07-19-2011, 07:48 AM
Since the poles back from the street to the house are my property it takes helco out of the loop me thinks.
I do remember taking to helco about poles... they came up with a very complicated pricing structure, rebates and lots of fine print as well as a long wait time.
It was easier to have the general sink the holes, set the poles and the electrical contractor pull the wire and set up the meter box/main breaker on the first pole. Basically a six hundred foot service connection.
Helco has a 25 ft drop line from their wooden pole to my first metal pole at the driveway entrance. The phone and cable drops are the same set up.
It was important to maintain vertical clearance crossing the driveway - 12ft if I remember right.
Even more if the drop line from helco needs to "cross the street" over a public through way. I'd have to brush up to have the exact numbers.
I do remember taking to helco about poles... they came up with a very complicated pricing structure, rebates and lots of fine print as well as a long wait time.
It was easier to have the general sink the holes, set the poles and the electrical contractor pull the wire and set up the meter box/main breaker on the first pole. Basically a six hundred foot service connection.
Helco has a 25 ft drop line from their wooden pole to my first metal pole at the driveway entrance. The phone and cable drops are the same set up.
It was important to maintain vertical clearance crossing the driveway - 12ft if I remember right.
Even more if the drop line from helco needs to "cross the street" over a public through way. I'd have to brush up to have the exact numbers.