[jikwan]

im always banging into wires with pole and ladder
i think   oh it must be a phone cable
you guys advise me to think about writing a will or something?

[jeff1]

In some cases this can be quite difficult, for the unskilled eye,  but normaly they are thicker than a standard BT cable, you used to be able to look at the poles and Identify a BT cable from a mains cable, all mains Telegraph poles were marked with a Warning overhead power line sign, but now the EU has made it law that all BT telegraph poles should also show the same sign even if it does not carry a mains wire.

Just take care and check the area your working in, if in doubt stay away or take special care.

[jikwan]

thanks for that jeff
looks like no one should trust a quick glance at pole or cable thickness
ive heard that elec cables should all be earthed   some reports from this site state theyre supposed to be....but,

[edd]

i`ve never hit any wires life is to short anyway if you knew the bloke that we do then you
would DEFINATLY never even go near any thing that looked like a cable he lost BOTH legs
both shoulders came out off the joint and lost or burned off ALL his skin on his back ,backside
and what was left of his ....... yes stumps!!


Now this sounds a load off bull well believe me its very true EDD


ps he is still alive and he has got false limbs we met him as a custy we had been doing for some time
and one day told his story WOW !! now we never take any chances by wires

[jeff1]

thanks for that jeff
looks like no one should trust a quick glance at pole or cable thickness
ive heard that elec cables should all be earthed   some reports from this site state theyre supposed to be....but,

The only mains cables you get running above your head are live and neutral, they don't carry an earth cable

This is because all earth cables are connected to the nearest earth point in the home via a copper earth rod.

i`ve never hit any wires life is to short anyway if you knew the bloke that we do then you
would DEFINATLY never even go near any thing that looked like a cable he lost BOTH legs
both shoulders came out off the joint and lost or burned off ALL his skin on his back ,backside
and what was left of his ....... yes stumps!!


Now this sounds a load off bull well believe me its very true EDD


ps he is still alive and he has got false limbs we met him as a custy we had been doing for some time
and one day told his story WOW !! now we never take any chances by wires

It doesn't sound like Bull to me, I know it can happen.

[jikwan]

so if you touch a live electric cable from below,  whether its
earthed or not, result is electrocution?

[JM123]

If you are working with a carbon pole, always wear electricians gloves.  But always stay well clear of lines, full stop

[jikwan]

im a bit slow  its getting there   just another of many things
to watch out for  makes wc life more difficult
i wasnt aware of how serious this thing is
i owe you guys one

[Davew]

Don't worry I've posted before on this subject and had some negative replies on the dangers - positively shocking 
Just stay clear of them.

[steve m]

do they still run mains elec. supply overhead still. I thought that was stopped years ago

[jeff1]

do they still run mains elec. supply overhead still. I thought that was stopped years ago

No, There all now installed under ground, but we still have thousands of miles of overhead lines.

[Davew]

Some streets in my area have spiderwebs of wires criss-crossing the road and not particularly high either.

[jikwan]

if thre are aprox 2000 wcleaners in uk,
90per cent dont know of 1000s of miles of overhead cable
i wonder if they give a damn anyway

[edd]

just remember don't be a STUMPY dude keep clear 

[mogy]

Theres one house I know of with live overhead cables going to it , old property, but the only one ive ever seen in this country.
And they look obviously diferent from phone cables
 Mogy

[JM123]

if thre are aprox 2000 wcleaners in uk,
90per cent dont know of 1000s of miles of overhead cable
i wonder if they give a d**n anyway

well they would if they got a good jolt!!

tell you what though, the leccy is fed into my house via an overhead cable, but then again my house is over 100yrs old and apparently one of the neighbours just got one of those new fangled water clauset things installed!

[jeff1]

if thre are aprox 2000 wcleaners in uk,
90per cent dont know of 1000s of miles of overhead cable
i wonder if they give a d**n anyway

well they would if they got a good jolt!!

tell you what though, the leccy is fed into my house via an overhead cable, but then again my house is over 100yrs old and apparently one of the neighbours just got one of those new fangled water clauset things installed!

[tacky]

 two painters died last year .in wales ladders touched live cables .be care full .