225.18(1) and (2) question.

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Reading This. It says for 1
10 feet above finished grade, sidewalks, platforms, or projections from which they might be accessible to pedestrians if circuits are 150V to ground or less.

2 states
  • 12 feet above residential property and driveways, and commercial areas not subject to truck traffic if circuits of 300V to ground or less. It's 15 feet for circuits over 300V to ground.

I have a Killer hill drop that is overhead and my 20 mast that feeds a barn down in a ditch I can't get past 10'. It is a Resident. It is also Finish grade. Number 1 does not care if its reidential, Commerical, or industrial. As long as its not over 150v to ground 10' is the mark.

What inspector says is 12 feet does say Residential property but adds the not over 300v to ground.

This is 120/240 volt system.

Its only 120 volts to ground. I say 10' works what do you say.
 
I know mike has the graphic of the 12' for residential but from reading this I say the voltage is the determining factor not that fact it stats residential in option 2

Option 1 does state pedestrians only accessible.
By Dictionary terms
Pedestrians

  1. A person traveling on foot; a walker.
  2. One who walks or journeys on foot. Specifically—2. One who walks or races on foot for a wager; a professional walker; one who has made a notable record for speed or endurance in walking.
  3. A walker; one who journeys on foot; a foot traveler; specif., a professional walker or runner.
NO cars or lawnmowers are ever going under this so I say it qualifies. If a vehicle was to go on this they would fall over lol.

So only accessible to pedestrians .
 
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Nothing but a grass hill. Nothing but a human can go under it. No pics lol its an hour away lol. Pole on hill feeding barn below hill. slope of hill 60 degrees. No vehicle what so ever just humans.
 
am I reading it right if only a human can walk under it its only 10' if under 150 volts to ground.

The more I think about who cares about the slope if its perfectly flat land and its grass with no designated drive way then 10' is good enough. Its not a what If situation.
 
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ya okay wanted to make sure before I tell them were to put that pipe I left.

only thing he said was "Overhead line does not meet the minimum clearance. Must be 10' where only pedestrian traffic and 12' everywhere else 230.23(B) RD"

so unless it sagged a foot when I left then the lowest part is couple inches past 10', I think by him stating the 12' he thinks it need to be 12' but I don't know with county inspectors it hard to get hold of them.
 
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Well let me through this out. is the Measurement straight up? or all around. SO with my 50 degree hill. IF I stand right under it and hold a 10' I am under it but if I slope the pipe downward towards the hill it's technically under 10 feet. from that point.
How is it measured. I always just accounted for directly, under the wire.

Its suppose to be so you can't grab it. Your arms don't work like a pipe your pivot point Is Lower so the highest point would be straight up.
 
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Well let me through this out. is the Measurement straight up? or all around. SO with my 50 degree hill. IF I stand right under it and hold a 10' I am under it but if I slope the pipe downward towards the hill it's technically under 10 feet. from that point.
How is it measured. I always just accounted for directly, under the wire.

Its suppose to be so you can't grab it. Your arms don't work like a pipe your pivot point Is Lower so the highest point would be straight up.
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My guess is that he's going to tell you that it has to be 10 ft. even in the angled direction. The code says above the area and measured from final grade, but it doesn't stay straight above or directly above and he's going to say that someone could stick a pipe that direction and hit it just as well as they could overhead.

Would it work to put a lift pole in at the peak of the hill or extend the attachment point up at it's origin or destination point? Cut some dirt off of the hill?
 
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