Being a Lineman - Episode 4
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- Опубліковано 23 лют 2020
- Hey Everyone!
I've grown to know many individuals within our emergency response teams over the years. In many cases such as today, their information can assist in calculated decisions to assist in my response to trouble calls.
My video footage is only taken once situations are safe and fully in control. For this reason, my videos may sometimes seem to skip ahead, or lack initial content of the situation at hand.
As you will see in this video, restoration times are often prolonged due to work methods and travel time, rather then the actual physical work.
As your watching my videos, keep in mind that rules and work methods do vary depending on which company you work for. Any work methods I discuss in my videos are to be used as guidelines only.
Hope you enjoy !
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Corncob Country by Kevin Macleod
UA-cam audio
Love the fact that you take the time to independently verify your location on the feeder or circuit instead of just relying on the folks in your control room, that alone says a lot about your good work practices... good stuff.
Thanks Jay! I definitely encourage others to do the same... That way when a switch number comes up that isn't quite what you were expecting, you immediately take a step back and take a closer look✌️
"Electricity follows ALL paths". 👍
40 years an electrician and never heard that, just the usual "path of LEAST resistance".
I like the "ALL paths". ⚡️🍻
Cheers 🍻!
"path of LEAST resistance", yea, when my collage teacher said that, i walked up to the chalk board, drew a chain link fence, and then a stick man next to it and said, your comment would suggest we will be fine holding on to the fence when lightning hits, correct? Everybody started laughing, teachers head just dropped. :) I was 15yo at that time in 1982.
Water will leak out of the biggest hole in the bucket.
It will ALSO leak out of any other holes.
"Voltage propagates through the entire circuit. Don't be a part of the circuit"
Ozzy3333333 - Depending how the fence was constructed, the person may indeed be the path of least resistance to ground. In any case your drawing represented a parallel resistance circuit.
Sometimes a simple job can still take a few hours before power is restored! Factors such as travel time, permits, and weather may affect restoration time. Keep in mind we're out there doing the best we can to get things done efficiently while keeping safety our first priority 🤟👊
Hey I wanna be a lineman when I graduate high school got any tips?
@@texaspoontapa4447 yeah don't get fried. lineman work is easy but when it goes wrong all hell breaks lose.
My wife had a client who was an electrician. He died while changing out fluorescent fixtures. Even the most basic work can be deadly if you get careless or cut corners. I love these videos, safety isn't seen as a time waste or hindrance. It's a necessity.
@@texaspoontapa4447 i hear don't die is a pretty good tip if you want to accomplish any thing in life
@assassinlexx pop
This is straight up one of the most interesting things ive ever watched on youtube. Never take it for granted when you flick the switch and the lights come on!
Awesome! Thank you 👊🍻!
I only have a vague idea of the life-and-death decisions you make every day, doing your job, but I totally respect your skill & professionalism. Thanks to all linemen, who keep the power on!
Another Masterpiece! "Electric takes ALL paths to Resistance" Pure Gold! Thanks again, Henry.
Thanks Henry!
Kudos from an aircraft electrician. It is hard to make people understand this, so it bears repeating.
@MeMyselfandI UntilDeath nature is inherently lazy period
Things to remember. thanks for good knowledge
@@Bobsdecline great job buddy
I know where you are because one of the lakes on the screen is a very unique and memorable shape. Jesus that has to be one of the coldest places to be doing that kind of job at that time of year. You really are a hero.
Telecom worker here, I work on the lines below the high voltage. I have much respect for linemen, I know enough to be curious and to respect the lines and stay far enough away depending on the potential but I prefer to work on low voltage cables. :-)
We're all on the same poles! The more we know about each other's trade, the safer we can be ! 👊👊
A lineman I knew told me that they do all have a rule: "never tell those at home about how dangerous it in fact sometimes gets"
They had just lost a coworker at an explosion where the fire department literally had to wash his body off the street and trees!!
