Equipped With Service Head or Gooseneck

Service-entrance cables shall be equipped with a service head. The service head shall be listed for use in wet locations.
Exception: Type SE cable shall be permitted to be formed in a gooseneck and taped with a self-sealing weather-resistant thermoplastic.

(C) Service Heads and Goosenecks Above Service-Drop or Overhead Service Attachment

Service heads on raceways or service-entrance cables and goosenecks in service-entrance cables shall be located above the point of attachment of the service-drop or overhead service conductors to the building or other structure.
Exception: Where it is impracticable to locate the service head or gooseneck above the point of attachment, the service head or gooseneck location shall be permitted not farther than 600 mm (24 in.) from the point of attachment.

(D) Secured

Service-entrance cables shall be held securely in place.

(E) Separately Bushed Openings

Service heads shall have conductors of different potential brought out through separately bushed openings.
Exception: For jacketed multiconductor service-entrance cable without splice.

(F) Drip Loops

Drip loops shall be formed on individual conductors. To prevent the entrance of moisture, service-entrance conductors shall be connected to the service-drop or overhead service conductors either (1) below the level of the service head or (2) below the level of the termination of the service-entrance cable sheath.

(G) Arranged That Water Will Not Enter Service Raceway or Equipment

Service-entrance and overhead service conductors shall be arranged so that water will not enter service raceway or equipment.

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230.54 Wiring and Protection, Overhead Service Locations
be located above the point of attachment of the service-drop or overhead service conductors to the building or other structure. Exception: Where ...
National Electrical Code 2020 of Minnesota > 2 Wiring and Protection > 230 Services > 230.54 Overhead Service Locations
(F) Wiring and Protection, Drip Loops
to the service-drop or overhead service conductors either (1) below the level of the service head or (2) below the level of the termination of the service ...
National Electrical Code 2020 of Minnesota > 2 Wiring and Protection > 230 Services > 230.54 Overhead Service Locations > (F) Drip Loops
(G) Wiring and Protection, Arranged That Water Will Not Enter Service Raceway or Equipment
Service-entrance and overhead service conductors shall be arranged so that water will not enter service raceway or equipment ...
National Electrical Code 2020 of Minnesota > 2 Wiring and Protection > 230 Services > 230.54 Overhead Service Locations > (G) Arranged That Water Will Not Enter Service Raceway or Equipment
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