ARC Signature No. 001

Corroded 200-amp meter combo replaced in Cary

Rust had eaten through the bottom of the outdoor meter combo on this 1995 Cary home. We replaced it in a day, added surge protection and a gas line bond, and the Town of Cary inspected the work.

  • TownCary
  • AreaPreston
  • Home built1995
  • CompletedApril 2026
  • ElectricianMateo

The story

What the homeowners called about

They noticed heavy rust on the outdoor electrical panel and asked us to take a look.

What we found

The exterior meter combo, the meter and main breaker panel in one outdoor enclosure, was badly corroded. The bottom of the enclosure had rusted through.

What we couldn't know until we opened it up

How much damage was inside. Rust on the outside of an enclosure doesn't tell you the condition of the bus and breakers until the cover comes off.

The options we gave them

A written quote to replace the meter combo, with the other items they'd asked about priced separately: a few outlets, bonding the gas line, and a whole-house surge protector.

What they chose, and why

All of it: the new meter combo, the outlet replacements, the gas line bond and the surge protector, done in the same visit.

Before, during and after

Photos from the job itself. Tap any photo to see it larger.

Corroded outdoor 200-amp meter combo on the side of a 1995 home in Cary, NC, before replacement
The meter combo as we found it
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Old meter combo with its breaker cover open, showing heavy rust along the bottom of the enclosure
Cover open: rust along the bottom of the breaker section
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Close-up of the rusted-through bottom of an outdoor electrical meter combo enclosure
The bottom of the enclosure had rusted through
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ARC Electric installing a new 200-amp meter combo on a home in Cary, NC
New meter combo going in
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New outdoor meter combo with new breakers and a whole-house surge protector installed below it
Finished: new combo, breakers and surge protection
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Finished 200-amp meter combo replacement on a Cary, NC home, cover closed
Closed up and ready for inspection
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The work

  • Replaced the exterior 200-amp meter combo and every breaker in it
  • Installed an Eaton CHSPT2ULTRA whole-house surge protector
  • Bonded the gas line
  • Replaced several outlets inside, including a kitchen GFCI

Quoted free and in writing before we started, and backed by our 5-year workmanship warranty. That's the ARC Promise.

Signed,

Mateo

Lead electrician, ARC Electric · NC License #29565
ARC Signature No. 001 · April 2026

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