Ripped Siding Power Line

You could be responsible much of the power pole and wire damage across the state since the weekend storm doesn t stop at the street.

Ripped siding power line.

A shutter was torn off the side of our house and the line to the meter was also nearly torn off. Xcel energy will take care of this issue at no charge to the owner. The chances of making contact with the 220v 100a power line are good enough that i ve got to assume it will happen either through direct contact which is pretty unlikely or more likely indirect contact via a piece of tin siding wood trim or a paintbrush or some such thing. The tool is available at most hardware stores and usually costs less than 10.

Trees and power lines are down throughout the entire city cedar rapids on monday night issued a 10 p m. It took out the main power. If this happens it s considered an immediate safety hazard. Ypsilanti twp mi a thunderstorm that ripped through michigan sunday afternoon downing trees and power lines damaged several residences in an ypsilanti township mobile home community.

Power line contacts involving concrete pumps seem to occur during the take down phase. Including siding and roofs damaged he said. Curfew that will continue until further notice as crews work to clean up fallen debris. A good sized hole four feet long by one foot wide in the side of our house where the original wood walls foam insulation sheets and vinyl siding were ripped off.

Elder said winds blew over trees flipped cars downed power lines ripped up road signs and tore roofs off buildings some of which caught fire. Insert the hook of a vinyl siding removal tool into the buttlock of a panel you want to snap back in place. In many cases wires are ripped right. The one exception is if a tree branch falls on to one of the overhead power lines.

The power company owns the overhead conductors and the clamps that connect them. Exposed conductors shock hazards.