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MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 4 days ago
You’ll have to have the power temporarilly disconnected at the pole. Once you’ve done that, a good ladder would be far cheaper than hiring any professional, by a factor of 5 or 10 times.
lemming741@lemmy.world 3 days ago
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Eh. I don’t see any compromised insulation on any of those wires. Honestly, I wouldn’t even bother. Just head on up there with a nonmetallic ladder and poke that junk out of there with something nonconductive if you’re worried. I ain’t afraid of no volts. (And before anyone freaks out, that bare aluminum cable is structural, to prevent the wires from sagging. It’s not carrying any current.)
It seems to me that whatever built that nest decided to abandon it before moving in. There isn’t any visible bird shit around it which there certainly would be if it had birds in it (especially ones big enough to drag those sticks up there) and the lack of chewed material around it indicates a lack of extant rodents.
Red0ctober@lemmy.world 4 days ago
The bare cable may also be for ground, but it’s hard to tell. Even so, shouldn’t carry any current, unless there’s a lightning storm happening
dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Ground wires don’t go from the pole to the house. Your home’s ground literally goes into the ground, either via a stake or by being attached to a cold water pipe. Having your ground connected to distant objects/poles/locations is counterproductive, because the extreme distance is likely to wind up with different potentials at different points, which would put current on the ground wire all the time, which is exactly what you don’t want.
Anyway, notice that the big bare steel (it’s probably steel) wire is not actually electrically connected to anything and is only attached to a tensioner pulling it against the house. The ferrule on the end is to keep it from fraying over time.
WhyIAughta@lemmy.world 4 days ago