Moving the drop higher on mast

[pc1966]

I do not want to remove the limb. Am I right to worry that the insulation on the line will be damaged by movement due to wind?

Yes, it will damage the cable and cause you problems if not fixed. Not just to the cables, it might start a fire with the tree if dry, etc.

But listen to @Megawatt 's advice and contact the supply company - he is one of the well-regarded USA members of this (predominantly UK) electrical forum so knows the rules applying to your situation better than any of us.

 

[telectrix]

I do not want to remove the limb. Am I right to worry that the insulation on the line will be damaged by movement due to wind?

why not? unlike us pathetic humans, trees benefit from amputations of the occasional limbs.

 

[Babbobubba]

Yes, trees can benefit from judicious pruning, but this is a main limb and to remove it would leave the tree misshapen.

 

[moose]

tHE IMAGE, i must be drunk the picture has two wires entering the camera this is a false image...

 

[DPG]

tHE IMAGE, i must be drunk the picture has two wires entering the camera this is a false image...

It's not a camera. It's a power company pole with what I assume is phase and neutral going down it.

 

[telectrix]

It's not a camera. It's a power company pole with what I assume is phase and neutral going down it.

but did you also notice the choc block connectors wrapped in tape? seems the UK bodgers don't have exclusive rights to this method.

 

[pc1966]

but did you also notice the choc block connectors wrapped in tape? seems the UK bodgers don't have exclusive rights to this method.

I suspect they are line taps under there, but it does some a bit of a bodge not having some custom enclosure for the cable joints.

 

[pc1966]

It's not a camera. It's a power company pole with what I assume is phase and neutral going down it.

@Megawatt will know, but I suspect it is two line and a CNE (so 120V - 0 - 120V TN-C-S with the C/S separation done in the consumer's CU, unlike UK where it is the DNO cut-out), and I guess a pair of Earth rods somewhere in the grounds of the property.

 

[Megawatt]

@Megawatt will know, but I suspect it is two line and a CNE (so 120V - 0 - 120V TN-C-S with the C/S separation done in the consumer's CU, unlike UK where it is the DNO cut-out), and I guess a pair of Earth rods somewhere in the grounds of the property.

@pc1966 you sound like you have worked over here before and yes we use 2 earth rods. I’m proud of you ??

 

[pc1966]

@pc1966 you sound like you have worked over here before and yes we use 2 earth rods. I’m proud of you ??

Nope, just listened to your sage advice!

 

[Babbobubba]

It turns out that here in southern California the line from the pole to the house is the responsibility of the customer so I am going to slide the clamp up the mast 8". That should clear the limb. Thank you all for the help.

 

[telectrix]

It turns out that here in southern California the line from the pole to the house is the responsibility of the customer so I am going to slide the clamp up the mast 8". That should clear the limb. Thank you all for the help.

and as the tree grows, another 8" next year. eventually cable could be in sub-space orbit. ???

 

[Babbobubba]

Lateral branches don't move higher as trees grow, and this limb will never increase 16 inches in diameter, q.e.d. you don't know what you're talking about. Thanks just the same.