Electric Meter Lock Tag

047 18 awg breaking strength.

Electric meter lock tag.

It burnt my butt up i couldn t save all the stuff that ultimately ended up in my trash can. Electrical lockouts help protect employees against potential injury from unexpected energization or startup or release of stored energy in commercial or industrial applications. You are not to cut remove or modify the tag in any fashion. I used one of these padlocks to reseal the box.

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 joint between the box cover and the box base was a mess. Lockout tags are an integral part of proper lockout procedures. It was rusty and paint was flaking off.

The pin and lock secure a hardened steel bracket that holds the cover of the meter socket in place. Hot stamped sealed with sequential numbering. The quick pin lock is used to secure ringless or gang style meter sockets. Made in the usa with corrosion resistant galvanized wire and plastic.

The device uses a machined pin which inserts into the chamber of a brass padlock. Now i am awaiting monday morning to find out what the legal consequences are for tampering with the security tag on a meter. 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. I have spent most of today throwing out what we were not able to save.

The tag is on the side or bottom of the meter s glass cover or metal panel. They are a perfect and necessary supplement to padlocks and other lockout devices. What ever the fine i will have to pay. The quick pin lock uses the same mounting bracket and screw as the quik lock iitm.

The only way to do it right was to cut the electric company s wire padlock remove the cover scrape clean and repaint. 75 x 1 50 x 17 wire dimensions.