I can imagine how phone lines may sound safe to some, but when you see what is right above your head, you understand how dangerous that can be also!
Thanks to both of you for being there whenever we need it! :-)
As a welder I have huge respect for y’all! Thank u for doing what y’all do and keeping our houses powered.
I like that there is no annoying music on any of these episodes.
I will never think of power outages the same. You are an unsung hero of our modern age.
You are a wizard with that extendo stick 👍
I cheated, there was no wind that day 💨😬🙌
Found this by total accident..Bob you do an amazing job describing and showing what your doing much respect to your profession cant wait to see what else you get into.
Thanks Jeff!
Now that I’ve binged watched I know your name is Arron apologies for calling you Bob lol
im also a lineman from malaysia.. salute lineman brotherhood
G'day to a long ways away! ✌️✌️ Very cool!
Much respect to you and fantastic job. Most customers calling to complain about the power out don't see this side of things and don't understand how important and dangerous the job is for the guys fixing it.
This is the most fascinating channel I have found on UA-cam. There is nothing about his work that I will ever need to know for my job but I stand in awe of his job and work. These guys have my greatest respect, they do a monumental job in the worst weather anywhere. I have always wondered about the power system like probably many have and he has explained so much that I never knew. This is great channel and i for one appreciate all the videos. I am just watching one after the other. Great stuff.
You are extremely valuable to your employer, as well as talented. They won't let you get away to some other company
I've always been interested in line work and looked into an apprenticeship a decade ago or so, but I didn't pursue it. Still, I'm always gawking when there's people in buckets poking at high voltage lines with brightly colored sticks. Thanks for your great videos and for the reminder of how much work goes into keeping the pixies flowing.
You guys are SERIOUSLY my heroes. Thank you for what you do, and do so well!
Hey if you've ever seen a 1250 panel meter from Rincon(intelligent controls) in any of your equipment stations, that's mine. I wrote the software in it. Any incon pannel meter is my software. Funny thing is I've never visited a site with them installed. I'm the nerdy engineer stuck at the skunkworks while real humans get to play with my stuff.
You linemen are absolute rock stars!
Keep up the good work. I do a lot of residential electrical work here in the states and it’s always interesting to see what goes on on the utility side of the meter. Things like cut outs and auto reclosures are just something you never see in residential, commercial or even heavy industrial work.
Hats off to you. Great job.
Nothing more satisfying than finishing an outage call and you know you did it right! Ground it cold and you get to go home! Be safe man! Great content! From a journeyman lineman in kansas
@Luke Scarborough Thanks man ! That means a lot 👊👊 probably not much snow your way eh? Lol
Work safe ! Cheers 🍻
No snow at all hardly but a lot of wind! Averaged around 30mph last few days
This was pretty cool to watch. I did line work in the rock quarries some years ago. It's nice to see someone giving the public a view of how dangerous this work is.
I'm learning so much from your channel; thanks for posting.
Love these, great job explaining the process of doing the job safetly. Look forward to the next outage video!!
Thanks very much David! 👊👊
I’m happy with myself that I knew what you were talking about, shows I’ve actually learned something in school
I am a Hydraulic engineer and work on them quit often also. I am scared shitless of electrical work. Being near an open breaker box makes my hair stand on end.
Watching your videos is awesome and somewhat reassuring. Seeing all the interlocks and safety procedures needed to even get near this stuff is awesome. I love watching these.
It's important that one doesn't panic around electricity. Stay focused and conscientious. Plan what you're going to do before you do it. Always take the safest course of action. High voltage can jump out and get 'ya (so stay away from downed power lines!) but open panels are not a booby trap waiting to zap you. Just pay attention to where you stick your screwdriver. And don't look at arcs!
Extremely interesting video, great to see how things are done across the pond. In the UK we have to open and remove the fuse isolator (cut-out gate) before we can class it as isolated to allow earthing and a permit. Never experienced any issues with reclosers picking up loads, maybes we set them far less sensitive than you guys do.
