shushycatcher 219 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 im on the scrap every day,getting £180 a ton for shit metal,copper on the other hand is a different matter,around £4000 a ton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strong Stuff 2,171 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 im on the scrap every day,getting £180 a ton for shit metal,copper on the other hand is a different matter,around £4000 a ton Then I can see why lads risk it, didn't realise it was so high value! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redcur 54 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Do you live in a rural place ? Is your Electricity "Overhead" fed ? Is the wire Green and is it 4 separate vertical wires from the pole top ? If yes then this is a heads up to you. Lots of this type of wire is being stolen at the moment and it can damage the appliances in your home. To put it simply the way the wire is being stolen leaves the house without a Neutral, (A safe return for the used Electric) The used Electricity will then try to go down the houses Earth wires connected to the Gas and Water pipes. (Assuming the house is connected via a PME (Protective Multiple Earth system) Most houses are nowadays) As these aren't up to the job of dealing with used Electric (There just an earth). The house then gets high Volts. Typically high volts can damage the Electronics in the house, ie, Computer, TV, Freeview/Sky box, that sort of thing, but more importantly, the boiler. As this act is a theft, the local Electricity company isn't liable for the damage. You have to claim off your house insurance. If that hasn't gone by the wayside in this recession aswell. The signs of a "lost" Neutral are very dim lights, the Kettle/Cooker/Electric shower not working properly and even dimmer lights when something else is switched on. If the above happens, turn off your fuse box and contact the local Leccy board and see if there is a cable theft nearby. There may not be, but if there is, turning the fuse board off may save you a bob or two in repairs and ultimately still keep you warm. This is not a wind up i promise you. I work in the Electricity industry and we are having this type of cable theft every day. We are replacing hundreds of metres of nicked cable daily. No need to be alarmed guys, just a heads up in case. Arch. can you get a pic up mate so i will know what wire to nick 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,682 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Do you live in a rural place ? Is your Electricity "Overhead" fed ? Is the wire Green and is it 4 separate vertical wires from the pole top ? If yes then this is a heads up to you. Lots of this type of wire is being stolen at the moment and it can damage the appliances in your home. To put it simply the way the wire is being stolen leaves the house without a Neutral, (A safe return for the used Electric) The used Electricity will then try to go down the houses Earth wires connected to the Gas and Water pipes. (Assuming the house is connected via a PME (Protective Multiple Earth system) Most houses are nowadays) As these aren't up to the job of dealing with used Electric (There just an earth). The house then gets high Volts. Typically high volts can damage the Electronics in the house, ie, Computer, TV, Freeview/Sky box, that sort of thing, but more importantly, the boiler. As this act is a theft, the local Electricity company isn't liable for the damage. You have to claim off your house insurance. If that hasn't gone by the wayside in this recession aswell. The signs of a "lost" Neutral are very dim lights, the Kettle/Cooker/Electric shower not working properly and even dimmer lights when something else is switched on. If the above happens, turn off your fuse box and contact the local Leccy board and see if there is a cable theft nearby. There may not be, but if there is, turning the fuse board off may save you a bob or two in repairs and ultimately still keep you warm. This is not a wind up i promise you. I work in the Electricity industry and we are having this type of cable theft every day. We are replacing hundreds of metres of nicked cable daily. No need to be alarmed guys, just a heads up in case. Arch. can you get a pic up mate so i will know what wire to nick Here you go. Best of luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Millet 4,497 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Cheer's for the head's up i'm going to dig the wire cutter's and ladder's out now i know which one to snip.. seriuosly though scum of the earth them nugget's that steal it and cause a load of grief to people who live out in the stick's..i bet a lot of them have to go day's without power till it get's fixed.. .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis1979 2 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Hey Aussie & arch you working for board or subby? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
arnieboy 93 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 £4000 and end up dead???????? er no thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,682 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Western Power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis1979 2 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Hey ossie & arch you working for board or subby? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis1979 2 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Sorry didn't mean to post twice I'm in eastern patch at the moment plenty of work fixing nicked o/h, Must have an insider to as in Braintree they isolated six subs all done well so must have straight line diagrams or no the network in that area took everything in between the subs leaving the red holding all the poles up, fair play that's a good days or nights work. Another cracker was a farmer ringing in at about six in the evening pissed off as his power hadn't come back on yet from a planned shutdown that day and control told him there was no work being done in his area turns out the p***y basteds had give him a shutdown letter for that day turned up in hi viz and he none the wiser they cut all the wire about six span of .1 and left no one looking for them till the evening and they were long gone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ossie n Arch 1,682 Posted February 4, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Sorry didn't mean to post twice I'm in eastern patch at the moment plenty of work fixing nicked o/h, Must have an insider to as in Braintree they isolated six subs all done well so must have straight line diagrams or no the network in that area took everything in between the subs leaving the red holding all the poles up, fair play that's a good days or nights work. Another cracker was a farmer ringing in at about six in the evening pissed off as his power hadn't come back on yet from a planned shutdown that day and control told him there was no work being done in his area turns out the p***y basteds had give him a shutdown letter for that day turned up in hi viz and he none the wiser they cut all the wire about six span of .1 and left no one looking for them till the evening and they were long gone. In Lincs district they opened 2 ABSDs and nicked all the HV wires between them. No PTs or tee offs inbetween the switches, so no one knew. I don't think it will stop untill all the LV wire is down and changed to ABC Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littlefish 573 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Do you live in a rural place ? Is your Electricity "Overhead" fed ? Is the wire Green and is it 4 separate vertical wires from the pole top ? If yes then this is a heads up to you. Lots of this type of wire is being stolen at the moment and it can damage the appliances in your home. To put it simply the way the wire is being stolen leaves the house without a Neutral, (A safe return for the used Electric) The used Electricity will then try to go down the houses Earth wires connected to the Gas and Water pipes. (Assuming the house is connected via a PME (Protective Multiple Earth system) Most houses are nowadays) As these aren't up to the job of dealing with used Electric (There just an earth). The house then gets high Volts. Typically high volts can damage the Electronics in the house, ie, Computer, TV, Freeview/Sky box, that sort of thing, but more importantly, the boiler. As this act is a theft, the local Electricity company isn't liable for the damage. You have to claim off your house insurance. If that hasn't gone by the wayside in this recession aswell. The signs of a "lost" Neutral are very dim lights, the Kettle/Cooker/Electric shower not working properly and even dimmer lights when something else is switched on. If the above happens, turn off your fuse box and contact the local Leccy board and see if there is a cable theft nearby. There may not be, but if there is, turning the fuse board off may save you a bob or two in repairs and ultimately still keep you warm. This is not a wind up i promise you. I work in the Electricity industry and we are having this type of cable theft every day. We are replacing hundreds of metres of nicked cable daily. No need to be alarmed guys, just a heads up in case. Arch. i can vouch 4 this as i install hv cables from 33kv up to 400kv and all so work on lv faults.not so long ago a young kid was found dead in skelton grange ss tried pinching the links from link box Heartbreaking................. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redcur 54 Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 wonder if its what this fella was doing ..lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
moonlighter 1,163 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Ossie, is it Weston power who took over eon? If so my brother works for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tis1979 2 Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 Basteds, still, gives me a job fixing them. All the best mate, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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