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mnr@netcom.com (Mark Rosenberg) wrote:
>We are remodelling and yesterday when the contractor was 
> digging a new trench he discovered the dramatic way that
> the service line from the
>street to my house was not in conduit! 
>
>This has to be against code. Right?
>If so, should I ask PG&E to reinstall my service? 
>Since the line from the street to my house is their 
>responsibility, they
>should pay for it. Right?
>

Probably not.

Either you or the contractor (and it should have been the 
contractor since it's his JOB) should have contacted the power
company to find out where he can and cannot dig as well as
where the wires ran on the property.

Conduit or not in many cases it's the LAW to contact the 
electirc company before you start digging.

As for the issue of if it is code or not, depends a lot on 
how old the house was as well as what codes your locale 
follows.

Your contractor or more likely his insurance company should
pay for the service re-installation.

-Matth