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That is a great way STOP any work being done in its tracks. -Yes, I am an evil lawyer.
*Shallow end, being shocked when grabbing railing*
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I was wondering if a letter from his attorney to all the utilities would get their 'A teams' out to the property. What do you think?That is a great way STOP any work being done in its tracks. -Yes, I am an evil lawyer.
- Nov 7, 2018
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Oof
Probably not. It would be sent to their counsel who would tell them to stop work/communication and then would sit on it for a month or longer. Lawyers slow EVERYTHING down.
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A foreman came into a room an apprentice and I were working. Clapped his hands loudly and proclaimed "we need to step it up in here."
I dropped my tools to the floor and as they clanged around I stated "If you don't like this speed you're not going to like the next one."
He left the room quietly...
Maybe the construction that was recently done on the highway, or the neighbors on the other street behind my house? Hopefully engineering will be able to get into the thick of it.
Yes, they were.
- May 3, 2007
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Yes, as long as there isn't another grounding rod between the source and your grounding rod. The probability of location gets higher the further away from a grounding rod you get. And by grounding rod, I mean a grounding rod that is connected to mains neutral.
So if you drew a line from your grounding rod to the pool's railing and extended it forward, it is likely to be in that direction away from the grounding rod. Of course, it could also be at an angle off that line but probably not more than 90 degrees.
Did they shut off all power going out of the transformer?
Maybe the lines going into the transformer are leaking?
Did you map out the yard for voltage differences?
Going in that direction leads to the retention pond and to the highway.
Yes, they turn off the 4 houses from that transformer. It's possible that it's leaking because it we'll need to see what engineering says.
I do apologize, I haven't been able to do the yard voltage mapping. I may run out to the retention pond area and next to the highway to get voltage reading later this week
What a mystery...! It has to come from somewhere, energy doesn't just appear out of nowhere and seek out your neutral return path. I find it implausible that it comes from a completely unrelated power source up on the highway.
I'm not sure why, but I suspect that the retention pond has some sort of connection to the issue.
If mapping the yard does not provide any definite clues, maybe dig down in a few areas to see if you hit water and test the voltage from the deep ground to see if it is higher.
If mapping the yard does not provide any definite clues, maybe dig down in a few areas to see if you hit water and test the voltage from the deep ground to see if it is higher.
^^^^^. Since James mentioned it a few pages back I’ve been thinking that the water would in theory exasperate another issue making the nearly impossible be slightly more possible.
Sumps / retention areas get put where they get put for a reason, Because all the runoff water will collect there being a low spot. The immediate surrounding are is equally as low and would flood without them. They get installed to somewhat control the flood, but they won’t totally irradiate any other water that wasn’t funneled there, so I have a good feeling the surrounding yards are at the very least damp, if not full of water a few inches/feet down.
Usually they plan the neighborhood around them, but sometimes they are added after the fact once something changes, like re-grading of a large highway.
Sumps / retention areas get put where they get put for a reason, Because all the runoff water will collect there being a low spot. The immediate surrounding are is equally as low and would flood without them. They get installed to somewhat control the flood, but they won’t totally irradiate any other water that wasn’t funneled there, so I have a good feeling the surrounding yards are at the very least damp, if not full of water a few inches/feet down.
Usually they plan the neighborhood around them, but sometimes they are added after the fact once something changes, like re-grading of a large highway.
I'll hopefully be able to accomplish some ground mapping this weekend. BTW, I removed the ladder in the deep end. The bottoms of the anchors are gone! They have been eaten away and the rest of the anchor looks like the shallow end.
- Jul 3, 2013
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Yup, corrosion. With tons of water over the years going into the anchors, and not draining quickly (I'm assuming by the looks of it) is this a common issue? I'll take pictures tonight and post them.
- Jul 3, 2013
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I am actually thinking it is electrolytic corrosion from the offending voltage causing it.. I have seen ladders on here after 10 years and asking about rust specs and not completely rusted out... I am almost 100% sure this has been asked but we are up to 23 pages, Do your lights (if you have lights) look shiny still or do they look rusted and dingy looking?
The anchors are aluminum, so they will essentially be a sacrificial anode for everything else on the bonding grid.
The stray current is probably causing accelerated corrosion.
The stray current is probably causing accelerated corrosion.
The light still looks new, with no corrosion.
I knew you had mentioned this previously, and that's what I suspected as well; I just wanted to double-check because they are worse than the shallow end anchors. I have a feeling this stray voltage has been here for some time.