Stoked to see your channel doing great brother 🇺🇸⚡️🇨🇦
Thank you sir for this vid, i hope many consumer see this, so that they will have some knowledge how we restore their power, if they know the less complain we receive at site.
A big part of why I started making videos! 😀
Very interesting video. Thanks to all linemen and may God keep you safe.
I live for these videos, can’t wait to eventually get my apprenticeship
That's awesome, thanks for the positive feedback! You won't regret getting into the trade. Best wishes in your journey 👊👊
Love the knowledge you give gonna start lineman school in the states in June stay safe brother
That's awesome man! Always remember that as a Lineman, you will continue to learn for your entire career! Thanks for the feedback, best wishes and work safe!
I love this stuff, thanks for posting and sharing, I subscribed
Being a lineman from Minnesota I know what extreme temperatures can do to a guy, not to mention how tough it is to get the hydraulics to work in the trucks. Work safe.
Whats going on Bob, just wanted to say thank you for the in-depth explanations and visualizations. I start a 3 month Lineman school March 16th and your videos help alot! really cool man keep them coming
Thanks for the feedback 👊 That's awesome that your starting in only a few months! It's a really great opportunity. Best wishes!
Love this job
Yessir! 💥
To me the best demonstration of electricity of taking all routes to ground is fractal wood burning
Love these videos stay safe out there buddy🖤
Thanks man, you too!
These videos are very helpful this guys great like my lineman professor shoemaker !
Being a lineman for 27 years I've never seen rubber gloves like those. Or is that just the rubber glove protectors made like that? Love the visual opening points and ticking it before you ground. Good job! Take care lineman brother
As an low voltage electrician I could absolutely not be a linemen. Knowing that there is a possibility of dying from some unseen factor/situation scares my soul just thinking about. I’ve worked I too many house with bad wiring and stupid and/or over complicated problem to work with electricity on a scale possibly 100 X the normal voltage. I and you; I would assume have Genuine night mares of working on something, just to have it random explode in you dream and scare you awake. I thank you and all other linemen for doing a job that no else could imagine doing.
I don't know if I would be ok being a lineman either. Having said that, I believe it would be better than a low voltage electrician in that you don't need to deal with unknown quality work from likely clueless individuals. Since the distribution lines are only worked on by real linemen who need to document everything, it is in a way safer than being a low voltage electrician.
When ever I have to back feed my house due to power outage the first thing I do is go down to the main breaker panel and shut the main switch off then go to the generator and get it running and finally shut down the panel in the garage to hook up the 220 3 phase line to back feed and do one switch at a time encase it does come back on in the mean time.
awesome
Seeing those burnt in the ground lines reminded me of a few years back when a nasty storm caused a pine tree to snap off the single 7,200V (I think… idk primary voltages that well… was only feeding a small residential area in north central Wisconsin where I live) and it stayed energized for quite some time, burning the ground and turning everything into plasma, and making some interesting “glass” that I kept (I didn’t get anywhere near it until fixed. I like being solid and not plasma). What’s the biggest burnt ground you’ve seen? I bet some that make the ones in above video look like popcorn farts! Stay safe!
Inside wireman here, you guys are freakin cool !
I could work with this dude just because he works alot like i am used to.
I am currently in lineman school right now will be done with it March 25th great seeing and learning more everyday
Awesome! I love hearing from guys starting out! Be safe out there!
What school are you at?
I don't know how much money they pay you... But it's not enough. That statement is actually pointed toward all linemen working out in the elements to get our power back on
I fully agree! I've often cringed watching a Lineman up in that bucket in bitter cold and snow! A huge THANKS to all of them for sure!
Potential.. a different kind of measurement 😮 👊👊
I see by your Lat and Lon you're near Riverside-Albert New Brunswick. Nice video!
this is very interesting
Not a job I would want to do. Disregarding the working conditions, (by definition, if there is a problem, the weather is probably going to be bad ?), working in the cold, while that tired or exhausted, is when you forget some TINY thing, or think you have done it, when you have not, and THAT is what kills you. Literally.
