Domestic insulated power cable

[Joel77]

You can work up to 1m from the power lines, 9m seems a bit ott, You only need 2.75m clearance from network rail and that's 25000kv

[drinksloe]

I'm not UA qualified but pretty certain 1m is the 'danger zone' and usually have a 5m clearance for HV and possibly 3m for LV. I'm sure it is described in the proper terms on the UA part of this site

I thought ur not meant to work with in 10m without being UA ticketed.

 

When i was cutting on the railways was a 5/6m clearance we were cutting, can't really remember even having branches that close to the overheads and if they were u'd have a shut down/possesion anyway.

[Alinicoll]

For non UA arbs doing tree surgery the 9m is given as the distance at which you should contact the network operator (15m or two tree lengths for felling), it is known as working in proximity. This distance is often over the top and is there allow a discussion to see if a shut down or line drop is necessary or not. sometimes it is not but it is better to get the proper advice.

 

For non UA arbs vicinity and live zone should not come into it. We should not be working that close. If in doubt contact the power company.

 

For the OP the line is too close. Contact the power company and get their opinion.

 

This is a useful thread:http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/utility-arboriculture/39602-how-close-too-close-when-contact-local-network-operator.html

[hamdogg]

You all seem to be talking about the main power lines, this is a small insulated cable powering 1 house

[Marksquirrell]

You all seem to be talking about the main power lines, this is a small insulated cable powering 1 house

 

 

 

A service flight is a power line still 240 V and enough to kill you.

 

Having said that if the cable isn't touching anything and hasn't been rubbing in the past even a brushing with a branch would be ok although try to avoid obviously

 

 

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[Alinicoll]

You all seem to be talking about the main power lines, this is a small insulated cable powering 1 house

 

If it runs from a pole to the house it's still part of the network.

[hamdogg]

If it runs from a pole to the house it's still part of the network.

 

 

I'm asking off the record how dangerous it is?

[Gray git]

Wrong questions you should be asking how expensive is it if I mess up, especially since its free to do it properly

 

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[Marc Lewis]

I'm asking off the record how dangerous it is?

 

Difficult to answer off the record on an open forum. I would still suggest that it is very dangerous and that more people in the industry are killed from lv than they do from hv.

[hamdogg]

Wrong questions you should be asking how expensive is it if I mess up, especially since its free to do it properly

 

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Where is best place to contact them?