(are they still called that) BT Openreach have been doing some work in my area (Fibre?) and on my daily walks I have noticed some poles have at the base a 20mm diameter rod or tube abutting the post with about a foot above ground and a metal staple holding it against the post - and a rubber or plastic cap on it.
Has anyone noticed the same and has any idea what it could be?
I thought they were called telegraph poles.
I believe they are now allowed to use overhead fibre optic cables and there is some modification to the poles.
I have seen it done when they want to bring an underground cable out next to a post from an underground conduit, with the intention of then running a wire up the side of the pole. The cap just there until the separate team come along to pull the wire.
All the wooden poles round here just have bog standard copper wiring but all have the stapled rod going into the ground. If you want to find out where they have FTTP or are in the process of installing or are due to install go here to find out;
Richard
The cable ducts are usually about 40mm grey plastic. I have seen the approx
20mm metal ones, I assume they are attached to an earth rod in case anything needs earthing. BICBW An alternative is mains supply, but the poles I have seen are not near an existing one.
there are some of those on our village. The pole has a notice to that effect,
In message snipped-for-privacy@googlegroups.com, Tricky Dicky snipped-for-privacy@sky.com writes
There is a telegraph pole on the verge outside of my house. It was installed after I moved here. I noticed that the first time the council mowed the verge, they broke the earth wire. I did mention this to BT, but many years later it is still broken.
Adrian
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