Being a Lineman - Episode 8
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- Опубліковано 1 тра 2020
- Hey Everyone! In this episode we follow along as I respond to a pole fire. Luckily, it was close to home and we got the fire out quick!
I touched a little bit on clearing a hazard using hot sticks, but keep in my there are many more work methods and procedures involved then what I am able to show in these quick videos.
That being said, my videos are to be used as guidelines only! Please follow all of your company's safety rules and work procedures.
#lineman #beingalineman #lineworker
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Corncob Country by Kevin Macleod
UA-cam audio
Hope everyone is well ! I wanted to point out as it has been asked a couple times. During emergency calls, there is absolutely no filming until scenes are safe and secured. Most footage in which I am explain steps I am about to do are filmed after the actual step is performed while waiting for back up crews, and then later edited into the video on my own time! ;)
Speaking of time ...Editing these videos does take a ton of it! If your not already subscribed to my channel, please consider, as it's a huge personal incentive to make new videos as I see the channel grow.
One last thing ... Late in the video I mention it taking 6-8 hours to change a pole :P I should have clarified that includes travel time/obtaining crews/equipment/and waiting for all locates before digging !
work safe all!
Even firemen need heroes 💪🏻😁
You win the comments!! ❤
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This is like 50 years of answers to questions I’ve had for linemen. Fascinating 👊
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Just discovered this channel and it is immediately one of my favorites.
I’m impressed by your attention to safety. It seems that the steps that you recite are not just a bunch of corporate busy-work. Rather it seems that they are for YOUR safety. It’s fun watching your videos. Stay safe
I am on my local fire dept and I have been on many calls for wires arcing. Just Friday night we had a call and the secondary wires were twisted in each other on the span and were arcing a bit. When the lineman got there he just installed a couple homemade line spreaders and said they would tension the wires on Monday. It is a very small municipal utility and the city manager carriers a a fire pager and usually shows up on calls like this. We also have 2 firefighters that work for the city dpw. It is a very unique experience being in such a small town.
That's awesome Robert! I love the how small communities work together! I briefly worked on a small Island with very little access on or off that had a population of about 2300 in the Summer. It was like a whole different world there!
Retired firefighter here....LOVED having our City Light Department linemen show up on our fire scenes...Took a little element of concern off our shoulders....We worked well with them....Good guys. Thanks for your videos!...
I've talked to a few linemen over the year or so, the new systems that are on the lines now have come a long ways in technology.
I've seen that the linemen trucks, as well as the dispatch centers can see true live line data such as voltage and amps. They were saying it's not in all areas yet but they were slowly working up to it
Very Informative. Another good one. Stay safe.
I always say everything is conductive it just depends on how much pressure (voltage) you apply before it tracks .... nice work!
Same with me!
Happy to watching your video .ima 25 linemen from suriname
Really great to see the utility side of the electrical spectrum illustrated so well in your videos. I am a retired aircraft mechanic/electrician/avionics tech/instructor. I took my first course in basic electricity in 1960, and had to play catch-up with the changing technology right up to retirement. I never had to work with the high voltages that you do, but on the other hand I don't see you changing worn out tires and brakes every freakin' night. Keep up the good work.
Its just as hard.
can you do a video tour of your truck?
Mihailo Banković yes please
I've actually had several requests for this! I'll try and come up with something ... There are some security issues with things like location of meter seals, that I can't show on video. I'll see what I can come up with!
Sup brotha man, just wanted to say... I started lineman school and got ONE DAY OFF PPE review before this whole Corona stuff. With that being said, I thank you for taking the time to make these videos for guys like myself who just want to learn the trade the right way. I know its probably tedious as hell to make these in the middle of the night after being awoken for a call but thanks again, I know me and plenty of other people appreciate the advice/walk-through's of the work you do. stay safe, ill update you on how my lineman college as going as soon as I go back !! (if I ever go back HA!)!!!! CHEERS!
ThatDude Fordaman starting lineman college tommorow. Wish me luck everyone! Can’t wait to be apart of the trade!
Yea things are really screwed up right now... I know a lot of apprentices have had their training temporarily shut down. Some are also being called back for emergency work. Even a couple weeks off can affect a new hires performance and confidence. We all have to make sure to take the time to make sure the work is done safe!
Thanks for checking in! 👊👊
Just graduated from NLC last term and it was the most fun I've ever had, super demanding and very difficult but very worth it, best of luck to you!
As a new subscriber, I really enjoy your videos. They are very informative and allow me to see the very difficult and dangerous job you do. Thank you very much for sharing this and be safe.
