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House within 400m of overhead cables
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Definite no noBlackpool_Saver is female, and does not live in Blackpool0
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Ah, yes, 132 000volts sounds right now you mention it. I must amend the password on my electricity account.....:oVery unlikely to be 144 000. Maybe you were thinking of 132,000
Rob
Mind you, it was about 55 years ago that I used to stand under them, read the warnings and think, "My casting isn't that bad."
Sadly, it is now!0 -
400M is a long way. Too far to significantly affect aesthetics.If you can see them from the back garden would be the biggest problem at 400M, not good to look at really.
OP, my last house was 40M from a high power pylon. The cables went directly above a children's play area. The children were fine. We were fine. The house sold fine. Literally the only "issue" was a slight hum you could hear if it was misty.0 -
400m is the equivalent of running full pelt for about a minute. That’s quite far away and I wouldn’t be concerned unless I could see it from everywhere in the house and garden as it may play on your mind. Out of sight, out of mind.0
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