ᐅ Service connection box on an interior load-bearing wall

Hello

We would like to have the utility connection box installed on an interior load-bearing wall. Our builder believes this is not possible because the conduit cannot be embedded in the foundation, so it would exit the slab about 12cm (5 inches) before reaching the actual wall. The cable would then have to be slightly bent.

My question is whether this is really such a big issue. Would the energy provider have any problems with this? For your information: the foundation is 45cm (18 inches) wide and the wall is 17.5 + 1.5cm (7 + 0.6 inches) with plaster.

Conduits under the foundation for utility lines are common practice, even over somewhat longer distances. Only for gas lines, the conduit must not have any joints inside.

Hello,

Ebistier schrieb:

We would like to have the utility connection box installed on an interior load-bearing wall.

Why?

Regards, Bauexperte

alexm86 schrieb:
Conduits under the foundation for utility lines are common practice, even over somewhat longer distances. However, for gas lines, there must be no joints inside the conduit.

Yes, if the conduit runs horizontally through the foundation. In this case, it would need to be installed vertically, which would make the foundation "thinner" at that point.

Bauexperte schrieb:
Hello,

Why?

Regards, Bauexperte

Because that would be the optimal space for the room. All other locations would come with limitations. I will probably have to contact the responsible network operator.

Ebistier schrieb:

Because that would be the optimal spot for the room. All other locations would involve compromises.

I had already assumed that; although I don’t understand why you want to interfere with your provider’s work... Apart from installation, there are also safety clearances to consider for future maintenance. For example, 1.20 m (4 feet) in front of the meter cabinet 😉

Just to clarify for myself: What exactly do you mean by “house connection box”? Is it only the point where the electricity enters the house, or does it include all utilities in the form of a multi-utility connection?

Regards, Bauexperte

Ebistier schrieb:
yes, if the pipe runs horizontally through the foundation. Here it would need to be installed vertically, which would make the foundation "thinner" at that point.

I don’t quite understand the spatial aspect. Why would the foundation be "thinner" if something passes through vertically? That would seem more likely if it were horizontal. Are the terms mixed up, or am I just not getting it?