Distribution Line Installation and Removal
COURSE DESCRIPTION
When changes are made in the area around a distribution line, for example, when a road is widened or a new road is added, it may be necessary to relocate or replace a portion of the line. This program covers job planning, safety precautions, and job site preparation as they relate to installing a new distribution line and removing the existing line.
COURSE GOALS
Plan a distribution line installation and removal job.
Describe basic safety considerations associated with installing a new distribution line and removing an existing line.
Describe or demonstrate how to set new poles and reconstruct poles.
Describe or demonstrate how to install a new line.
Describe or demonstrate how to energize and phase-in distribution circuits.
Describe or demonstrate how to remove an existing line.
SUBJECTS AND OBJECTIVES
Planning
Describe the basic tasks associated with the installation and removal of a distribution line.
Identify and describe some of the equipment used in distribution line installation and removal.
Safety
Describe the basic safety considerations associated with the four basic tasks of a distribution line installation and removal job.
Preparation
Describe a procedure for setting a new pole.
Describe a procedure for reconstructing an existing pole.
Installing the New Line
Describe or demonstrate how to set a puller and a tensioner.
Describe or demonstrate how to pull a pilot line, a bull rope, and conductors.
Describe or demonstrate how to dead-end and sag conductors.
Energizing and Phasing-In
Describe how to use a drawing to help determine jumper connections.
Describe the basic tasks involved in phasing-in and energized line.
Describe or demonstrate how to phase-in two distribution circuits with a phasing tool.
Removing Existing Line
Describe or demonstrate how to complete a lateral line change.
Describe or demonstrate how to remove an existing line.