Nightlife got to love it! Cool video bro tons of good info👌
Wow! I know tech is getting amazing. I saw a recloser breaker system for the phase that services my area. And prior it was all fuses. It even has a backup for a fuse, bypass. It’s amazing.
Great videos thanks for taking the time, very helpful
Thanks for the feedback 👊👍
So educational my power company changed all in my area to some type of rubber kind lol for that reason I thought it was a waste of money but wow was I wrong great job thanks mike
Put in a work order for a follow up pole change out. When we’re on storm we usually practice get it and heat it up...... make it safe in order to get the lights on as quickly and safely as possible. Put in a follow up ticket and change her out in the day time. Good job brother love your content. Favorite lineman page on UA-cam.
Thanks man!
Yeah storm work definitely get the power on first . Lots of patching going on, otherwise we'd never get everyone on lol . Near the end of the storm is a good time to get some stuff fixed up when there's an abundance of crews
Every company is different as far as how they respond to trouble calls. W e actually have a trouble dept. Some companies use the call outs to respond to trouble. we run 1 man crews in shifts 24/7 . Always do what we can to limit call ins. People dont realize how much a troubleman can do safely by themselves. A good troubleman is worth his weight in gold. Stay safe brother and get the wattage to the cottage!!
I’m loving the video series. How are you not the main guy on training. Makes me want to be a lineman.
damn dude, i take 20 mins to wake up!
Much kudos
Keep up the great videos brother
Thanks brother! Appreciate the feedback 👊
Hay good vids keew channel. Again thanks for the good content.
Second Year apprentice in Ontario- Keep the videos coming brother, love every minute of them. It might be an issue with your company privacy policy/other guys but even just uncut-raw POV clips would be a good watch for guys moving through the trade.
Thanks Mitch!👊
I've actually thought long and hard about doing some raw live clips... If it's something I decide to do it would likely only be during down time as there would be too much liability in publicly releasing sensitive images.
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Did you say tail gate conference here in OZ we call them prestart safety briefing. I work for the railways here in Brisbane and do a lot of work with our over head traction team.they look after the switching and earthing and look after the isolation protection preventingelectric trains from coming into the area reenergizing the line to make sure they don't get hit with 25kv love the vids mate
Hi I'm a Journeymen Inside wireman for IBEW 683 Columbus, Ohio. I run an Elliot M43 Basket Truck, doing sign and outside lighting maintenance. I enjoy your Videos your doing a great job.
Thanks man! Awesome hearing from Columbus 👊
Thanks Aaron.
Boy am i glad i left being an electrician and focused on becoming a lineman.
Soon ill Finally get the chance to stand next to people that actually care about the public,one another and about what they do.😎
A lot of pride in our trade! 👊
Few years ago I was over at my cousins house when the fuse on the pole blew and knocked out the power to his house and his grandmothers house next to it. I think the insulator blew up and that's what started it all but it ended up causing a grass fire in about an 9 foot area around the pole. We didn't know about the fire because we were down on the other side of the field. Luckily the fire burned itself out by the time we got back to the house.
Linemen (Linepersons) are first responders, highly trained, smart and gutsy. Although loaded with protective gear and skills, their jobs are much more deadly than the blue line guys.
As a firefighter once told me we're like the red headed stepchild of first responders.
whitelighting Gaming. You guys take a backseat to no one. And besides, you are loved by pretty much everyone in town. We would all be better off if we actually listened to you more. Stay safe.
Maybe not "first", but anyone who gets there before them will just be standing there watching the show. (until they kill the power, " nobody does nothin' ")
I've seen electricity run over porcelain insulators between the phases of a transmission line. This was after several days of foggy winter weather. I have been told the fog/ moisture collects dust on the insulators, and that moisture then allows/helps that electricity to flow. Sometime later the power company pressure washed that area, perhaps it was de- energized at that time.
They probably save the cost of the fibre glass extension in the labour need of replacing the pole vs installing the extension so makes sense from a cost benefit perspective
Pole fires here generally are caused by loose hardware,Bonding,Gains,Spring washers are their preventative
You guys are really good at what you do. I’m in Ohio and where I live the power goes out when thiers just a gust of wind. We need some lineman like you down here lol.
Similar to where I live except the utility blames the outages on “salt fog”. 🤦♂️
Wood is a semiconductor? Well, I'd like to see you guys make a transistor out of it then! :-P
Greetings from a distinctively low-voltage electronics guy! :-)
You could, ever hear of a carbon resistor?
How about a metal film type? In “High Voltage” work dust can cause tracking of some current, it at the H.V. Will become a metal film with plasma voltage, and current the insulation breaks down when this occurs, and becomes semi conducive.
