I have a very large lime tree bordering a public road that is dying and
needs to be removed. The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be (North
Staffordshire).

Broadback wrote:

[...] The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be

Yes, the electricity DNO (distribution network operator) for your area
will be able to tell you, when you ask them to quote. This link should
help you find out who you need to contact:
http://www.energynetworks.org/spring...lect_contr.asp

PS - I suspect the answer is likely be more than you think...

--
Andy

"Broadback" wrote in message
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I have a very large lime tree bordering a public road that is dying and
needs to be removed. The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be (North
Staffordshire).

The electricity supplier responsible can.

Colin Bignell

"Broadback" wrote in message
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I have a very large lime tree bordering a public road that is dying and
needs to be removed. The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be (North
Staffordshire).

Contact the local supplier and advise them that there is a tree very close
to their supply line.
Have them inspect it and suggest that you are willing to assist in removing
the tree after their "pruning".

Me here wrote:
"Broadback" wrote in message
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I have a very large lime tree bordering a public road that is dying and
needs to be removed. The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be (North
Staffordshire).

Contact the local supplier and advise them that there is a tree very close
to their supply line.
Have them inspect it and suggest that you are willing to assist in removing
the tree after their "pruning".


Sadly Me here that will not wash, the tree is not interfering with the
line, it is simply a health and safety matter for the men doing the work.

"Broadback" wrote in message
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Me here wrote:
"Broadback" wrote in message
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I have a very large lime tree bordering a public road that is dying and
needs to be removed. The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be (North
Staffordshire).

Contact the local supplier and advise them that there is a tree very
close to their supply line.
Have them inspect it and suggest that you are willing to assist in
removing the tree after their "pruning".
Sadly Me here that will not wash, the tree is not interfering with the
line, it is simply a health and safety matter for the men doing the work.

What sort of power line is it?
Any pictures?

Find some different men who don't mind a shock? ;-)

"dennis@home" wrote in message
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"Broadback" wrote in message
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Me here wrote:
"Broadback" wrote in message
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I have a very large lime tree bordering a public road that is dying and
needs to be removed. The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be (North
Staffordshire).

Contact the local supplier and advise them that there is a tree very
close to their supply line.
Have them inspect it and suggest that you are willing to assist in
removing the tree after their "pruning".
Sadly Me here that will not wash, the tree is not interfering with the
line, it is simply a health and safety matter for the men doing the work.

What sort of power line is it?
Any pictures?

Find some different men who don't mind a shock? ;-)

I had a line that goes under the eaves of a house temporarily pinned to the
wall and wrapped in red plastic whilst the guttering and fascias were
replaced. The cost was zero. I had to give a large window of time so that
they could fit the job in with others in the area. (East Midlands). The
cables feed many houses so that may have influenced the issue - but H&S
seemed to be their concern.

On Fri, 02 Jun 2006 12:42:47 GMT someone who may be "John"
wrote this:-

I had a line that goes under the eaves of a house temporarily pinned to the
wall and wrapped in red plastic whilst the guttering and fascias were
replaced. The cost was zero. I had to give a large window of time so that
they could fit the job in with others in the area. (East Midlands). The
cables feed many houses so that may have influenced the issue - but H&S
seemed to be their concern.

Split plastic tubing over the wires seems to be a favourite.

Of course we are assuming that this is a low voltage line, something
which the OP has yet to confirm.


--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54

In article ,
"dennis@home" writes:

Find some different men who don't mind a shock? ;-)

They tend to be in short supply, as this one had the misfortune to discover:

(DONT LOOK IF A SMOLDERING BODY IS GOING TO MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE)

http://www.ogrish.com/archives/elect...v_06_2005.html

--
Andrew Gabriel

On 04 Jun 2006 08:59:20 GMT, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

In article ,
"dennis@home" writes:

Find some different men who don't mind a shock? ;-)

They tend to be in short supply, as this one had the misfortune to discover:

(DONT LOOK IF A SMOLDERING BODY IS GOING TO MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE)

http://www.ogrish.com/archives/elect...v_06_2005.html

I once had to attend a similar fatality, a glorious sunny August bank
holiday Sunday a good few years ago. Couple of guys were moving equipment
at a grain silo, straight into an 11kv o/h line. The worst part was the
guys had brought their families along for a day out.....

