Millbank 400 amp Meterbank 5th Terminal Installation for 208 Volts
Millbank 400 amp Meterbank 5th Terminal Installation for 208 Volts
We were replacing a 120/208V meter socket and needed to install a Milbank K3865 5th Terminal w/Neutral (5th jaw kit). To do this, you have to completely remove the clear plastic meter face and the meter socket mount and retain all the tiny screws. Behind the meter on the neutral bar, you'll find a HIDDEN SCREW near the top of the central neutral bar.
Be sure to take photos of everything as you go, because re-assembling the shields and meter face cover is not as simple as it looks.
@MilbankMfg How to install this onto the meter was not clear from the single-page instruction with a single sketch diagram provided.
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Upgrading commercial office space? Office Remodel and Lighting Update
In this walkthrough, Tyler Evans from Stag Electric breaks down a complete office remodel and lighting retrofit in Hampton.
From cutting in new commercial branch circuits and dedicated workstation receptacles using armored metal (MC) cable to replacing failing, 10-year-old fluorescent fixtures with modern 2x4 drop-in LED flat panels, we ensure your commercial property is energy-efficient, code-compliant, and built for heavy daily use.
Commercial Electrical Services We Provide:
• Office Buildouts & Tenant Fit-Outs
• Commercial LED Lighting Retrofits & Upgrades
• Dedicated Circuits & Receptacle Layouts
• Panel Upgrades & Facility Electrical Maintenance
Serving Property Managers, Building Owners, and Commercial Tenants across Hampton and surrounding areas.
Contact Stag Electric for your next commercial project:
📞 Phone:978-780-3040
✉️ Email: Service@stagelectric.com
🌐 Website: stagelectric.com
📍 Location: Hampton & Surrounding Communities
Still running production on electrical panels from the 1970s or older? ⚠️
In this video, we're inspecting a vintage 1971 ITE electrical panel. After 50+ years of service, mechanical wear, corrosion, and outdated breaker mechanisms mean these units frequently fail to trip during an overload or short circuit—posing a serious fire hazard and risking catastrophic downtime for your operations.
If your facility or plant is operating with legacy electrical distribution, modernizing your gear protects your equipment, keeps your workforce safe, and ensures compliance with current NEC standards.
🔧 Commercial & Industrial Electrical Services by Stag Electric:
• Complete Main Switchboard & Distribution Panel Upgrades
• 3-Phase Industrial Power & Transformer Installations
• Preventative Maintenance & Thermal / Safety Inspections
• Arc Flash & Code Compliance Audits
📞 Upgrade Your Facility’s Electrical Infrastructure: Protect your facility against unexpected shutdowns and safety liabilities. Contact Stag Electric today to schedule an on-site evaluation of your electrical distribution systems.
🌐 Website:stagelectric.com
📧 Inquiries:]service@stagelectric.com
📱 Phone: [978-780-3040
📍 Service Area: Georgetown Rowley and surrounding areas
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What to Look for When Hiring an Electrician for a Knob-and-Tube Rewire (And Why Stag Electric)
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If you own an older home on the North Shore, the NH Seacoast Area or Southern Maine, there’s a good chance you’ve heard the words “knob and tube” from a home inspector, an insurance agent, or an electrician standing in your basement. It’s one of the most common reasons homeowners in this area end up needing a full rewire — and it’s also one of the easiest jobs to get wrong if you hire the wrong company.
Hi, I’m David Briley, Master Electrician and owner of Stag Electric. We recently walked through a knob-and-tube rewire in progress on the North Shore and explained exactly what homeowners should expect — and what to look for — before hiring anyone for this kind of project.
What Is Knob-and-Tube Wiring, and Why Does It Need to Come Out?
Knob-and-tube wiring is an older electrical system found in many New England homes, easy to spot by its separate, individual wires (rather than the bundled cable used today) and by old fuse boxes rather than modern breaker panels. Homes with this wiring often also have older panels with trapezoid-shaped breakers — a style known to fail by not tripping when it should, or by developing a soft, unreliable trip response over time. Between the outdated wiring and the aging panel, most homeowners are advised to replace the whole system rather than patch pieces of it.
What Happens During a Knob-and-Tube Rewire
A typical knob-and-tube rewire on an older home includes:
A full panel replacement. The old fuse box or outdated breaker panel comes out, and a new panel goes in to safely handle modern electrical loads.
