How do you trim trees around power lines?
Here’s his/our Top Ten Tips for Proper Tree Trimming Safety: Observe the ten-foot rule. Call the electric utility instead. Do call if branches are in or approaching the lines—especially the branches of fast-growing trees, as these are often the weakest and most prone to breaking. Plant the right trees to begin with. Click to see…
Here’s his/our Top Ten Tips for Proper Tree Trimming Safety: Observe the ten-foot rule. Call the electric utility instead. Do call if branches are in or approaching the lines—especially the branches of fast-growing trees, as these are often the weakest and most prone to breaking. Plant the right trees to begin with. Click to see full answer. Beside this, who is responsible for trimming trees around power lines?Electric utilities are responsible for trimming trees near power lines. They are required to do so by the National Electrical Safety Code (NESC) which has been adopted in most states.Also, can I touch the power line going to my house? Unless you can fly and land on the wire like a bird, you are very likely to be shocked and even electrocuted by touching an overhead power line to your house. The lines coming up to your house will only have about 120 Vac (two 120 Vac lines with the centertap grounded) on them. Keeping this in view, can you touch a tree that is touching a power line? When a tree grows close to a power line, it can create shock hazards, power outages and fires: If you climb a tree near a power line and touch the power line, electricity will go through you and you can be hurt or killed. If a tree branch falls on a power line, it can cause a power outage.Can a tree limb conduct electricity?Tree limbs can conduct electricity. When trees grow near overhead electrical wires, they can contact the wires and become energized. There are three-wire (called “triplex”) lines connecting the power lines on the pole to your house (meter). Service wires leading from the pole to the house can pack a punch.
