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OK, that makes sense. Back in the 1980s the local electrical company was really happy to come install a 3 phase setup for a business at no extra cost if it was a new build and they were starting from fresh scratch. Then they realized they could charge a bundle to bring in 3 phase to a business.
In my neighborhood we have all underground electrical service. A few weeks ago I noticed the electric company truck removing the meter for the neighborhood association's sprinkler system. I asked about that and the underground cable had gone bad. At first they were going to kill the power for several houses for few hours while they replaced it. The guy that is lucky enough to have the big box for the connections in his back yard is also the guy that pretty much runs the association. He told them to just kill the power for the sprinkler, and we can wait a few weeks for the second crew to fix it with a new line and it is no big deal. Normally people want the juice back on ASAP. We did not care about the sprinkler. They came back with some other way to fix the issue and we did not have to have a power outrage for the houses.
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Glen
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1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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