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Remove an anchor cable of the utility pole
There is an anchor cable of the Telus' utility pole infront of my new coach house. The city ask me to contact Telus to remove it through strenghen the utility pole with a better solution. The Telus l...
renzi829 I.m retired power lineman. The guy wire has an insulator in it that indicates there is power up there also. By what i see there is triplex Wire far side that would feed other houses down the alley. Possible power company pole line down alley with phone and cable added later.
No insulators have been standard on all downguys for decades to prevent electrolysis, the anchor rod basically rots away if there's none. Standard procedure is to replace both anchor and guys anytime you see one without an insulator.
