Ripped Siding Power Line

Lines pulled from house.

Ripped siding power line.

Storms in the tri state area took down trees and ripped siding from some houses as seen on megan barber s home thursday april 9 2020 in hurricane w va. If this happens it s considered an immediate safety hazard. Exposed conductors shock hazards. 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. A shutter was torn off the side of our house and the line to the meter was also nearly torn off. The tool is available at most hardware stores and usually costs less than 10. 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.

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. If a power line is not de energized and barrier protection has d q1 been installed on the line the closest distance that a crane boom or load line can safely be to a power line less than 50kv is feet. The power company owns the overhead conductors and the clamps that connect them. It took out the main power.

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 one exception is if a tree branch falls on to one of the overhead power lines. Xcel energy will take care of this issue at no charge to the owner. Trees and power lines are down throughout the entire city cedar rapids on monday night issued a 10 p m.

Curfew that will continue until further notice as crews work to clean up fallen debris. Including siding and roofs damaged he said.