Disturbing Issue I am seeing where Service Entrance Wire for Electrical services is Deteriorating Quicker than it should

 As a Forensic Electrical Inspector I have been seeing a very disturbing Issue where Service Entrance Cable is deteriorating quicker than it should be

As you can see in the above the Plastic wiring jacket has completely split and is allowing water to drip into the electrical service .

I am seeing it more and more often on services with less than 20 to 30 years  use. This wiring should easily last 50 years like older service wires have . But instead the jackets are splitting and flaking off 

Home Owners in mean time have no clue there is a problem  their service is deteriating until the lights start blinking and they call  Power Company whose troubleshooters often have to turn power off to the home till situation is corrected .

left uncorrected the breakers will rust and no longer trip and a fire will result 

Here you can see a double hazard a dangerous Federal Pacific Panel which has been Recalled  loaded up with rust from water

I am in the process of collecting data to see which wire manufactuer is having this issue and will be contacting the CPSC on this issue. 

In the mean time might want to have an elctrician check out your service.

A Dangerous Trick Truck Drivers use on Neville Island to get into Calgon Carbon which could Pin a driver in his car

 The old Dravo Corporation Buildings on Neville Island along Grand Ave  are now occupied by Calgon Carbon which is a good thing. However an extremely dangerous entrance to the plant  when approaching from East where truck drivers swing left like they are making a left turn or pulling off the road  and then quickly swinging a hard right into the tight plant entrance has resulted in more than a few drivers including myself following these trucks to have to slam on our brakes  or be pinned and crushed by the truck driver who is violating driving rules doing this button hook maneuver

 .As you can see its tight and posts have been hit by numerous trucks.

this entrance needs closed and redone before someone gets seriously hurt and why the hell did Neville Twp. ever allow it in the first place .

Of course officials are clueless as usual to the problem and have ignored this entrance for too long.

The Dark Side of GFCI- Ground Fault Circuit Interupters No one wants to talk about . They are a Fire Hazard when a Serious Power Surge hits a residence

 GFCI outlets have been around since the late 70's and have been ever increasing in use because they help protect individuals from Electric shock. But they have a down side no one wants to talk about .

When an extreme power surge caused by Lightning or downed power lines hits a home the GFCI outlets can burn and explode .

I do work for an Insurance Provider as a Forensic Electrical Inspector   and go to many power surges 

to evaluate damage to Electrical Services , Appliances and home Electronics  and I am seeing more and more  dangerous GFCI blow outs which almost caused a home fire

Take a good look at this GFCI which was on a kitchen counter 

behind a toaster oven which had a Dish Towel sitting on top when the surge hit the outlet it blew out flame and Singed  the Dish Towel .

The home owner is very lucky they did not loose their home.

Now even just plain duplex outlets can blow out during a surge but not as violent as when GFCI and AFCI Arc Fault Circuit Interrupters  or combo GFCI /AFCI Outlets blow out .

Now GFCI and AFCI do have some built in surge protection it is not enough .

I have advocated for years that whole house surge and lightning arrestor's be installed because they can either eliminate a surge or greatly reduce the damage done by a serious surge .

They are now required on all new Electric services but like all products they will only work when properly  installed and service is properly grounded and maintained .

Once again where is the worthless  UL and NFPA when there is a serious issue that needs discussed ?

Just like every time they come up with a new code they never look at the possible downside to it..

The above GFCI the home had a G&E Whole House protector and still you can see damage when suppressor failed

A dangerous Blind Intersection at the old Allegheny county Airport site is an Accident waiting to happen

 What was once a beautiful Airline terminal has been replaced with a Business Park in Allegheny County.

and while its very nice when i go to ADI to get supply's I pass thru blind intersection  which comes off University Drive which is protected by a gate and normally closed but some days its open and large Tri Axle  Dump Trucks come speeding out into this blind intersection   and I have had a couple close calls because these trucks will not slow down. 

As you can see you can not see what is coming from the right especially when the bushes etc are grown in 

I contacted the airport and got the usual no reply to my concerns 

Giant Killers Remembered . My Friend Alan Colombo and his research on those intent on destroying the USA

 

Giant Killers Remembered . My Late Friend Alan Colombo and his Research on those intent on destroying USA

This Blog is in Honor of Al Colombo and is designed to Save and Archive his many efforts and articles he wrote and researched in his on going effort to Expose Corrupt and Illegal Government activity and the United Nations Agenda 21 Al was a fierce patriot and spent many thousands of hours doing research exposing those who did wrong. He would end his GKO work several years ago after getting a bad scare by those who he claimed where behind the bad deeds .

