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Manhattan electrical substation explosion
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On Oct 30, 6:48*pm, Oren wrote:
Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950... It was all on TV over here. I suppose the main problem will be home heating/cooking at this time of year. Unless people were prepared with camping style equipment. Especially if the power cut lasts for weeks. Can't see them fixing the subway in less than weeks. |
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:58:28 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote: On Oct 30, 6:48*pm, Oren wrote: Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950... It was all on TV over here. I suppose the main problem will be home heating/cooking at this time of year. Unless people were prepared with camping style equipment. I have a propane heater meant for camping, but the warnings about opening the window to prevent CO death are so strong, the window ended up bringing in more cold than the heater made heat. Didn't know what to do. Especially if the power cut lasts for weeks. Can't see them fixing the subway in less than weeks. |
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On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:58:28 -0700 (PDT), harry
wrote: On Oct 30, 6:48*pm, Oren wrote: Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950... It was all on TV over here. I suppose the main problem will be home heating/cooking at this time of year. Unless people were prepared with camping style equipment. I have a propane heater meant for camping, but the warnings about opening the window to prevent CO death are so strong, the window ended up bringing in more cold than the heater made heat. Didn't know what to do. Especially if the power cut lasts for weeks. Can't see them fixing the subway in less than weeks. |
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On 10/31/2012 12:41 PM, bud-- wrote:
On 10/30/2012 12:48 PM, Oren wrote: Video: .... If anyone sees information on what actually happened a link would be appreciated. Don't know as ConEd has had time to worry about the "why" yet but it was a transformer explosion. Possible causes are water penetration caused an internal insulation failure or it's possible wind caused a load short that overloaded it. If had to guess I'd expect the latter probably. Transformer failures of such a sort are a common event during tornadoes out here--it's one of the easiest ways to see progress across a developed area after dark, often, in fact by watching the chain of transformer flashes. There it generally is that the high wind causes load-carrying line phases to touch and the result is a rapid overload subsequent transformer failure. The difference here is that this was a substation large transformer instead of line pole-mounted one so when the substation went, so did a large area... -- |
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On Oct 31, 4:07*pm, micky wrote:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:58:28 -0700 (PDT), harry wrote: On Oct 30, 6:48*pm, Oren wrote: Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950.... It was all on TV over here. I suppose the main problem will be home heating/cooking at this time of year. Unless people were prepared with camping style equipment. I have a propane heater meant for camping, but the warnings about opening the window to prevent CO death are so strong, the window ended up bringing in more cold than the heater made heat. Didn't know what to do. Try and get a carbon monoxide alarm if it's not too late. Others will have thought of this. Your probably OK just to cook food but not to leave permanently on. |
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On 10/30/2012 12:48 PM, Oren wrote:
Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950738001/manhattan-electrical-substation-explosion-caught-on-video/?playlist_id=86909 If anyone sees information on what actually happened a link would be appreciated. |
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On 10/31/2012 12:01 PM, micky wrote:
On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:58:28 -0700 (PDT), harry wrote: On Oct 30, 6:48 pm, Oren wrote: Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950... It was all on TV over here. I suppose the main problem will be home heating/cooking at this time of year. Unless people were prepared with camping style equipment. I have a propane heater meant for camping, but the warnings about opening the window to prevent CO death are so strong, the window ended up bringing in more cold than the heater made heat. Didn't know what to do. Especially if the power cut lasts for weeks. Can't see them fixing the subway in less than weeks. Any CO would be unsubstantial. If you cook with gas, you have the same problem. A friends hunting camp got unvented natural gas heaters after those that bought the mineral rights to his property put in gas wells and gave him gas for free. Scared the hell out of me but they have CO and low O2 detectors to shut off if there is a problem. We survived a week using them. |
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"micky" wrote in message ... On Wed, 31 Oct 2012 00:58:28 -0700 (PDT), harry wrote: On Oct 30, 6:48 pm, Oren wrote: Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950... It was all on TV over here. I suppose the main problem will be home heating/cooking at this time of year. Unless people were prepared with camping style equipment. I have a propane heater meant for camping, but the warnings about opening the window to prevent CO death are so strong, the window ended up bringing in more cold than the heater made heat. Didn't know what to do. Especially if the power cut lasts for weeks. Can't see them fixing the subway in less than weeks. Look into Monitor heater. They run on LPG, NG/ heating oil and kerosene. ~ 90-95% efferent and no inside combustion gas venting. Note some require a low power 120 VAC. Good idea to have an anual PMI but will run for years without. |
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On Oct 30, 2:48*pm, Oren wrote:
Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950... When we had an Ice Storm a few years back, the pole transformer across the street from my house blew up. Nothing as big as in that video, but SWMBO and I happened to be looking out of the window at the time and saw it start to spark and arc until it blew. My power was already out because a limb had taken the wires out a few hours earlier. Before the utility contractors came around, I cleared all the branches off of my wires and laid the wires on top of a 5 foot board-on-board fence, between the pickets, basically making them as safe as possible. I was home when they came by, pointed out what I had done and the boss said it was OK to hook me up. My neighbors on both sides had done nothing to clear their wires and the contractors didn't hook them up for a few more days, after a different crew had a chance to get the branches off of the wires. I was a little surprised that they even hooked me up with the wires lying on top of the fence and within reach of your typical human being, but they did and I was glad. I can't remember how long it was before I got an electrician to reattach the wires to the house, but it was at least a week. |
