Power outage response - Full video
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 3 ก.พ. 2023
- Hey Everyone!
While every company has their own regulations for working alone, there are two very important things to remember.
- Always follow methods and procedures particular to whom you are working for.
- Regardless of procedures... If at anytime you feel unsafe, stop, re-assess and speak to your supervisor with any concerns. You have the right to refuse unsafe work.
Cheers all!
** These video's are NOT intended for training or D.I.Y. Only properly trained and authorized personal are allowed to work on this equipment. Always adhere to work methods and procedures particular to the company you are working for. **
Be safe Everyone. Cheers! 🥂
Don't forget to drop a 👊 along with where you're watching
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#Bobsdecline, #Beingalineman, #Lineman
Hey Everyone!
While every company has their own regulations for working alone, there are two very important things to remember.
- Always follow methods and procedures particular to whom you are working for.
- Regardless of procedures... If at anytime you feel unsafe, stop, re-assess and speak to your supervisor with any concerns. You have the right to refuse unsafe work.
Have a great weekend all! 🍻👊
P.S. - I'm fully prepared for all the booger comments 🤣😁🤷♂... It was freezing out ok!? 😁😳
Your absolutely right....👍👍👍👍👍
The pre-emptive booger defense. The sign of a real TH-cam pro. 😎
So what usually makes power Flicker, or Go out for a Few Seconds During Storms... But sometimes there seems to be No Reason... It went off and bk on last night twice... at -40+ with the wind chill...... LucKy
@@OldGuy70s The relays are trying to clear the fault before the trip...
CSA Z462 in a nut shell. Love your vids
Famous and familiar quote: "...when you open the package make sure you don't lose the little washer...which I have just lost..."...I can relate to that quote just about every 10 minutes...
😂 yup!
@@Bobsdecline omg yes, did that the other day with an earthing clamp on a 70 year old PILC (paper insulated lead clad) cable feeding a house, removed the imperial threaded bolt to attach a new earth lead, and it... disappeared down a hole in the floor. One of those long handled grabby things with the little grabber claw on the end is indispensible. (brass bolt, floor can;t be lifted LOL)
For anyone unfamiliar, you do NOT wanna attach new clamps to those cables, they can be very temperamental, especially near the ends where the resinous compound may have dried out over time, and at least here in the UK the substation pillar fuse is typically 400 amps, and the fault may not have enough current to blow it, in a timely manner, your life at the very least gets exciting and expensive if that happens, and at the worst, very short.
Damascus Accident anyone?
Very cool how dispatch told you what size fuse.
All my life I was always very interested in line work. I grew up and still live in southeastern New York... Con Edison territory. My neighborhood is all above ground wiring and as a kid growing up I always used to enjoy watching the line crews working up on the poles. As far as this video goes I couldn't imagine a more beautiful environment to work in. Granted it is cold and treking through the deep snow is not fun, but the scenery, the backdrop of the snow covered ground and trees is breathtaking. In my young years we used to get a lot of snow down here. But of late it almost never snows round here anymore.
I like the radio discipline - no ambiguities - lot's of readback - very professional.
Three points of communication with dispatch. Critical steps being taken. Life and property are at risk. There must be full clarity between both parties before each critical task is performed
Seems useless if you know what your doing.
@@koda7820 Not useless if it's procedure. Not everyone can be 110% on the ball, all the time.
@@roland985 Ik it’s procedure but its useless or at least I think it is. Having to call for permission to open or close a cutout and the person on the other end probably has no idea what a cutout even is.
@@koda7820 exactly my thoughts too
Know your limitations , dont be afraid to call for help ....worked alone many years as a lineman ....
Thank you for really important rule.
If at anytime you feel unsafe, stop, indeed.
Stay warm buddy and thanks for all you.
#realHeroes
Nice, straight forward job, although walking in deep snow for any distance is a chore.
I freaking love your channel I’m learning more and more about the power thank you so much 👊
Nice and that outtake at the end of the video is a funny touch.