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Diane.......Dionabnd
With the voltages this guy works with, some materials you think would be at least fair insulators act differently.
I think you got my point
I ‘ve worked on not just at “High Voltage” but very high frequencies so high nothing is an “Insulator” if you know about wave guide the way it is “Insulated” is a 1/4 wave length by 1/2 a wave length rectangular tubing that acts like two separate conductors.
@@eldm6161 wow your so smart< if you think your the smartest person in the world you probably arent , and or just being some sort of needing attention type.. go create something that wont fail
I reside in Vero Beach, FL. Many of our utility poles are not made of wood. They are concrete square poles. Ever had to service one of those?
I'm a Fault man ( South Island New Zealand ) like you and also have had to leave home on fault calls wearing my glasses. I find that I don't see as well as I do with contacts , plus it is a pain when switching or fault finding in the rain and snow . If I can I will throw in my contacts if the job is not that urgent.
I hear ya there! Especially during the rain. I've been thinking about laser eye surgery 🤔
@@Bobsdecline I have already been to the Eye Specialist and they would have to take off too much material from my cornea to be safe
I've been told mine are good to go, but I'm still not entirely sure I want my eyeballs burned with a lazer!
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Is that the date when that got put on the pole in the blue color or is that the number for the part lol just curious
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Pole fires suck, we had 12 burn down all in the same evening this past first rain of the season.
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I'm currently attending lineman school in California. Would you make a video about how you climb poles? I'm having a heck of a time getting my rhythm down, throwing the belt the same distance every time and taking short enough steps. Any advice would be a big help. Thank you.
I'll see what I can do!
Randomly just started getting suggested this
Is the actual porcelain part rated for the primary voltage? It looked like it was stamped 110kv. I guess my question is that, can u tell the voltage by looking at the size of the bells? and with cutouts is there indicators? not asking for a be all end all answer just curious. what are the tell tale signs of voltages in primaries besides actual stamps noticeable from the ground. Great vids
You can certainly make an educated guess!
Like most things safety related; What they are rated for is usually much higher then what they are used for.
When it comes to glass "bells" you can count the bells to get a pretty good idea of the voltage. Some lines are over built tho with a lower voltage then what the line has been built for, for future expansion ... The epoxy style insulators go by length mostly and pole top distribution insulators by individual size.
You can come up with a pretty good idea of the voltage simply by looking at the insulators but would never make work related decisions based on that alone
Great question, and Thanks!👊✌️
Do you fellas not have 2-way radio in your trucks?
Hey bobsdecline im a lineman in southwest Virginia and I have a question the fiberglass pole extension when putting on a set of arms does the extension have pre drilled holes or how does that work?
Hey Wesley! The cfiberglass comes pre drilled for a cross arms at the top, and bracket for attaching to the pole at the bottom. We do keep a special bit on our trucks for drilling fiberglass tho, if we need to add a cutout or something
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have you made a video about people stealing copper
You often say you have a "permit". At first glance that seems a little silly but I am familiar with "confined space" permits, is your permit the same thing, just a checklist of things that need to be done?
So a cutout is looks like a fuse, but isn’t and is basically a disconnect? Apologies for my non-schooled question.
Yep, i think that's what it is.
When you get a call late like this, is that just overtime and you just start your day normally the next day, or do you go in late? Awesome videos by the way!
If its late enough you go in late or have the next day off. Some companies even pay you for the next day off. If uts not that late you can go to work the next day
@Enginelife Pretty much! There a whole list of rules around this stuff. If you work the entire night you'll likely have the next day off... If you didn't work that previous day, you can keep going in some circumstances such as a storm. Generally speaking 8 hours of continuous rest is required between max hour shifts or continuous call outs without proper rest in between
I know that once your a perm hire with a utility company there are so many directions to promote. What made you want to become a patrolman and work trouble?
My initial path was to work with our training department actually. The training crew whether in school or in the field both involve being away from home a lot. An opportunity came up to take over an area as a customer service/trouble truck so I jumped on it. It's great in the sense that I'm home almost every night with my family and I would prefer to do trouble work as opposed to construction.... It can be a bit more exciting I guess:p .
Do you have any tips on how to know what’s a neutral and what’s a primary line from the ground. I’m not a lineman I’m just a kid who’s interested in the work
This can be tricky. Our system is multigrounded, meaning our neutral is at the same potential as ground. (In a perfect world) so often times our neutral can be identified as it's on a bracket as opposed to an Insulator - but not always. It's also usually bonded to ground wires, and indirectly guy wires or anything else conductive that isn't suppose to be live.
