This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the
wood badge in
Electricity.
In this Badge Bit, you will install a main breaker panel for a house or other large structure. This is not a sub panel. This BB also includes the meter pedestal, ground rods and wiring. It can be a freestanding or attached meter.
Here's a
video of an installation:
Minimum requirements to get this BB
- Install meter pedestal, main panel, ground rods and wires between them
- Does not include running service wires to the meter pedestal
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
- the area where the pedestal will go
- the pedestal installed
- the panel installed
- the wires run to the panel
- the ground rods and their wires in the ground
- the connections made for ground wire and supply conductors in the panel