I am curious if anyone can shed some light here. My plan is to update my electrical panel in the basement with a new/breaker panel to replace the old fuse panel. I did this before at my old house, when I needed to do, I called DTE and they came and removed my actual meter and put copper bars in. I removed the bars, hooked up new panel, then put the bars back in. Called them and said its done and ready for new meter. Guy came out and put in new meter. I called with my plan recently, the lady said I need to have a contractor remove the meter. I took that as not even contact DTE. Sure I can cut the little wire/lock on the meter outside and pull it off, hook up my new service and then replace meter, but, I thought that if the meter is off for too long, it will freak out and shut off? Not saying I'll pull the meter for days, and not sure of the meter time limit being removed either. It was really confusing discussing with the lady at DTE. Someone else has done this before, how did you go about it? Thanks!

I'm looking to have a floodlight installed at my house. I'm going to have an electrician do the work as I'm a novice with electrical DIY but before I call the electrician, I want to get advice on the best way to wire a power source for the floodlight. The first attached image shows where two exterior lights exist on the front of the garage and where I want to install the floodlight (in the middle). The second image is taken from the inside of the garage facing out. There are electrical outlets in the garage on the back wall as well as for the garage opener on the ceiling. All that said, what would be the best power source for the floodlight and is it easy enough to get the wiring through the brick or would the wiring need to be exposed on the outside? Any input would be great, TIA and happy holidays! [img]https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/778x584/cond1_94ef2cde3787907eb40cda7949bfc678bacb24a4.jpg[/img] [img]https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.doityourselft.com-vbulletin/780x429/cond2_d9fba9d3cb654b8931add210a574bdfa5f0efc6c.jpg[/img]