Service Drip Loop Uv Damage

[cbranter]

In the oil patch we have used teck cable up the pole as service mast.
Over time the sun UV attacks the insulation on the drip loops.Red first then Blue. then black crumble away respectively.

-is there a special teck that should be used?
-should a person wrap the 6' drip loop conductors in tape? heat shrink?
maybe this will protect them.

**as a result, recently I had a service mast conductor short to ground, it didn't trip anything on the over head power line, but the metal enclosure was live HOT*** Some one could have received a shock and died.....

topher

 

[chris kennedy]

**as a result, recently I had a service mast conductor short to ground, it didn't trip anything on the over head power line, but the metal enclosure was live HOT*** Some one could have received a shock and died.....

topher

You guys up there don't bond the grounded conductor at the service? Even if you had the fuse link at the tranny likely wouldn't have dropped out but the fireworks would have been cool.

 

[480sparky]

... but the fireworks would have been cool.

I call it the Big Blue Zot.

 

[JohnJ0906]

I don't know what "teck" cable is, but are the conductors sunlight resistant?

I couldn't find it here under Canadian building wire on the Southwire site.
http://www.southwire.com/processChannel.do?channelId=2dd91dc51235df00VgnVCM1000004c026564RCRD

 

[don_resqcapt19]

If the conductors are not sunlight resistant, 310.8(D)(2) would permit you to cover them with tape or other insulating material that is listed as sunlight resistant.

 

[ItsHot]

sunscreen

sunscreen

If the conductors are not sunlight resistant, 310.8(D)(2) would permit you to cover them with tape or other insulating material that is listed as sunlight resistant.

Such as sunscreen! At least 45!:roll:

 

[76nemo]

I don't know what "teck" cable is, but are the conductors sunlight resistant?

I couldn't find it here under Canadian building wire on the Southwire site.
http://www.southwire.com/processChannel.do?channelId=2dd91dc51235df00VgnVCM1000004c026564RCRD

Did you find a link John on "Teck" cable? I have one somewhere from a friend in Canada if you never found it.