Service Riser and Meter Base Replacement in Wesley Chapel, FL
Permitted Meter Base and Riser Replacement|Licensed & Insured, EC13011268
Everything a Wesley Chapel home draws from the grid passes through its meter base first. When that base, or the pipe carrying the line to it, wears out or takes storm damage, Kennedy Electric replaces it and arranges the outage with your power company.
Seen a leaning post or scorch marks on the meter base? Let us know.
Call (352) 251-2795, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., or send a request online. Calls after hours are returned the next business day.
At a glance
Wesley Chapel's Aging Meter Posts and Wind-Loaded Masts
Wesley Chapel has about 1,100 owner-occupied mobile homes, by census estimates, and roughly 840 of them were built between 1980 and 1999. A home from those years is now more than 25 years old, and the post or pedestal that holds its meter can be the same age. We replace that post or pedestal, its meter base, and the feeder into the home, and we install the new service when a replacement home is set on the lot.
Detached houses account for about 18,900 of the town's roughly 27,200 homes, also by estimate, so the wall-mounted base is the more common Wesley Chapel case.
Wind bends this equipment. During Hurricane Milton, Pasco saw peak gusts of 65 to 75 mph, and trees and power lines came down across the Wesley Chapel area. A mast carries the pull of the overhead line and any limb on it, and a post in an open yard has no shelter. After a storm, don't switch on anything that water reached until it has been checked. Keep clear of a line on the ground and report it to the power company. If smoke, sparks, or fire appear, clear everyone out and call 911.
How it runs
The Day the Meter Comes Out
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Photos that show the mounting
A photo of the post or wall, showing the meter and the line above or below it, tells the estimator whether the job is a pedestal, a mast, or an underground riser. Mention a recent storm or mower strike.
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Shutting off the service feeding the base
A meter base can't be changed while it's live, so the service feeding it is shut off first, on a date we arrange with the power company. The power company's rules decide whether our electrician or its own crew removes the meter, and until then the meter and its seal stay untouched.
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The county's release before power returns
A service change falls under a Pasco residential electrical permit. On permitted work, the power company won't restore power until the county releases it, and the county's electrical inspector sends that release once the final inspection passes. The meter goes back in after that.
What we cover
Riser Work Depends on Where the Meter Is Mounted
Meter posts and pedestals beside a mobile home
A mobile home's post or pedestal holds the meter base and the home's service disconnect. Trouble tends to show from the yard: a wooden post that has softened at the ground line and begun to lean, a base worked loose from its mounting, or an enclosure with scorch marks or rust. A replacement sets a new post or pedestal, mounts a meter base rated for the home's service, and reconnects the run to the home's panel.
Underground service: the conduit at the foot of the wall
When the power company's line arrives below grade, a run of conduit climbs out of the soil and into the bottom of the meter base. Damage tends to begin on that short piece of pipe at ground level: a mower or trimmer nicks it, a planting bed buries the joint, or a crack lets water follow the wires up. A new length of pipe goes in from the soil to the base, and a base whose inside shows rust or heat is changed with it. Each power company's rules decide who replaces the wires inside.
Overhead service: the mast, its straps, and the weatherhead
On an overhead service, a mast rises from the meter base past the eave or through the roof, and the power company's line attaches near its top, just below the weatherhead. Straps hold the mast to the wall, and where it passes through the roof, a flashing boot seals the opening. A loose strap lets the mast flex each time the line pulls on it, and a cracked boot can leak into the attic. A mast replacement covers new pipe from the base up, the weatherhead, and the straps, and a mast that passes through the roof needs that opening sealed again around the new pipe.
Pricing
Hourly Rates and Free Estimates for Meter Base Work
Repair and troubleshooting visits are billed by the hour from arrival: $100 residential, $150 commercial, one-hour minimum, then half-hour increments, plus materials. No trip charge and no service fee. No hidden fees: the 3.5% surcharge on card and ACH payments is listed in our terms.
Custom homes and large or multi-phase projects are estimated as soon as we can, or on the timeline your project sets.
We don't do upfront pricing. No job has a standard price with us: each one is tailored to the property and the work you've asked for, and priced once we've seen it.
We offer free estimates on installs, upgrades, and replacements in our service area. Estimates aren't free when the job needs troubleshooting or testing to price, falls after hours or outside our service area, needs several meetings to gather information, or is new construction or a custom remodel with multi-party walk-throughs. For most jobs, estimates arrive by email by the end of the next business day, and quotes are good for 30 days.
Our warranty
04If something we installed fails because of our workmanship within 30 days of completion, we waive the hourly labor to put it right. Materials Kennedy Electric purchases for your job carry the manufacturer's one-year warranty. To replace defective materials we supplied, or materials damaged by storm, flood, fire, or other acts of God, we charge a reduced warranty labor rate of $50 an hour residential and $75 an hour commercial. The warranty does not cover materials not purchased by Kennedy Electric, work performed by the customer, or materials the customer purchased or damaged. Our warranty terms are printed on the estimate, the invoice, and the receipt, and the product boxes stay with you so you can register each product with its manufacturer.
We're replacing our Wesley Chapel mobile home with a newer one. Does the meter post have to change too?
The mast on our Wesley Chapel house tilted in a storm, but the lights still work. Can it wait?
A sprinkler head sprays our meter base each time the system runs. Does that matter?
Can the new meter base for our mobile home be mounted on the home's own wall?
Wires loop down out of the weatherhead on our Wesley Chapel mast. Is that slack supposed to be there?
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Owners Talk Through Their Meter Base Jobs
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Request service
Ask About the Meter at Your Wesley Chapel Home
Tell us what you've noticed at the meter, and include a photo if one's handy. Our office will reach you during business hours.