Incoming Power cable - How much movement is possible underground (Ed.)

[padstar]

If i can get my hands on a CAT scanner, that should confirm which is live and which is dead as a start?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I realize what this is and have seen 1st hand the consequences of compromising a cable like this so am very mindful that the correct answer is "you should not touch" but in reality is using something to persuade it over 4" a huge risk? I assume UKPN will not be interested in such a job or will charge an arm and a leg for it.

Damage that cable, in attempting to move it, and you will take the entire street out, blinding, or potentially killing yourself. So you, doing anything with it, is very high-risk. Call the responsible people UKPN.

 

[padstar]

I will not be touching anything.

I now plan to scan both to see which is live then give UKPN a call. Hopefully just need 1 capped off and nothing moved.

 

[RrogerD]

Damage that cable, in attempting to move it, and you will take the entire street out, blinding, or potentially killing yourself. So you, doing anything with it, is very high-risk. Call the responsible people UKPN.

Don't worry Darwinian award forthcoming, sadly.

 

[Jurassicspark]

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And in the other direction all the way to the 200 ( or maybe 400 ) amp slow blow fuse

Or maybe a solid link with the fuse removed due to increased demand and newer houses built

 

[noseall]

Damage that cable, in attempting to move it, and you will take the entire street out, blinding, or potentially killing yourself. So you, doing anything with it, is very high-risk. Call the responsible people UKPN.

Don't worry Darwinian award forthcoming, sadly.

Those underground (armoured?) cables are not particularly fragile. We've ragged them about no end. You just don't go attacking them with shovels or machine buckets, lol.

 

[Murdochcat]

It could be that 1 cable is yours and the other your neighbours

 

[Ivor Windybottom]

Edited: I had suggested digging more out and moving it. But I'd assumed it was modern armoured plastic coated. It looks like it may be older, in which case definitely do not touch.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Edited: I had suggested digging more out and moving it. But I'd assumed it was modern armoured plastic coated. It looks like it may be older, in which case definitely do not touch.

It looks like an old, paper armoured to me - definitely, do not touch.