Thank you for making this video! Super informative.
Fascinating!
Great job and keep up the good work. Awesome videos. PS. I got my father watching you now.
This is great to see all this explained. Stay safe out there!!
thank you so much for these vids ,very interesting and i do look forward to your posts
Aaron another excellent video very informative and thanks for sharing with all of us stay safe.
Awesome video Aaron. I hope you're not freezing your butt off out doing power restoration tonight. Stay safe my friend. 🙂
Great video thanks for sharing
these video's are actually helpful im learning on how to become a lineman and your video's help out a lot
Cool videos. Enjoy watching.
My friend and I started a LEC together... we love watching your vids for your bits of info on utility practices!
I always like when you show the closing of the cutout. It is like the period at the end of a sentence. I would think that it is a mission accomplished moment every time power is restored. My topic suggestion is to show or talk about the dispatchers and what happens during emergency situations like an ice storm. For us in Gainesville FL, it would be restoring power after a hurricane.
Thanks for all the time you took to make that video. I'm a sparky guy who works with Thickness gauges that use beta radiation. Enjoyed seeing how another technician works.
Blessings,
John 20:29
Seem like you have a very Good radio coverage also in rural areas Ican hear on the sound of the dispatcher that the signal strength in to your radio is high. 😊
It's been really good lately there's absolutely no cell coverage at that location where I was parked
I guess they have set up some repeaters. Ahah, us radio enthusiasts are always focusing on the radio side of everything :D 73 from a wannabe ham
Yes indeed as a ham radio operator I notice things like that😊 For sure it’s a repeater based system and is seems like the repeater/s have a real good position or maybe he is close by the repeater. Any how the sound was almost free from background noise So very good signal strength in to the reciever
@@Sm6ype I agree, it sounded like a 59 signal. However, I don't understand how the system works. I heard some tones at the beginning, like a caller id🤔
I'm not sure what the system would be called, but yes the tones reflect the caller ID. A suppose a real sharpe ear could determine the unit your calling by the dial up tone!
We have our own towers scattered throughout our the province. Pretty much look like cell towers (they're quite tall)
Aaron that,s a lot of snow to trek through, a good cardio workout for sure. As for the cold, a little Captain Morgan will help with that😀
Thanks for showing us how to safe working alone. Next stop 100k subs.
There was a similar situation here near my house a few months ago and tree broke the single phase line and the cutout didn’t blow and the 7200v line was hot for 2 full days. Half of the pole burnt and they came and just through a 10ft arm on top of it with a new ridge pin.
Great video again Aaron. Nice weather conditions out where you are. Like the S&C drop out you guys use., Warmer weather here in Maryland coming this week. I'll try to push it North!
I think it's working!
Coldest spot in my area hit -49°C . I don't think I've ever seen that here before. ... Tomorrow it's +2 lol
@@Bobsdecline stay safe and layer up!
Love your videos!! Thanks so much for making them. One question - why do you keep your window down in your truck? Especially when you’re trying to get warm from being outside.
sorry for the loss of a brother
You should ask your company about getting snowshoes for cases like this.
One case near me recently a tree dropped a limb right by a stobie pole.....it ripped the wires down both side of pole...one side crossed a main road.
Ended up a 6 or so power truck job.
Happy Valentine's Day
Seems the whole forest is out to get you again. I still find it interesting that the fuse is so small. When most commercial buildings have a large line fuse to protect equipment. I think your videos are great. Due to the variety of conditions, you work in. Do you keep a set of additional boots in the truck. Have found a good set of all around boots that you prefer. In our area we can normally run the same boots all year. I normally wear a logger 8-inch boot with a shank in the sole. Which help when we are on ladders a lot. I am looking at boots once again. Like you I am in them for extended periods all kinds of conditions.
Do you have to increase the safety distance with rain, snow or Ice for uninsulated lifts? I still find it interesting how the three phases are pretty close on the pole. I can see how you could get into trouble having them energized and get into trouble if would arch to a different phase. Well, stay safe and keep warm. Seems like they have a lot of great rules to keep you safe.
