Electric Meter Lock Tag

It was rusty and paint was flaking off.

Electric meter lock tag.

Made in the usa with corrosion resistant galvanized wire and plastic. Our 35 year old electric meter box was badly in need of a paint job. Hot stamped sealed with sequential numbering. 75 x 1 50 x 17 wire dimensions.

Now i am awaiting monday morning to find out what the legal consequences are for tampering with the security tag on a meter. Tags clearly and effectively communicate an urgent message to employees warning them of injury or death if dangerous equipment is operated or touched. They are a perfect and necessary supplement to padlocks and other lockout devices. It burnt my butt up i couldn t save all the stuff that ultimately ended up in my trash can.

The device uses a machined pin which inserts into the chamber of a brass padlock. You are not to cut remove or modify the tag in any fashion. Electrical lockouts help protect employees against potential injury from unexpected energization or startup or release of stored energy in commercial or industrial applications. The tag is on the side or bottom of the meter s glass cover or metal panel.

What ever the fine i will have to pay. The only way to do it right was to cut the electric company s wire padlock remove the cover scrape clean and repaint. The pin and lock secure a hardened steel bracket that holds the cover of the meter socket in place. The joint between the box cover and the box base was a mess.

I used one of these padlocks to reseal the box. The black tag on your house s electricity meter is a security device that lets your power company know whether the meter has been tampered with. Full length including wire 2 548 when locked the seals have a hook end that pushes down into lock the seal these one time use seals can be used for many different. The quick pin lock is used to secure ringless or gang style meter sockets.

I have spent most of today throwing out what we were not able to save. 047 18 awg breaking strength.