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hypertony
(committed) Thu 27-Feb-14 09:50:02

Re: BT line fault

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Just had a thought! If I got a length of plastic hose pipe, long enough to pass through this tree, cut a slit in its full length and slid it over the phone line in the appropriate position, would this fall foul of BT regulations?

That would increase the weight of the line!!

Plus what would happen if the water get inside the hose then frezes? SHATTER!

Another £130 bill from BT. smile

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Andrew_W
(knowledge is power) Thu 27-Feb-14 10:50:36

Re: BT line fault

[re: hypertony] [link to this post]

In reply to a post by hypertony:
That would increase the weight of the line!!

Plus what would happen if the water get inside the hose then frezes? SHATTER!

Another £130 bill from BT.

Another good point!

How about some of this then?

Andrew

hypertony
(committed) Thu 27-Feb-14 10:56:26

Re: BT line fault

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In reply to a post by Andrew_W:
How about some of this then?

That would make the cable thicker, which means more chance of snow settling on them, thus making the cable heavier (and forms ice as well).

Best to leave the cable alone and trim the tree.

- Tony Sutton
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Andrew_W
(knowledge is power) Thu 27-Feb-14 11:04:38

Re: BT line fault

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OK OK give in wink

Actually, the line did survive an ice storm some years ago. Bad enough to pull a big ash tree down in the garden!

Can't trim the trees at the moment, it's raining smile

Andrew

RobertoS
(sensei) Thu 27-Feb-14 16:53:28

Re: BT line fault

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£6.73pm?

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Zarjaz
(knowledge is power) Thu 27-Feb-14 17:23:38