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house next to sub station??
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Hi snowmaid...there are a couple of issues with sub stations...the main ones that I can see are the electro magnetic fields which I think has been covered in previous posts and the presence of Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs - a type of oil used in electricity components). The latter is only an issue if the substation is very old or there was a sub station there historically and PCBs may have been spilt on the ground.
If it isn't within your property boundary and you are happy with the EM field stuff then I wouldn't worry about the PCBs.
If it was on your property, I would want to ask the electricity company for information as to whether the PCBs have been removed etc as there would be a potential contaminated land issue that your legal team could look into if you decided to buy it.
Hope that helps and isn't too techy...
Current Savings
£5100 in A&L Plus Saver 4.8% :j to pay for solicitors and surveyors
£37000 equity from house sale (going straight into deposit for new house currently going through...)
Aims for June 2007
Start saving for extension and stables!
1st checkpoint - £20,000 - October 2007 :eek:
2nd checkpoint - £30,000 - April 2008
Aim to build extension Spring 2008!
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katrose_uk wrote: »Hi snowmaid...there are a couple of issues with sub stations...the main ones that I can see are the electro magnetic fields which I think has been covered in previous posts and the presence of Poly Chlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs - a type of oil used in electricity components). The latter is only an issue if the substation is very old or there was a sub station there historically and PCBs may have been spilt on the ground.
If it isn't within your property boundary and you are happy with the EM field stuff then I wouldn't worry about the PCBs.
If it was on your property, I would want to ask the electricity company for information as to whether the PCBs have been removed etc as there would be a potential contaminated land issue that your legal team could look into if you decided to buy it.
Hope that helps and isn't too techy...
That is perfect! Just the type of assistance I am hoping for! thanks0 -
If you contact the electricity company responsible for it, they will send someone from their EMF department to measure the magnetic fields. This info can be quite reassuring as I found the cable in the street in front of my house was actually giving off a much higher emf than the secondary substation at the end of my garden.0
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you could also get a survey from https://www.royriggs.co.uk he will provide you with a survey including underground streams etc., all that may have a negative impact on your health.
He is very reasonable - about £150 for a 4 bed house I seem to remember(but do check) plus travel expenses from Brighton.
It will also help if selling in the future.Waddle you do eh?0 -
another worrying bit of news with regards top electricity pylons
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393290-details/Power+lines+link+to+cancer+in+new+alert/article.do0 -
another worrying bit of news with regards top electricity pylons
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23393290-details/Power+lines+link+to+cancer+in+new+alert/article.do
Oohhhh.....I wonder if this would include overhead rail lines?0
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