Conny topping near power line

[Billy]

South East, this one in particular is in Ticehurst. ok i'll have to ring the call center then, thanks for the advice.

[skyhuck]

South East, this one in particular is in Ticehurst. ok i'll have to ring the call center then, thanks for the advice.

 

One way (a little time consuming) is to follow the wire and see were it goes.

[Billy]

I noticed further donwthe road they had the sets of 3 bare wires whicha re obviously power but by the 3 cottages 1 of which i was quoting at were just single, or bundled black wires unfortunatley i assumed they were the larger phone/data wires and and didn't follow them as you've suggested. I do remmber that the house had 2 wires going to it though and i doubt both were phone lines.

[skyhuck]

Sounds like LV, its often 3 (or more) bare wires as it goes from from pole to pole, but then insulated as it goes to the house.

 

Also the thick BT wires don't normally go to a house, only pole to pole.

[David Goss]

I noticed further donwthe road they had the sets of 3 bare wires whicha re obviously power but by the 3 cottages 1 of which i was quoting at were just single, or bundled black wires unfortunatley i assumed they were the larger phone/data wires and and didn't follow them as you've suggested. I do remmber that the house had 2 wires going to it though and i doubt both were phone lines.

 

LV wires are usually stacked vertically and the same distance apart from each other, unless it is abc cable which is all the wires wrapped together. Phone lines are a bit more random and are not so neatly put together. Best thing is if you dont know then stay away or you could end up dead:thumbdown:

[Billy]

yeah stuff down the road is 100% LV power, Wouldn;t catch me working by that without te proper recautions. But that stops quite a way before the houses...In reality sheathed LV isn't really anything to worry about though is it...Like cutting and holding?

[skyhuck]

yeah stuff down the road is 100% LV power, Wouldn;t catch me working by that without te proper recautions. But that stops quite a way before the houses...In reality sheathed LV isn't really anything to worry about though is it...Like cutting and holding?

 

Big mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Its no safer than bare, as the sheathing could well be damaged.

[combined tree services]

as Huck said the pvc coating on ABC is still not clased as an insulated wire and the same precautions should be taken when working within porximity to them .

[David Goss]

Big mistake!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Its no safer than bare, as the sheathing could well be damaged.

 

[Billy]

ok, but if the sheathing wasn't damaged it'd be fine? You know...In theory