Respect!
I'm a newbie to the channel. Lot's of good info. A couple newbie questions: What's a OR? Overhead Relay? I have heard about "backfeeding on the neutral", understand the concept, and know not to do that. What I *did not know* was how deadly that can be to a lineman who makes a mistake thinking the line is de-energized. Wow! Thanks for sharing!
Cant wait to join nb power⚡️
You're not in Cali anymore ,toto. Harsh weather bro. Thanks for teaching us ,the visuals are great.
Thanks man ! Appreciate the feedback 👊 definitely not Cali weather here ! Lol
-25 C = -13 F. When it hits forty below, who cares whether it's Celsius or Fahrenheit; it doesn't matter!
This channel is so cool! Thanks for doing this.
I’m an EE but I’m not so familiar with your terminology (“OR,” etc.). I know it can get repetitive, but would you mind giving us a couple sentences each video describing the purpose of each component you mention? Thanks so much!
Oh seems your later or other videos explain a lot of stuff. Super cool. Thanks!
Hey man ! That's a really good reminder actually. I'll keep that in mind with future videos👊👊
I had 35 yrs as a lineman and serviceman (1st responder). Be safe out there.
Wow congrats, that's a long time. Hopefully your back and joints are all in good health! We are spoiled now with Lithium batteries .. Thanks !
@@Bobsdecline 2 new knees and 1 hip so far. 2nd hip not far away though. Take very good care of your body and use any new tools you can. Power tools are a lineman's best friend, after safety gear. Take care of each other and stay safe.
You would be a awesome teacher and trainer if I was to try to be a lineman I would definitely want you to train me
In Australia the power outages are caused by renewables..........shortage of power in peak periods of summer. We have major industrial customers starving for power on a daily basis all year now. Where I live near Newcastle there is a aluminum smelter at 50% capacity for lack of power, and they are losing viability for capacity of production reasons and high power prices, all caused by renewables.
Whatever your getting pay it anit enough.
Like your videos. Can try see more of the repairs? Step by step.
Would love to be an apprentice here as well
Now that was a awesome video, an hour and a half away from your home i hope you did not get another call out that night so you and the crew could get some rest. Do you alternate between running a service truck and working on the crew after so many months on service truck ? Thanks for sharing brings back memories for me
Thanks Joe! I have an actual job bid as a service/trouble response truck. I still occasionally do crew work, or help train apprentices. I try my best to stay involved in as much as I can! We didn't get another call that night, thankfully!
Keep up broth. I am underground liman.
Thanks man ! 👊👊
5:00 You could say it was a cold snap.
Curious to see how other utilities work. This would be a 1 man trouble job . Isolate , take clearance . ground and put that phase back up. Surprising you would have to wait for additional help per your company policy .
minus 15 Fahrenheit = minus 26 Celcius An easy formula (Temp +40) x 5/9 (F to C) or 9/5 (F to C) then subtract 40. This formula is based on Minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit = Minus 40 degrees Celcius (yes, it is the same temperature actually on both scales).
Hm ein geiler Typ :) Echt cool.....
Is there a standard tension you need to meet before you make the final crimp? Does the crimping tool have tension measurement built in?
Loving the series of videos!
Hey ,could you do a video on ground loops ? And maybe any info if it could be due to salt I put around the pole for ivy control
I’d hate working in one of these bucket trucks with just the fear of a drunk dude slamming into the truck. Man I was scared of dudes on forklifts hitting my man lifts on a construction site haha
Planning on being a lineman when I leave high school. Looks like an awesome career!
You won't regret it, you will learn something new everyday! Love the channel name👊
Bobsdecline - Lineman blogger Haha thanks brother, loved the video!