The live wires are loosely identified with insulator size. After working in the trade you come to recognize what sizes generally go with what voltages. There is an actual specific manufacturers rating on the as well. If you look on a transformer for example . You will see a rather significant difference in insulator sizes between the low voltage and high voltage bushings.
Should the high voltage be applied to the smaller bushing, it would fail immediately. Having the low voltage on the high however would have no immediate visible effect .
For this we cannot for certain distinguish the actual voltage using these methods. However they can rather accurately aid in a trained Lineman's actions in unfamiliar territory.
We also sometimes build large 138kv lines but only apply a lower 69kv , as the 'build" was planned for a readily available upgrade should it become needed
Bobsdecline - Lineman blogger oh ok I was just wondering because we have some quite messy wiring in a town near where I live and I just wanted to try and clean it up in my head
@@offended9081 it's likely that the messy stuff is low voltage. A lot of the low stuff is insulated and wrapped around a neutral. But there is lots of insulated high voltage cable out here as well . Of ya want shoot me a pic over on Instagram and I may be able to give a ballpark on what your looking at
do u have ur own truck or do you share with co workers?
I have my own truck that I am assigned. Someone else with take the driver seat sometimes if I'm off on Vacation or something ✌️
When it rains the pole near my house sounds like it is sizzling maybe like bacon. Is that a problem?
I would call it in. Your pole should not be sizzling or making any noise whatsoever. A good time to call is when it's actively making the noise. Then when the lineman gets on scene, they'll hear it too. - I'm not a lineman but in my line of work, being able to experience the problem is the fastest way for me to permanently fix it. Generally I know exactly why X is doing Y and know I'll need Z.
@@EyebrowsMahoney HV sizzles, it's a known phenomenon called corona discharge especially when wet, but if it's a low voltage line you shouldn't hear anything. So it depends if it's a higher voltage line or a pole pig, but the power company would rather a call to a false alarm than to damaged equipment. I've been called to things in the past which are completely normal, but we'd rather check it than let a fault progress. Sometimes the public can be very handy for spotting things before they get out of hand!
@@Eddiecurrent2000 oh I'm certainly aware of HV lines and their characteristic hum and buzz. I was making the assumption that this gentleman was talking about his run of the mill residential run. :) From his description, in my opinion, he may very well have an isolator arcing to ground and soon a pole fire.
Do you need an associate degree to be a lineman in Canada?
I'm just wondering if you could show a video of your radio set up I may be able to help you without having to go through telecommunications Department because I do work on two-way radios for a living so if you have any questions let me know in a video and I will help you
Very cool of you to offer! I'm going to screen shot your name so I don't lose it. I just got a booster for my phone and also they found a power supply wire that was pinched feeding my radio.
I really appreciate that offer man! I'll hot you up for sure If I have any trouble 👊👊
Would you ever make a gopro video of you doing a work on a pole?
I've actually got some footage, but the quality isn't very good. was too close to see anything. I have the new ultra wide angle go pro, but my computer is having a hard time handling the edits :( I should have a new computer soon, and the new cam will actually support full 360 degree videos. some stuff I'm playing around with.
I would limit the conditions however, for example I would not preform live work off a pole with a helmet cam as the extra few inches may prove to be a distraction to my maneuverability .
Bobsdecline - Lineman blogger I don’t think the 360 camera option on the go pro would be very good for line work, it’s battery life is quite bad with that option unfortunately
I've only used it a bit but you're right the battery did seem to go fast.
The 360 cam (it's a go pro max) does have a wider front Angle compared to my old one... I'm hoping that will be enough. Everything is so close when working on the pole it hard to capture everything
...With the rear lens shut off, I'm assuming it will help with that
Bobsdecline - Lineman blogger maybe, I don’t have any experience with the camera I only watched one video where he used it briefly.
lineman work dosnt need inspected and they still screw up.
not to sound silly but you said the fire department dont shoot water on the lines but the lines do get rained on whats the deference? just cerious :)
Great question actually. All insulators are designed in such a way that when water falls on them, the underneath stays dry - kind of like an umbrella.
More importantly - If water from rain did happen to cause an issue (which I can in the right circumstances), worst case scenario is a flashover with no direct human contact.
If electricity were to teach through a water stream, it could reach the person holding the water hose. (Unlikely, but dangerous nonetheless).
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Spraying water on an electrical fire will never extinguish it if the electrical source is still present, Infact likely make it worse.
@@Bobsdecline your awesome thanks and also I enjoy your video's :)
Patchwork, tell we Americans about it. Our grid here in the USA is almost made of patches.
What is potential??
Voltage ✌️
Anybody who had a car with a cracked distributer cap can understand that.
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