Pesky Power Line

[mbrooke]

Anyone do this during construction when those wires get to close in the work area or building?

https://www.reddit.com/r/philadelphia/comments/mwh254

 

[augie47]

If they can find a bit longer board they might eliminate the pesky problem altogether.

 

[mbrooke]

If they can find a bit longer board they might eliminate the pesky problem altogether.

If you pushing anyone one conductor to far it will short out into the adjacent conductors.

 

[grich]

If they can find a bit longer board they might eliminate the pesky problem altogether.

As in, the resulting fireball will ignite the new building and burn it down. Clearance problem solved!

 

[hbiss]

Wait till it rains.

-Hal

 

[Dsg319]

Have seen where pipe liners put caution ribbon on the primary neutral to keep equipment out of it. Somebody either new a little about distribution or really risky....

 

[texie]

I'm calling BS on this photo. At that voltage that 2X4 will be conductive.

 

[kwired]

I'm calling BS on this photo. At that voltage that 2X4 will be conductive.

But there is more than just that one 2x4 between that conductor and "ground" lot of other wood frame in the path, if this were only a 2.4 kV distribution system it might be even more possible - until maybe when it rains. Still risky to attempt though.

 

[acin]

How could they miss that at the planning stage ?

 

[kwired]

How could they miss that at the planning stage ?

Maybe they didn't, but POCO hasn't done something they already agreed to do?

POCO I work around the most wouldn't have open MV lines that close to a structure, and has moved older lines over the past several years because of potential liability reasons

 

[Frank Licata]

I'm calling BS on this photo. At that voltage that 2X4 will be conductive.

I guess it depends on the voltage and how dry all the lumber is that day. In any case it's certainly very dangerous.

 

[electrofelon]

Could be a covered conductor too.

 

[tom baker]

Can we guess the voltage from the insulators?

 

[hbiss]

Petticoat insulators. I would guess 4160. Wherever that is the POCO should have been notified BEFORE, no way should there have been work going on that close.

-Hal

 

[petersonra]

I can't tell you how many youtube videos I have seen of people moving tall loads or excavators or other tall equipment where they have propped the electric lines up with wooden supports. Sometimes there are people holding the supports off the ground as the vehicle comes through.

 

[hbiss]

And there was one awhile back where the person moving the cable didn't live to talk about it.

-Hal