A 12A fuse will be pretty much the same gauge no matter the voltage - it's the power dissipated in the fuse that melts it, and that is given by P=I²R, or the current squared times the resistance of the fuse - voltage is not relevant... until the fuse breaks. Once the fuse breaks though, it must quickly extinguish any arc - high voltage fuses have all sorts of tricks to achieve this - in this case, it is spring-loaded.
Hope you had some good quality boots there, hiking in snow can be hard when it's deep and your feet can get wet, not fun when it's cold. Beautiful scenery though. Still waiting for snowfall here on Long Island. We did get a brief bit of that cold air, with crazy winds 40-50mph gusts temps in the teens and single digits with brutal wind chills. My thoughts were with the linemen who had to work in that weather to restore outages. Stay warm!
IBEW gets it done
Are you allowed to carry snowshoes for times where you have to hump it in deep snow like that?
Absolutely! I have a nice set but find they're usually more of a burden unless I'm sinking up to my waist LOL
@@Bobsdecline ... when I was working in the field we had these strap-on cleats so you could walk on ice or snow with thick crust. Eazy on, easy off, and they would fit in your pocket. Saved my tail more than once trying to navigate in a customer's yard on a hill.
I see you got the same weather as we did in coastal Maine, except deeper and colder. We have electric blower on gas furnace plus electric blanket so I hoped/prayed the power would stay on. (It didn't in Texas, Harold's city is going on 50 hours out, but they are not at -15F/-26C and high wind.)
The worst part of patrolling a line through the woods with rough terrain and 2 feet of snow is the fact that you have to walk all the way to the dead end, then walk back, never mind if you need to haul gear in and climber and drag everything back 😉
Nobody takes you seriously with that emoji.
@@Look_What_I_Did what’s the L for?? Loserrrr?!?!?!
🤪😂😎 opinions are like assholes … everyone’s got one and they all stink.
My career is in Traffic Control, and the majority of what we do is work with line crews. I'm really enjoying learning about what it is you guys do through your videos, and getting a bunch of knowledge as well! Cheers!
You should have a pair of snow shoes on board.
The cold weather is not fun to do anything in
Beautiful view and setting except if your doing work looks a lot like northern NH VT pretty much across the street from you 😀
Yall have a lot of snow ooooooot there
Your saw at the end of the hot stick has the same blade as my overhead loppers.
You need to add a DJI wireless mic system to your tool box! Those damn washers will get you every time! 👊 Stay warm Aaron!
I'll look it up! I've def been thinking about getting a mic.
Was such a facepalm moment, as I was mentioning the washer lol
Are your dispatchers typically former troubleman lineman or saftey officers? What qualifies them to say whether or not you can close a cutout? Do they ever deny permission for whatever reason?
12 amps at 7000 volts is something like 84,000 watts. Thats a whole Lotta power going through that tiny wire
You shouldn't walk near the base of those pine trees when snowed it they can create a pocket/void around the base that is hidden where you can fall in get trapped and suffocated.
Good information, but not as likely with only 3 feet of total snow cover, if that.
It's funny, in telecom we use the same nomenclature for our poles too, 114, 114R1, 114L2 etc. as an example. Is yours the same in that "393R1" where R1 means "right 1" of that pole too?
👍👊
should have a pair of snow shoes on your truck
I'm surprised you all don't carry snowshoes in the truck. Obviously there may be some regulation about that but when I see you tromping through knee-deep snow, all I can think is "there has to be a better way!"
I changed my hammerhead attachment to a cup style attachment on my extendo stick. Much more stable for install/removal of doors.
Does your company authorize you to raise your trimming sticks up with a hand line? If you tie it off on the limb hook its easier to control it.
What brand neck gator is that. Looks warm
Sweet......mamas sybian machine is back online and back to packin guts.