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Welcome to T Promo and The Original Giant Killers Organization GKO Remembered

 Hello and welcome to Giant Killers Organization Remembered 

This Blog is in Honor of Al Colombo and is designed to Save and Archive  his many efforts and articles he wrote and researched in his on going effort to Expose Corrupt  and Illegal Government activity and  the United Nations Agenda 21 

Al was a fierce  patriot  and spent many thousands of hours doing research exposing those who did wrong. 

He would end his GKO work several years ago after getting a bad scare by those who he claimed wanted him done in. and archived his articles and many sub sites in GKO 

Much of what Al came up with really seemed to be way out there but then every once in a while he was right on the money.

Alan also believed he was not from this planet and in fact was abducted and communicated with Gray Aliens .

Thou he died of Covid Pneumonia there are still some questions to be answered so he left this world as he lived it an Enigma.

 As always I invite you to come to your own conclusions of the materials presented 

link to gko

https://tpromothegiantkillers.blogspot.com/2022/01/welcome-to-kiant-killers-organazation.html

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Another Stupid Ridiculous NFPA Fire Alarm code to waste more money for a business owner

 NFPA the National Fire Protection  Association who should be better known as Not For Practical Application has done it again.

They now require a Horn Strobe to activate on a  Commercial Kitchen Cooking Equipment Hood 

So hard of hearing know the hood has activated .

Really? 

Obviously who ever came up with this stupid code has never been in a restaurant when one activates  .

There is so much steam and fog and noise everyone knows it has activated there is no need for a horn strobe and added cost of $300 to $1500 dollars if an electric line needs run by an electrician to hood .

But those who make the code could care less and just drive the cost of eating up 

Like I have said many times  The Fire Service is its own worst enemy and the NFPA needs abolished and new code put in place which makes sense as we fall even further behind the rest of the world because of stupid codes and rules which limit competition

Municipal Emergency Call Boxes at Town Halls slowly disapearing due to liabilty.

There was a time where almost every Municipality and small town   had a full time staffed Police Dispatcher at their Town Hall  where a citizen could stop in and get assistance .   But as 911 Service started rolling across the country these dispatch offices slowly started disappearing as 911 did the dispatching. 

As a result many put outside the former dispatch offices an Emergency Call Box  where you could open a box door and a auto dialing  phone or call button connected you to 911 Center .

But with the invention of the Cell Phone their relevancy was soon lost  along with fact the disappearance of POTS  Plain Old Telephone Service meant no more self powered phone lines the boxes could no longer dial properly due to digital phone lines.

and then needed back up batteries etc to keep them working during a power failure . which meant more maintenance 

This became a liability to many Municipality's who are now removing these boxes over concerns if needed they will not work properly and get sued .

I recently took one out in the North Boros for this exact reason.

now to become a museum piece  .

This means citizens are totally dependent on having access to a working cell phone in an emergency as land lines are disperaing from homes and business as well. 

The outcome there is no back up should there be an emergency and you need  911 service. 

That's the whole problem with all the new digital technology there is no back up period.

With all the bad storms we have been having not a good ideal.

Have a Cable Dog Run? Fail to take this precaution not only could your dog loose its life you could loose your home

 Cable Runs for Dogs have been around forever . However not property installed it can be disastrous when lightning hits close to or directly on the wire. 

I was recently at a home where lightning hit a dog run and severely damaged a detached garage because there was not an insulator used to attach the wire to the garage. 

You can see where Lightning went across the wire into the garage destroyed anything electronic and then discharged down thru the foundation cracking it.

Had a simple Ceramic Insulator been used to disrupt the path of the lightning the majority of the damage could have been avoided .

The lightning charge instead would have taken the least oath of resistance which was the tree. I have even seen dog runs wire taken and pout all way to the ground and attached to a ground rod but it must be dine properly to avoid step voltage. 

A simple screw-in insulator is available most hardware and home centers in the electrical aisle and simple to install  and attach wire to so it does not make contact with the structure