Is this dangerous?

[slowzuki]

In some states you are permitted to do hot tapping on your own with the correct fitting and tools. Around here even the trained pro's won't do it.

 

[moored4]

Around here the power company will come out and do it for no charge. While this is being done you could be on the porch drinking mint juleps with that lovely wife of yours. :licking:

they call them tombstones for a reason.:thumbsup:

 

[beppington]

Scars add character ... no??

And wounds provide good stories.

 

[nike]

Just tell him you are going for a facial, and by the way you have up'ed his insurance.......:thumbsup:
You could also start talking about what he wants done with his cremated remains, smells like cooked pork./
Sorry to be so blunt, too many people die from jobs that should be left to the professionals.

 

[Iplayfarmer]

Girl, sometimes you need a "bigger" stick. Some, hmm "cough" men get hard headed as they age, so it takes "more" to get through. You have no doubt realized by now, we already know everything, right!

It sounds like she found the bigger stick... the folks on TBN. Endearing how she's invited the tractor buddies to help talk some sense into said un-named handyman.

 

[crazyal]

Not that I would but I worked with a guy who could touch 600 volt lines to check if they were live. His body had an extremely high resistance. We actually checked it (can't remember the number). I on the other hand was not blessed with high resistance and need to be very careful, lol. He often would work in panels live because he felt there was no danger. Luckily he never got a face full of arc flash.

 

[2manyrocks]

Double whammy: got caught in the first place and then the MRS. posted it here. :ashamed:

 

[boggen]

your all scared of 220 or higher *bah* i am scared of static shock. about dropped me to my knees earlier today. 110 or electric fence is not that bad. but boy in through right arm, out through the left arm, poor heart skipped a couple beats.

pulling hard board 3" insulation off of a metal trailer. *has learned his lesson the hard way today as he screamed like a little kid afterwords as i pried my arms and fingers back together from the jolt*

 

[Treemonkey1000]

I respect it all because at the end of the day I want to go home to my daughter and take care of her instead of her taking care of me. I have to work in live power systems testing and troubleshooting at times. You don't get a second chance with some of them. These systems will run small buildings. Then we test High voltage supplies for insulation testers. Not a lot of current but up to 50,000 volts. That will make you wet your pants.:confused2:

 

[etcallhome]

Not that I would but I worked with a guy who could touch 600 volt lines to check if they were live. His body had an extremely high resistance. We actually checked it (can't remember the number). I on the other hand was not blessed with high resistance and need to be very careful, lol. He often would work in panels live because he felt there was no danger. Luckily he never got a face full of arc flash.

Years ago a local fellow could do the same thing,,a barn caught fire , he stood on a fence ,reaching trying to cut the 110 volt line going to the barn ,(raining at the time). He cut the line ,and died there ..
Under the right conditions 110 or less can kill.
Yes I've worked on 110 hot too many times. but I always turn 220 off.
I know it is only 2 -- 110 lines..
Either way it is dangerous.