On a similar vein, I also knew a cable jointer who used to wet his fingers
and quickly dab them on the ends of live lv cables to phase out when making
straight joints. Oh the joys of HSE. :-)

--
the dot wanderer at tesco dot net

"Broadback" wrote in message
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Me here wrote:
"Broadback" wrote in message
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I have a very large lime tree bordering a public road that is dying and
needs to be removed. The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be (North
Staffordshire).

Contact the local supplier and advise them that there is a tree very
close to their supply line.
Have them inspect it and suggest that you are willing to assist in
removing the tree after their "pruning".
Sadly Me here that will not wash, the tree is not interfering with the
line, it is simply a health and safety matter for the men doing the work.

In that case, the usual method is simply to insulate the lines while work is
in progress. A man comes along with a long pole and uses it to apply plastic
sleeving, which the supply company usually forgets to remove until long
after the work is finished.

Colin Bignell

I have a very large lime tree bordering a public road that is dying and
needs to be removed. The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be (North
Staffordshire).

What`s the first part of your postcode ?

Colin Wilson wrote:
I have a very large lime tree bordering a public road that is dying and
needs to be removed. The tree surgeons say the power from the adjacent
pole will have to be disconnected for the work to be carried out, can
anyone please tell me what the charge for that would be (North
Staffordshire).

What`s the first part of your postcode ?
ST12

What`s the first part of your postcode ?
ST12

Sorry for the slow reply - I don`t think Scottish Power are the REC for
that postcode area (parts of ST7 only IIRC)

You may find that tree cutting has its own department in the REC that
does cover that area, and they will trim the tree for free around the
path of the line to ensure the security of the supply - which in turn
would allow the tree to be chopped in relative safety.

Colin Wilson wrote:
What`s the first part of your postcode ?
ST12

Sorry for the slow reply - I don`t think Scottish Power are the REC for
that postcode area (parts of ST7 only IIRC)

You may find that tree cutting has its own department in the REC that
does cover that area, and they will trim the tree for free around the
path of the line to ensure the security of the supply - which in turn
would allow the tree to be chopped in relative safety.
Thank you all for your replies, I will try some other tree surgeons,
this one was the only one who has given me a written estimate out off
the first batch I have tried. Ideally I wanted one who would deal with
the local council to get the removal permission, most want the
permission first, so I will apply to the council myself and see how I fare.

You may find that tree cutting has its own department in the REC that
does cover that area, and they will trim the tree for free around the
path of the line to ensure the security of the supply - which in turn
would allow the tree to be chopped in relative safety.
Thank you all for your replies, I will try some other tree surgeons

Just in case I wasn`t as clear as I meant to be, the REC may have their
own tree cutting department / contractors who will do anything in the
vicinity of the line for you.

On Sat, 03 Jun 2006 10:47:02 +0100, Broadback
wrote:

Thank you all for your replies, I will try some other tree surgeons,
this one was the only one who has given me a written estimate out off
the first batch I have tried. Ideally I wanted one who would deal with
the local council to get the removal permission, most want the
permission first, so I will apply to the council myself and see how I fare.

If the procedure is the same where you are as in Dorset, getting
permission is simply a matter of filling in a couple of sheets of
paper from the local council and waiting for a couple of weeks.

As others have said, switching off the supply seems like over-kill. I
recently had some builders on the roof, within 10-15 feet of a similar
overhead supply and the electricity board came out and put bright
yellow plastic sheathing on the cable.

That, plus removing the overhead to my house and connecting up the
replacement underground supply (which I'd installed) cost me ~ £2,000
but that included the cost of the armoured cable and a generator for
the day (so my neighbour could continue work)

Cheers,

John