Is a 12 amp fuse a pretty common size? Just curious how you know the proper size. I’m assuming you just replace it with the same size fuse that blew, assuming it was the correct size before…do you rely on your dispatcher for the correct fuse size? Have you ever not had the correct size fuse on your truck?
The size is stamped into one end of the fuse, as is the class (IIRC Class T is time delay and K is fast blow..)
And yes, on distribution high voltage 12 amps actually is good for the loads encountered. 12 amps at say 7200 volts translates to several hundred amps at user voltages of 120/240.
Lol, bro, cant hear you when you walk to the pole to install the cutout. No disrespect intended. You ars goid
Rapaz achei que o problema com poda de arvore era somente no Brasil hhahahahaha
Mine thinking is that tree is probably not going to make it if the voltage is high enough to kill it
would you be able to explain how a cold start is performed say after a solar flare event when a large area is turned off ahead of time or knocked off line due to a cascading failure
That's a great idea for a video! I'll see what I can do
What type and brand of hard hat do you use?
What do u use 2 record on? If a phone what kind please?
What kind of overalls are you wearing
Make a video about how transformers work
I goTTa Ask Man... If your the Power Guy... Then why would you need permission from a Dispatcher.? Is it because he could have more Info on the Situation then you do.....
I'm not in the business but it's a large interconnected system. Reconnecting a line to an overloaded supply could cause a wider outage for example. Or opening a line could cause trouble calls for other customers. Or for something darker, it would help in case something went horribly wrong.
Just wondering if you know the name of the radio system you use? The one we use works over 4G so basically works everywhere but it relies on mobile networks being up and running.
How often is the power out there long enough for the backup supplies on the Cell towers to go down? Thanks :)
I'm not sure if his company joined the DMR trunking system that police, fire, ambulance and a lot of government departments switched to. They used to be VHF with repeaters for local area, I used to monitor during outages.
Edit: I worked for one of the ISP / telcos here and the towers / nodes are measured in hours, so we often had techs running around with portable generators.
Why did you ground the line side when the fault was on load side? Is that a requirement from your employer?
why do you not have some snowshoes for walking through deep snow?
Snowboard or snowshoes... Would make life easier.
I have 35 runs like a top
Question: You said that you were going to clear the branch with sticks and gloves. Then, talk to dispatch. Shouldn't you call first before any work, regardless? 🤔
Not a lineman, so don't know all the rules.
Depend on the task. Basically, the work I was performing could in no way impact other customers or lines. If I was doing stick work on a main feeder that was live, an error could knock power out to the whole circuit.
Probably the most critical point, would be just that they know I'm there. As I arrive on site, I change the status of the call to arrived. If they don't hear from me for a bit, they'll check into it.
Another example would be if it's a priority customer... A hospital for example. They would like updates as soon as we arrive
quick question! why did you look away when closing the fuse?
It's horribly bright on the eyes if she blows! That and sometimes a bit of shrapnel
@Bobsdecline - Lineman blogger great to know! I've been working in electrical utilities since graduating for around a year now and have been trying to learn more ab distribution and transmission. Two beasts for sure.
Thank a lineman 👊🏼🫡
This morning at 5 am I lost power. It was -31c / -38 with windchill. Was sure thinking of the crews out there in that bitter cold and dark.
Does extreme cold weather really bother equipment? There were about 18 outages reported in the area with (relatively) calm weather aside from the cold.
Always love your videos as I'm super curious how the grid works, but you can't exactly follow linesmen around and get in their way watching.
The extreme colds can certainly make equipment hard to operate, however simply sitting there doesn't affect much.
The extreme cold has a pretty drastic increase in amperage from people trying to keep their homes warm. With literally thousands of connections on a feeder if any of them aren't perfect that load increase can cause a hotspot or a weak spot.
Sometimes the load will simply burn off some fuses or melt some wires as well.
@@Bobsdecline ahh. That makes sense. Thanks for replying!
