The service drop comes in over an addition and at the closest point clears the roof by about 10.
Power line touching roof.
What is the best way to get the overhead lines to my house from the pole tightened.
Overhead power lines are subject to strict guidelines for minimum height clearances over streets sidewalks alleys driveways and other traffic areas.
Is there an easy way to tighten that where it con.
Because the power company lines are higher than your home the cables that go to your home literally drop descending from a higher spot to a lower spot.
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It continues over the addition approximately 12 in length until it gets to the mast.
An electric service drop is the bundle of electrical cables that run from the electric utility company s power pole to the connection at your house.
Over residential property they generally should have at least 12 feet of clearance.
Call before you stretch a power line.
The national electrical safety code dictates how high power lines should be based on where they re passing over and what kind of power the line carries.
You ll either have to do without electricity while the area of roof in danger of touching the service entry wires is re done or if multiple days of no power are needed you might arrange for temporary restoration or a backup generator with a transfer switch to be sure no power is fed back out of the house to the roof service entry wiring.
The national electrical code nec and national electrical safety code nesc mandate acceptable.
The power lines service drop.
I know there is a cable inside the black coating over the electric cable that holds tension.
But when the conditions are favorable the homeowner and you as the home inspector are at risk.
That s probably not something you hear often.
At that point it is clearing the roof by about 24.
There are 3 of them and the top one is almost touching the middle one.