B-Line 1214213 Eaton series CT meter socket TS provision, 20 A, Ring type door /cover, Overhead and Underground, ANSI 61 gray painted, #14-#10 load and line lug size, Galvanized steel finish, Surface mount, 13 jaws, 1 position, CT, NEMA Type 3R

Yes. The 1214213 is a NEMA Type 3R enclosure, so it is rain and sleet resistant for outdoor use, and it surface mounts to a wall or structure. Body is galvanized steel finished in ANSI 61 gray paint, which is the standard utility grade gray for exterior switchgear.

Thirteen jaws is the transformer-rated (CT) socket pattern used for three phase four wire metering, not a self-contained service. The 1214213 carries one meter position, so it serves a single account, and current transformers plus the utility's CT cabinet are required upstream since the socket itself only handles the 20 A metering circuit, not the service conductors.

Because it is a transformer-rated socket. The 20 A rating applies to the CT secondary metering circuit that lands in the can, not to the service. Service current stays in the CT cabinet and never passes through this socket, which is why the lug range is only #14 to #10 for the small CT secondary and test conductors. If you need service conductors terminated in the meter can, you want a self-contained socket instead, not this CT unit.

Correct. The 1214213 uses a ring type door and cover, so the meter is retained by a utility sealing ring rather than a ringless hinged cover. Utilities specify one or the other, and a ring socket will not accept a ringless meter installation, so confirm with the serving utility before you set the can.

It comes with a removable test switch perch, which is the mounting provision for the test switch, not the switch itself. The socket is a TS provision unit, so order the test switch separately to match the utility's requirement.

Yes, for typical CT secondary runs. Both line and load lugs in the 1214213 accept #14 through #10 conductors, which covers the #12 and #10 control wire normally pulled between the CT cabinet and a transformer-rated meter socket. Anything larger than #10 will not terminate.

Yes. The 1214213 is built for overhead and underground feed, so the same can works whether the service comes in from a mast or from below. That makes it a single part number to standardize on across mixed sites.

Plan for a mounting footprint of 24.375 inches wide by 20 inches high, with 4.625 inches of depth off the wall. At 36 pounds it is a two-hand set on a masonry or framed wall, and the fasteners need to land in solid backing or blocking rather than sheathing alone.

Yes, the 1214213 carries a UL listing, which is what most inspectors and utilities look for on a metering enclosure. It is also a Type 3R rated enclosure for outdoor service locations.

Order Eaton B-Line part number 1214213. That single MPN covers the 13 jaw, one position, ring type, Type 3R CT socket with the test switch perch, so there are no finish or size options to choose between.