👊 from Ohio, USA
Do you guys get paid per call, or by the hour? 🤔
By the hour pretty much. There are circumstances where if we are off for the day and get called in for something and it takes a very short time we're paid a minimum for that call out
i don't get the 12 amp fuse..??? real high voltage? really means 1200 amp or something like that
The amount of power stays roughly the same. So at 7200 volts x 12 Amps that's 86,400 watts. When it gets stepped down at the transformer to 240 volts, that's 360 amps it can support on the house side.
Higher the voltage, the lower the current ....
There appeared to only be a singe house on that circuit - maybe 100A or 200A service at 240V, so the maximum power they could consume would be less than 50kW (power = current * voltage). A small pole transformer might be 100kVA (roughly 100kW). On the primary side, this is 100kW / 7200V or about 13A.
how do those expire just cerious?
It’s usually an expiry of the last inspection/test of the device. The device/tool may get put back into service with a new expiry date after professional testing/inspection.
@@patrickferguson7591 oh ok thanks :)
Luckily if power goes out I can stay in my van and run on 600 ah of lithium batteries and get to a warm underground parking garage and plug in there where I'm at now and stay warm it's like 66 degrees in here now
Here's a power outage repair video for you. Just in case you have to do it from the side of the road.
How to repair 50kva step down transformer// Restore water damage high voltage transformer
th-cam.com/video/EXD3obxrBZ8/w-d-xo.html
Being lineman is not very dangerous job for competent individual, now the job can be very dangerous for incompetent individual.... Electric power is not dangerous at all, The dangerous situation is where incompetent individual or individuals mess with electric power....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
All those up your nose shots is nasty my dude.. come on now
A customer's power is out, be glad he spared the time to share his insights. If you can't get over the sight of some nose hair, move on, this isn't the channel for you.
@@ickipoo If you think thats what i'm talking about you obviously dont pay much attention. And its like that in EVERY video dude, so again, you obviously dont pay attention. Nothing wrong with his videos as a whole so calm down and slow your roll.
Even with the phone in my trucks visor above my head, I get nose comments lol. Guess I've just got a weird nose.... Maybe a big one, or big nostrils 🤷♂️ I dunno... Not too worried about it 🤫
@@Bobsdecline Its whats visible my dude, not that you have a big nose or whatever, most people clean their noses out if thats where the camera angle will be. If we're basically gonna be forced to see up there then yeah... I mean yes, its super cold out atm, bound to happen, but still.
get what i mean now?
@@Bobsdecline Its ok man we will tell you if you have any sinus problems.
The only problem with doing the dispatcher on the radio like that is somebody could easily decode those tones and wreak havoc all over the system it's not recommended you do that on camera just to avoid any potential people getting into the radio system with those cheap Chinese radios that are floating everywhere and also takes a somebody with a decoder and it will decode those DTMF tones and then you'll have a big problem with the dispatcher getting false calls like they do on the railroads they called the dispatcher the same way by entering a few DTMF quick call tones and it's over with there has been plenty of people messing around on the radio like that and some of them do get caught some of them don't but I just highly recommend not doing a radio call on a video just for security reasons just because it's a Kenwood radio doesn't mean anything those DTMF tones which I was able to decode on another video you had when you called the dispatcher I was able to run another program in the background that would record that and you'll be amazed what I found that would not be good in the wrong hands somebody dialing up the dispatcher for no reason or just something to do to mess around with shit that they shouldn't be messing with so as a future note please do not call the dispatcher while doing a video unless it's on the phone itself not on the radio to avoid potential issues with radio jammers out there messing around jamming and playing games
Noted! Thanks 🙏
We mount all our fuse carriers at 18 - 20 ft, not at head of pole.
That would be nice!
Do you not log switching instructions in log book?
Transmission switching always and distribution switching plans or work permits most of the time....
In this case if I had a partner with me we would have a written tailboard which would include the switching information.
Although when doing complicated switching plans or transmission switching regardless of being alone it is all written on a switching spreadsheet where steps and times are all documented