It continues over the addition approximately 12 in length until it gets to the mast.
Power line touching roof.
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.
That s probably not something you hear often.
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.
This is a safety consideration aimed at keeping people safe from the danger of shock.
What is the best way to get the overhead lines to my house from the pole tightened.
But when the conditions are favorable the homeowner and you as the home inspector are at risk.
The service drop comes in over an addition and at the closest point clears the roof by about 10.
Is there an easy way to tighten that where it con.
Overhead power lines are subject to strict guidelines for minimum height clearances over streets sidewalks alleys driveways and other traffic areas.
I know there is a cable inside the black coating over the electric cable that holds tension.
At that point it is clearing the roof by about 24.
Over residential property they generally should have at least 12 feet of clearance.
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.
Call before you stretch a power line.
The power lines service drop.
There are 3 of them and the top one is almost touching the middle one.
The national electrical code nec and national electrical safety code nesc mandate acceptable.
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.