Sometimes I wish I’d started right outta high school. Now I’m trying to start when I’m 27. Had to do the army thing first which I don’t regret but goddamn man. You’d be a successful fuckin 20 year old. Good luck
@@philliphampton5183 i did the same thing... 6 yrs as a 15u
RUDEBOY hell yeah man. 7 years 11b. Don’t regret it. I just feel behind the curve. Shitll buff though. Are you an apprentice yet?
Very good video. What I don't understand is why most in the USA and Canada is so single point of failure setup. In Europe everything is setup in rings or star configurations which can be switched over from one to another line when it goes down. This way bigger lines cause less impact to end customers. I know in rural it's a bit different but for example a small town in Germany always has 2 if not 3 high voltage feeds. Would you mind to share some inside how it's setup in your area? I am down in Florida and down here it's really only all Star setups so all single point of failure which is really a crappy system.
Can you make a video on how the new digital meters work? Do they tell the power company when the house is out of power? Are they similar to a cell phone? Will they know if someone removes the meter that isn't qualified to do so? Great videos keep them coming!
-Michigan-
Great idea! There's a lot of debate around this stuff, some of which can be sensitive in the ways of giving too much information which may aid see of the more dishonest folks on things like , stealing power. I'll see if it's something I can come up with!
A little ironic that in the climate illustrated here, any faults related to heavy loads will probably occur on the coldest days, while in the American Southwest, overloads frequently occur on the hottest days of the summer. Apparently linemen seldom get a break from the weather.
That's a hard task
So since there's bypass cutouts on the pole is that why there's a set of fuses attached to the pole?
Lineman's here...
3:18 I found this exact pole on Street View... Might be interested to know the cutout door on that transformer was hanging open in the Street View imagery from September 2018. Must have been a disconnected service. I would post the Google Maps link, but won't out of respect to not disclose your location. There's an old abandoned mobile home (I guess you call them mini homes up there) in the distance served from that transformer.
so what would one need to do in order to get into the line of work you do?
Great video!!! Do you always work at night or are these just emergency calls ??
Most night work is a result if emergency calls. We occasionally plan to work at night for maintenance to minimize inconvenience for our customers should there be an outage
What kind of flashlight are you using?
I work for pike electric in New Orleans. Thank God it don't get that cold here. Stay safe brother.
It's not so bad ... No mosquitoes! Lol. You too man 👊👊
Power lines frighten me.
I have a generator for those times when the power goes out, but I would never backfeed it... my brother (volunteer firefighter) would beat me senseless if I did.
So.... whereabouts are you located? Spent a few years out in the Annapolis Valley...
Heroes. Scary voltages. Scary weather. Scary heights. Scary Gonads?
what part of Canada are you at??..
When grounding behind a ocr do you make a visual open point
Sorry u answered this question later in video
The way that acsr looked the breaker should have tripped. Engineering should double check their calculations. Unless that cold oil could have prevented it from opening.
How many volts does it carry
My dad was a linemen in college for football, cool to see how hard it is 😎
So how do you physically confirm the down wire is not energized?
As a lineman are you on call 24/7 or are there shifts were you work 12 hours and someone else comes in
Sign guy here. Got a question about the hydraulic oil. We don't take our trucks out at -25 because at that temp the oil is so thick the pump makes some very unhappy noises. Do you guys run lighter oil, or use a heater, or what? I know that the one truck uses the non-conductive oil as it's an insulated unit.
Sounds like a high impedance fault on the snow. Are you guys using any electronic reclosers or all oil?
We've got a little bit of everything .... Oil, electronic, vacuum also some intelliruptors and trip savers
Aaron, I have a question... Is there any difference between the jumper wires that are used as grounds and the wires that are used as bonds??? Are the wire types difference or can you use the same jump for either purpose???
Same jumper! I'm actually going to do a quick video about this very soon
I aint got enough cash to set up a proper geni hook up. So I back feed & make sure to trip the proper breakers first. Should I physically remove the maine breaker? I have no children or anyone else that will be fucking with my wires.