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• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 01-10-2011 at 10:49 AM
  The sparking stayed or went away when the breakers were turned off?The sparking STAYED when I
  switched the breakers off. Must be the power lines feeding off some kind of metal siding on the
  house.

• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 01-07-2011 at 03:36 PM
  Did you do the breaker test yet? What were the results of turning off the main and the
  individual breakers?Yes I did try this. Everything seems to be fine on that end.

• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 01-06-2011 at 11:48 AM
  Yes, good read regarding BPA's regulations and services. They even come out and investigate and
  even ground the problem! Too bad they are in Oregon and I am in Tennessee. TVA (my local
  utility company...

• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 01-05-2011 at 03:25 PM
  out sec1page6For some reason I cannot open this - can you try emailing it to me?
  Thanks!matthensley01@gmail.com

• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 01-04-2011 at 02:52 PM
  If you stop the arc the static on the tv etc. might go away. It's a simple solution. Watch for
  the arcing to possibly move to another joint. You might need more jumpers between all the
  sections of sid...

• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 01-04-2011 at 02:50 PM
  Who's power lines are these? If they are the TVA's I'd call them and explain your situation and
  I bet they would come out and see whats going on for free.Funny you suggest this. I did call
  TVA, and a ...

• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 01-04-2011 at 12:13 PM
  zero effect on the tv. It would just stop the arcing at that location. If our assumptions are
  correct its not really anything that can hurt you. Dry gardening gloves would even be fine. We
  could be wr...

• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 01-04-2011 at 11:24 AM
  Personally, I would screw a jumper wire between the two and solder the screws for a solid,
  permanent contact. The arcing, if not stopped, could be a fire hazard if something burnable got
  in there.Than...

• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 01-04-2011 at 09:07 AM
  Thank you for jumping in. I have tried the breaker trick - meaning that I have shut off the
  main. No dice. We do have a flood light approximately 10 or 12 feet to the right of the spark
  on the corner ...

• Posted in thread: Static spark on top of house! on 12-30-2010 at 11:52 AM
  Thank you for the suggestions! I will try anything at this point. I just don't want my house to
  catch a far!