When It Goes Wrong

[ban-all-sheds]

(it also kept an adjacent McDonalds on supply, they had no customers as the roads were closed but were feeding all of us involved with the fire all evening!!)

That must have been one hell of an incentive to get it sorted as quick as you could and get away.

 

[westie101]

That must have been one hell of an incentive to get it sorted as quick as you could and get away.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

They now accept that we take the lead in advising them on the safety issues and they do not enter, unless life is at risk, until we give them the all clear. This involves us properly isolating and earthing the HV system and isolating any LV inter-connectors.

http://www.diynot.com/forums/electrics/when-warning-signs-backfire.341108/

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[radioredcat]

We lived next door to a substation for 15 years and it never bothered me but now after seeing those pictures I am glad our substations are at safe distance .

Excellent post.

Andy

 

[Click4]

there is 2 substations down this road within 300 meters of one another, both just fenced off and completely open and within a few meters of housing.

 

[westie101]

The thing to bear in mind is that this very, very rarely happens to this degree.
Yes we have plant failures but usualy they are contained within the gear, for this to happen something unusual must have occurred

 

[JohnW2]

but they presumably have to do something to at least limit the spread of a major fire? Do you know what agents/methods they employ in such situations?

Just as they have done to protect substations from adjacent properties that are on fire, they would set up a water curtain between the two so avoiding any electrical risks.

This (courtesy of Mr Google) is a pic of what I believe (looks small!) is the nearest transformer to me in my village (and, indeed, the one which I believe serves my property, about 200m away):

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Are firefighters clever enough to be able to set up a 'water curtain' between that and the adjacent house without a lot of water getting onto it?

Kind Regards, John

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

I will, when I make my way to my local purveyor of extremely fine beverages and quality snacks for the discerning gentleman, commence a conversation with Fireman Sam, a rather, shall I say, coarse acquaintance of mine. Durham County fire station is his employ and is within but a mere meander of our domicile.

I will endeavour, after several quaffs of fine ale, to illicit from him a discussion upon the procedural details that the above fire control establishment would employ upon this new fangled discovery known as electrickery.

(spits dictionary out!!)

 

[JohnW2]

I will endeavour, after several quaffs of fine ale, to illicit from him a discussion upon the procedural details that the above fire control establishment would employ upon this new fangled discovery known as electrickery.(spits dictionary out!!)

That would be interesting.

Kind Regards, John

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

That would be interesting.

Kind Regards, John

I agree. I'll do me best, though for some reason I've not seen him this week (usually play as a team in doms {shows me age} on a Wednesday).

 

[securespark]

For those who don't understand Geordie, I've translated:

You're gonna nip down the boozer and, over a pint or 7, natter to a geezer you know who works at the local fire station about how they deal with electrical fires.

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

^^^^^ Wot he said ^^^^^

 

[JohnW2]

For those who don't understand Geordie, I've translated: ....

Thanks. I tried with 'Google Translate', but he didn't understand

Kind Regards, John

 

[westie101]

Are firefighters clever enough to be able to set up a 'water curtain' between that and the adjacent house without a lot of water getting onto it?

No idea! I'm not a firefighter and can only go on what I was told in a real fire situation and by other firefighters in discussion after training sessions I did for them on the dangers of our equipment!
So perhaps you need to find a firefighter's forum and ask there

I would suggest each situation is different!! There is of course nothing to preclude them getting the house wet though!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iR7Dm6CtVY

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBVrqqW6qMI

and of course being an unmanned device there is no risk of electrical effects to firefighters!!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

usually play as a team in doms

Who are the subs?