[dai]

I had a narrow escape using The Unger alloy pole. My village is cursed with overhead power lines, some as low as 10 ft. I was cleaning in light drizzle one day when I touched one. Luckily, I was wearing rubber gloves. The contact made a sharp crack, and burned a hole in my angle adapter. These lines have been up for over 40 years, I guess the insulation has eroded in places.
Take care, Dai

[Davew]

Blimey Dai that was close. How do you spot a power line apart from the obvious ones on pylons? I have quite often touched lines that have luckily turned out to be telephone lines I'm always contacting them whilst gutter cleaning. Surely any domestic power line would be illegal?

[dai]

Surely any domestic power line would be illegal?

The older villages in North wales have loads of them. The electric come from a pole outside, each house having it's own line.
All new builds have underground supplies, It's the older houses that are the danger.
Dai