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Pole treatment. Poles in place are exposed to weathering and decay, which is usually most severe at the ground line. In some cases, the upper part of the pole will have decayed to only a small degree, and preservative treatment to extend its useful life will be economical. Poles may have to be straightened because deterioration or replacement has caused them to be out of line. Guying, raking, or otherwise sustaining the pole load may permit line straightening, if the butt of the pole is kicked over while leaving the top of the pole in the same place, or if both the top and the butt of the pole are moved as necessary. Moving the butt means that groundline treatment will also be necessary. The cost of pole replacement, particularly of a large, heavily-loaded pole, can justify considerable effort and expense in extending the useful life of a pole in place. See section VI for information on treatment.
4-17. wood pole replacement.
It is recommended that new poles be fully treated with a NRECA WQC pressure treatment to ensure that the maximum service life potential is obtained. Butt treatment and similar partial treatment methods are not acceptable.
a.Installation. When a new pole does not have to be replaced in the same h.ole as the old one, setting the new pole near the old location, including 'attachment of the equipment and conductors to the new pole before removing the old one, may be more convenient and safer.
(1)Line wires. Before any pole is cut off, the top of the pole must be held or guyed in four directions. BACK | NEXT Easy Access To All Pages 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135
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