tree under and over power line

[Mark Bolam]

Remember that even with a shutdown if you damage the lines your insurance co. will walk away whistling, and the power co. can charge pretty much what they like for repairs.

 

 

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[Eddy_t]

Remember that even with a shutdown if you damage the lines your insurance co. will walk away whistling, and the power co. can charge pretty much what they like for repairs.

 

 

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This is very true, also in your area it's either Wpd or Scottish power, it sounds like LV, but as it has 3 open wires, you're likely to find that the potential voltage is 400+ volts and would definitely be a shutdown. Shutdowns have a 2-3 month wait. I recommend you ring it in for the power company to do, because if you bugger up, you're in a heap of trouble, by choosing to do it yourself, you accept FULL liability, including compensation to customers if you cause outages longer than the allotted hours.

[tree79]

Technically you could do the job yourself under a shutdown and you can bill your customer and still bill the power company as well

It's all stated in the regs

[Countryboy]

I have a row of trees with electric cables running through them in my wood. Last year one of the trees started smoking where the lines was touching it. I phoned the electric company who came straight out and checked. They sent there contractor out who supplied me with a plan of works. That was May 2013 and I am still waiting. I haves phoned them since but still nothing has been done.

[AHPP]

Remember that even with a shutdown if you damage the lines your insurance co. will walk away whistling, and the power co. can charge pretty much what they like for repairs.

 

Why wouldn't insurance cover it?

[mendiplogs]

I have been asked by customer to take down a sycamore that is growing directly below a power line that has 3 wires(each one below the one above) that look like to me to have no sheath around them. Is this a LV line as it is only going to the house so 240v? The tree grows around the line not touching apart from a couple of very small twigs and then grows above the lines. To dismantle the tree you would have to be under 3m from the lines.

 

I have no experience at at power line work but I think that i may have to ring the power company up to get it switched off for the day or a few hours at least. How long do they take to come out? Will I be able to do it this winter? In pembrokeshire.

 

Cheers

 

Hi mate Marc Lewis is your man on this mate thanks Jon

[Eddy_t]

Why wouldn't insurance cover it?

 

 

Hasawa: work is to only be done by people who are TRAINED COMPETENT.

For example, if you bugger up doing tree work, say a dismantle, and you're cutting bits 18"+ and you haven't got cs32, your insurance could dodge the pay-out.

The same applies when working near powerlines, rail lines and anything else you need special approval for.

[AHPP]

Not being sh1t at your job surely applies to all work?

Are there specific rules anywhere or specific norms in the insurance company relating to proximity to wires?

[IVECOKID]

Get the power company to do there legal bit of keeping lines clear and then swoop in and finish job off ........simples

 

 

Ste

[CJM]

Get the power company to do there legal bit of keeping lines clear and then swoop in and finish job off ........simples

 

 

Ste

 

Doesn't work like that I'm afraid the tree can be clear of the powerlines let's say have a 2m clearance but it can still have a nasty over hang on it.

The customer can request to the network supplier to have the tree removed but they are not obliged to do so it all comes down to money and how many people are dependant on that feed.