I am from Chicago, but am currently in Italy. The building I am living in has 4 meters in a wooden box. I noticed my meter has quite a few more wires than the rest, so I took a closer look.
Meter 4 has a blue and black wire, that are spliced into another blue and black, that run into a tube near the bottom of the large wooden box.
Meter 3 has a brown and black, and 2 blue, with a brown spliced to a brown that goes into a tube, and a blue spiced to a blue that goes into the junction box, and a black and blue that go into a tube along the bottom of the wooden box.
meter 2 (my meter) has 2 black, 1 brown, 2 blue, 1 green/yellow, with the brown, green/yellow, and 1 black going into a long tube that goes out the top of the wooden box and up the wall, and a blue and black going into the junction box.
The junction box then has a brown, a gray, and 2 blue leaving the junction box, into a another tube near the bottom of the wooden box.
meter 1 has 1 black, 1 white that go into a tube, which also has 1 black, 1 blue coming out of it that are just completely cut and dangling.
There is also a tube under meter 1 with 2 brown wires coming out, with one being spiced to a brown wire that goes directly into the junction box, and the other spliced to a blue wire coming out of the tube under the random black box on the side, that leads into the junction box.
Then there is a black metal box on the side, that has 3 brown wires spliced into the wires on the side of meter 1, that go into the junction box.
Something like that. Clearly, my meter 2 is attached to more than just my apartment, and I will call the landlord out on it.
However, my real concern now, is this setup looks quite unsafe to me, and it is located about 2 feet from the only exit door out the building. Then, I am not an expert. Am I wrong?
Meter 4 has a blue and black wire, that are spliced into another blue and black, that run into a tube near the bottom of the large wooden box.
Meter 3 has a brown and black, and 2 blue, with a brown spliced to a brown that goes into a tube, and a blue spiced to a blue that goes into the junction box, and a black and blue that go into a tube along the bottom of the wooden box.
meter 2 (my meter) has 2 black, 1 brown, 2 blue, 1 green/yellow, with the brown, green/yellow, and 1 black going into a long tube that goes out the top of the wooden box and up the wall, and a blue and black going into the junction box.
The junction box then has a brown, a gray, and 2 blue leaving the junction box, into a another tube near the bottom of the wooden box.
meter 1 has 1 black, 1 white that go into a tube, which also has 1 black, 1 blue coming out of it that are just completely cut and dangling.
There is also a tube under meter 1 with 2 brown wires coming out, with one being spiced to a brown wire that goes directly into the junction box, and the other spliced to a blue wire coming out of the tube under the random black box on the side, that leads into the junction box.
Then there is a black metal box on the side, that has 3 brown wires spliced into the wires on the side of meter 1, that go into the junction box.
Something like that. Clearly, my meter 2 is attached to more than just my apartment, and I will call the landlord out on it.
However, my real concern now, is this setup looks quite unsafe to me, and it is located about 2 feet from the only exit door out the building. Then, I am not an expert. Am I wrong?
