200 Amp to 400 Amp Service Upgrade

Out of the 3 estimates, I have chosen
Tim Donovan / Donovan Electric to
do the work.

After calling the city, it turns out that
the feed line from the transformer to
my house is capable of handling the
load, and I do not have to have it dug
up and replaced!!!

It's going to be done in 2 phases:

Phase 1:
A new 400 Amp Meter and Housing,
a new 200 Amp Service Disconnect,
and a new 200 Amp Load Center
with 12 20 Amp GFCI circuit
breakers will be added outside.

Phase 2:
Conduit run and 12 sets of quad
outlets mounted.

Phase 1:
Work started on 06/06/2008
Work completed on 06/06/2008
Inspected on 06/10/2008 (Passed)
Sealed on 06/12/2008
Phase 2:

Before:
     
Existing 200 Amp Service:

Cable TV Demarc
Telephone Demarc
Existing 200 Amp Meter Can.
(The ground strap against the wall on
the left is for my Ham Radio gear.)
Existing 200 Amp Panel:

As you can see, my existing 200
Amp load center in my garage is
maxed out.

(The box above is a whole house
surge protector.)
   

Phase 1:
     

Existing 200 Amp Meter Can removed.

New 400 Amp Meter Can installed
with a 200 Amp Service Disconnect
above that feeds the existing interior
200 Amp load center.

New wiring feeding the existing 200
Amp load center - Fed from the new
200 Amp Service Disconnect
outside.

The new 200 Amp load center is on
the left - 100% Dedicated to Blinky
Flashy!!!

Note: - It's really 400 Amps - 200
Amps is at 240v, and at 120v it's
400 Amps!!!  That's a lot of Blinky
Flashy!!!

There will be a total of 12 20 Amp
GFCI Circuit Breakers inside of this
box that feed 12 seperate circuits.

Each circuit will have 2 outlets
connected to it in a dual gang
waterproof box.


Phase 2:
     
Hopefully I'll have enough time to get
this done by the end of August.
     
       

After:
     
Check back at the end of August...