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bud-- wrote:
If anyone sees information on what actually happened a link would be appreciated. What happens is that those god damn stupid ass fools that run the power company made a decision to NOT cut power to major distribution / step-down transformers. And because they didn't cut the power, they set up the situation whereby those transformers and other gear was allowed to fry itself into a giant fireball when the flood waters, lightning, wind (etc) dammaged the physical plant that they feed into. Same goes for not cutting off major natural-gas valves. In Hoboken, a hundred homes burned to their foundations because of some sort of massive file. Tell me - how the hell do you get a fire going (and keep it going) during a massive rain-drenched hurricane? Maybe if you're dumb enough to keep feeding it with natural gas and live electricity? |
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On Oct 31, 8:07*pm, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Oct 30, 2:48*pm, Oren wrote: Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950.... When we had an Ice Storm a few years back, the pole transformer across the street from my house blew up. Nothing as big as in that video, but SWMBO and I happened to be looking out of the window at the time and saw it start to spark and arc until it blew. My power was already out because a limb had taken the wires out a few hours earlier. Before the utility contractors came around, I cleared all the branches off of my wires and laid the wires on top of a 5 foot board-on-board fence, between the pickets, basically making them as safe as possible. I was home when they came by, pointed out what I had done and the boss said it was OK to hook me up. My neighbors on both sides had done nothing to clear their wires and the contractors didn't hook them up for a few more days, after a different crew had a chance to get the branches off of the wires. I was a little surprised that they even hooked me up with the wires lying on top of the fence and within reach of your typical human being, but they did and I was glad. I can't remember how long it was before I got an electrician to reattach the wires to the house, but it was at least a week. They must have a very poor level of protection over there. You never hear of transformers blowing up over here. The power just goes off. They clear the fault (branches whatever) and switch back on. |
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Oren wrote:
Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americ...ylist_id=86909 It may even be worse. The transformers at large sub-stations are one-offers. That is, they are specifically made for the requirements of the specific sub-station - there are no spares. Each transformer, moreover, can take up to two years from design to delivery. Someone once computed that taking out ten or so of these lightly secured, big transformers, say by a terrorist group, could really screw up the network grid in a fairly large area. |
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"bud--" wrote in message eb.com... On 10/30/2012 12:48 PM, Oren wrote: Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americas-newsroom/index.html#/v/1933950738001/manhattan-electrical-substation-explosion-caught-on-video/?playlist_id=86909 If anyone sees information on what actually happened a link would be appreciated. Trees and large branches falling on the powerlines causes short circuits...which damage transformers. Maybe someday we'll figure out not to plant trees near the lines. |
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On 11/1/2012 4:18 AM, HeyBub wrote:
Oren wrote: Video: http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/americ...ylist_id=86909 It may even be worse. The transformers at large sub-stations are one-offers. That is, they are specifically made for the requirements of the specific sub-station - there are no spares. Each transformer, moreover, can take up to two years from design to delivery. Someone once computed that taking out ten or so of these lightly secured, big transformers, say by a terrorist group, could really screw up the network grid in a fairly large area. Nonferrous metal thieves have been known to go after isolated electrical substations with the expected results of someone stupid enough target them. ^_^ TDD |
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HeyBub wrote:
It may even be worse. The transformers at large sub-stations are one-offers. That is, they are specifically made for the requirements of the specific sub- station - there are no spares. Each transformer, moreover, can take up to two years from design to delivery. Why didn't they de-energize them *before* they dammaged themselves by blowing up? Why didn't they de-energize the system an hour or so before the main brunt of the hurricane came ashore? Stupid asses. |
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On 11/1/2012 8:23 AM, Home Guy wrote:
.... Why didn't they de-energize the system an hour or so before the main brunt of the hurricane came ashore? Amongst other reasons because the system is tied to a much larger one and there are many reasons to try to keep power as long as possible to as much of the service area as possible... Presicence of which particular substation transformer might fail isn't yet built in. Stupid asses. This poster here is the only one of those I see in the thread... -- |
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On Oct 31, 4:43*pm, Home Guy wrote:
bud-- wrote: If anyone sees information on what actually happened a link would be appreciated. What happens is that those god damn stupid ass fools that run the power company made a decision to NOT cut power to major distribution / step-down transformers. *And because they didn't cut the power, they set up the situation whereby those transformers and other gear was allowed to fry itself into a giant fireball when the flood waters, lightning, wind (etc) dammaged the physical plant that they feed into. Same goes for not cutting off major natural-gas valves. In Hoboken, a hundred homes burned to their foundations because of some sort of massive file. Tell me - how the hell do you get a fire going (and keep it going) during a massive rain-drenched hurricane? Maybe if you're dumb enough to keep feeding it with natural gas and live electricity? It starts INSIDE where it is dry you effing moron! ONce started in dthat wind is all it takes. Harry K |
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On Thu, 01 Nov 2012 09:11:32 -0500, dpb wrote:
On 11/1/2012 8:23 AM, Home Guy wrote: ... Why didn't they de-energize the system an hour or so before the main brunt of the hurricane came ashore? Amongst other reasons because the system is tied to a much larger one and there are many reasons to try to keep power as long as possible to as much of the service area as possible... Presicence of which particular substation transformer might fail isn't yet built in. I see in NYC a nuke plant started to shut down (as intended) because it could not send power to the grid. Would this one loss in Manhattan have any bearing on this? Stupid asses. This poster here is the only one of those I see in the thread... That poster can't believe HVAC components are it attics. She should get out more. |
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