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Old 6/2/08, 7:53 PM
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Is this power line to low?
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Old 6/2/08, 8:01 PM
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It is VERY hard to tell from the angle of that pic.
If the wire does not pass over the roof, and it has the proper ground clearance, it is not too low.
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Old 6/2/08, 8:05 PM
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No prob.

Does it pass over any roof lines?
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Old 6/2/08, 8:22 PM
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Default Re: Is this to low

For the last 6' approaching a mast the number is 18" above the roof if the drop goes out from a mast within 4" of the edge. (that allows some angling of the drop from straight out).
The picture from the handbook has been posted here a few times
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Is this power line to low?
Gary, here are 2 PDF's that you may be able to refer to when in doubt. The first one deals directly with your question. The second just use it for future.

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Service Drop Clearances.pdf

Service and Subpanels.pdf





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Old 6/3/08, 3:42 PM
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The picture is totaly deceiving.
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Old 6/3/08, 7:08 PM
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Gary, here are 2 PDF's that you may be able to refer to when in doubt. The first one deals directly with your question. The second just use it for future.

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Default Re: Is this to low

This one is. It was somewhere around 7' and passed directly over a patio. The service wires were almost touching the gutter.
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