New circuits throughout the home, including recessed lighting, ceiling fans, and new outlets in every room.
Fishing new wire through existing walls and ceilings wherever possible, to keep the home’s plaster and lath as intact as possible.
Some patching, unavoidably. Even with the best crew, there are spots where wire can’t be fished without opening a small hole. A good electrician keeps these openings small and few.
Daily cleanup, since a rewire is inherently messy work involving blown-in insulation, plaster, lath, and wood debris.
What to Look for in a Knob-and-Tube or BX Removal Company
Whether you’re dealing with knob and tube or old BX cable, here’s what David recommends homeowners look for before signing on with an electrical contractor:
Real experience in existing, older construction. Rewiring a lived-in older home is a different skill set than wiring new construction. Ask how much of the company’s work is residential rewire in existing homes.
A commitment to minimal cutting. The company should aim to cut open as little drywall or plaster and lath as possible, which means less patching for you at the end.
Patch work included, not left to you. A good contractor doesn’t hand you a wall full of holes and walk away — they complete the first layer of patch themselves before the job is considered done.
Daily cleanup, not just a cleanup at the very end of the project. Floors should be clean and clear every single day the crew leaves your home.
A final walkthrough and checklist with the homeowner before the crew leaves the job for good, confirming everything is done the way you expected.
Why Homeowners on the North Shore Choose Stag Electric
Existing-home rewiring isn’t a side service for Stag Electric — it’s the majority of the work the company does. Residential rewires and retrofits in existing construction make up roughly 85–95% of Stag Electric’s jobs, and the standard is simple: when the job is done, it should look like the crew was never there.
That shows up in a few specific ways on every knob-and-tube or BX removal project:
Minimal drywall and plaster-and-lath cutting, with the first layer of patch completed before the crew leaves.
Clean, debris-free floors at the end of every single day — not just the last one.
A homeowner check-in and final checklist before the job is signed off as complete.
You’ll know the price before we touch a wire. Booties on. Drop cloths down. Like we were never there.
Helped a homeowner with this “fishy”situation
This was one of those unforgettable projects we did. This homeowner had several fish aquariums & he needed outlets to power the water pumps. However, if the GFCI tripped, he wanted to be notified. This simple little solution does the trick. When the GFCI trips, it emits an alarm. The alarm isn’t as loud as a smoke detector, but they were able to easily hear it upstairs.
We used GFCI outlets with alarms on another project as well. We had a homeowner with a heat tape outlet in his crawlspace that powered heat tape to prevent the  waterlines from freezing. Because it is in an unfinished area, outlet there had to be GFCI protected. We protected it with an alarm GFCI in the utility room in the main living area. This way, if the GFCI ever tripped, the homeowner could reset it and be notified before his main waterline froze.
If you need an outlet in an unfinished area or outside that needs to be GFCI protected and it is important that you know about if it trips, give us a call and we’ll be happy to put one in for you . 978–780–3040.
Think you can't have an EV Charger? WRONG!
This video is about two things. The first is about Stag Electric's 5 star service and why we have clients, not customers! We take the time to fully understand you, your home and your electrical needs.
The second is about how this homeowner had a full panel that was at complete capacity, but we were still able to add a car charger? How? There's a little known device called a load manager or a load shed device. This device shuts off the EV charger if running the EV charger would cause so much electrical load that the main breaker would trip. It's a handy way to add an EV charger to a 100 amp service without an upgrade or for a condo to have an EV charger without having to have the entire association upgrade the building service.
Outlet and circuit repair??? Call us First!
Generator Interlock Kit Swap!
Portable generators and a generator interlock kit set up our great way to power your home when the power goes down. They generally cost $10,000 less than a standby generator and go in a lot quicker!
If you’re looking for a more economic solution for backup power, give us a call/text. 978–780–3040.
What’s One Secret to Stag Electric’s 5 star service?
Millbank 400 amp Meterbank 5th Terminal Installation for 208 Volts
Upgrading commercial office space? Office Remodel and Lighting Update
Still running production on electrical panels from the 1970s or older? ⚠️
What to Look for When Hiring an Electrician for a Knob-and-Tube Rewire (And Why Stag Electric)
Helped a homeowner with this “fishy”situation
Think you can't have an EV Charger? WRONG!
Outlet and circuit repair??? Call us First!
Generator Interlock Kit Swap!
What’s One Secret to Stag Electric’s 5 star service?