best way to cut power to a structure

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Permalink Reply by Tony P on May 6, 2009 at 5:12am

Yeah, the extension leed through a window - nearly always indicates that something is wrong. And that's a time when we are always thankful that the Police turn up to all major house fires!

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Permalink Reply by Mike on May 6, 2009 at 8:01pm

Not my emergency... I did not cause it. I am there to mitigate it. If I pull the meter wrong I am now part of the problem. I will wait on the power company. Try to handle life safety concerns first... then move to property conservation second.

My $.02...

Mike

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Permalink Reply by Nicholas Alexander Wahl on May 10, 2009 at 10:58pm

his is the one thing i know for sure may seem like it would work but there are some other things which can still kill you.
By pulling the meter you can actually cause back up systems to start. Such things as Battery Backups, Portable generators, which can cause back flow and still kill you.
Pulling the meter dosent always guarantee you will have a power safe structure

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Permalink Reply by Fireyladd Chief Sharp on May 10, 2009 at 11:17pm

Take care of your job and do what you do. Wait for the power company to shut off the power if there is a question about power. If that fails refer back to prior comment. We are not electricians. Dont mess with it.

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Permalink Reply by Capt. Mick on May 11, 2009 at 1:29pm

I have to agree with you Chief. I did say in the beginning of this discussion
to pull the meter, however that might not always work. I have come across
where, some one had jumped out a meter, ( stealing electric ) form the power
company, and when we thought it was safe, thinking the power was off, we
found out that it wasn't.

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