Advice needed about BT lines!

[Djvicke1]

Disconnect the BT lines where the go into each property, take tree down then reconnect. Take a picture so you know which wires go back where.

 

Simples.

 

Thanks eggs, sound advice I'm happy to do that its just the LV powerlines beneath the bt line on the next span that worries me as the bt cable looks like its just threaded through so when one side is cut it will just fall on the powerlines which I'm worried would be dangerous, the customer suggested I cut the bt cable and just hold it tight so it doesnt fall on the powerlines but it seems a bit risky as they are only a couple of feet apart..

 

I think it may be sorted now though as they have got hold of a MEWP so hopefully we can leave everything intact

[eagleye]

now you've got mewp and powerlines how close you going to be to them are they insulated ???

[Djvicke1]

yep a good point! the powerlines are quite far away from where we'd need to work though, they were just a problem because if the BT line dropped they would touch them as they cross over them in the next span

[Marc Lewis]

Sounds a bit odd. Bt lines are usually below powerlines.

[Python]

I've never had a problem with BT they've always been very quick at putting a line back up,and as long as I've called them when we've turned up on site and told them that the tree is unstable and WILL break the line then it's always been free! on one call out where a large elm had sat forward across a road onto a pub roof and ended up resting on a pole, we called bt and the engineer that turned up to disconnect used my stein lopper poles and said in future don't wait just snip them....