Impact of Living Close to a Transformer on a Construction Site: Health Implications

Question

Hello, I have noticed a construction plot that has a pole with a transformer, such as in the photos below, right next to its border.
I would like to know if such a neighborhood may have a negative impact on the health of the inhabitants of the house that would be erected on the plot?

opornik7 · Accepted Answer

We can talk about any impact on 110, 220 or 400 kV lines. This station is reliably powered by a 15 kV line. Such a line may run over the building while maintaining, of course, appropriate vertical distances.

opornik7 · Answer

You can sleep well. You are safe. The only problem may be the aesthetic aspect.

okosoko · Answer

Could you buddy write something more about this system?
What is this equipment and why is it not dangerous for our health, since it somehow has an electromagnetic effect.
And how is it with discharges during a storm, because you hear that such poles "attract" lightning :idea:

I apologize for your inquisitiveness but the possible purchase of this plot is an important decision

O^O · Answer

The search engine does not bite:

zbich70 · Answer

There may be occasions when someone needs to get to this property. It can be a man on foot, but also sometimes some equipment. If you think it is negative for your health - do not buy.

okosoko · Answer

I'm not just asking because I don't know anything about it. Fortunately, the pole is in the corner of the plot, next to an asphalt road, so even heavy equipment can be easily accessed. Thanks for your interest. I will ask in the energy sector if it is 15kv for sure - then I will be calm.

zbich70 · Answer

You don't have to ask. It is a station with upper voltage in the MV range, i.e. max 30kV.

okosoko · Answer

So I understand buddy that you confirm no negative impact?

opornik7 · Answer

There is another aspect of the matter that you are not writing about. That 15kV line from which side is it coming to the station? Is it sometimes not diagonally across this plot?

okosoko · Answer

The power poles go along the asphalt road, so they are unlikely to cross the plot.

Strumien swiadomosci swia · Answer

Hear if it's beeping loudly.

zbich70 · Answer

Yes, I confirm. Thousands of houses exist in the immediate vicinity of the MV line, many directly below them. Some chickens do not like eggs, cows do not give milk and even women do not get pregnant. However, when someone invokes and collects some compensation, although the allegedly harmful factor is still what it was, its impact clearly decreases due to the gold paid out ...

okosoko · Answer

Thank you, Masters

freebsd · Answer

I see one threat. In my childhood, I saw a transformer light up twice. First there was a bang, then there were "fireworks" and the fire brigade. The transformer stood (and stands) between two houses - I am attaching a photo from google maps. Back then, at least one of these houses was wooden, but nothing happened. Maybe now such transformers have a different design and are better protected?

mikstu2 · Answer

It can act electromagnetically, but at a distance of not more than a few meters. During a storm, lightning rods also attract lightning, and yet they are commonly used.

MARCIN.SLASK · Answer

There are few blocks with a large transformer on the ground floor, people live upstairs or even next to it.
With such a large distance, nothing will happen. It would be good to make sure that the trees on our plot do not grow in such a way that in a few years they will be touching the line.

cirrostrato · Answer

I see an additional advantage of this transformer, it may be a topic for a possible significant reduction in the price of the plot. I am looking for a plot of land in Targówek, if the price was reasonable (yes, up to -100 thousand), it would not bother me like that.

Strumien swiadomosci swia · Answer

You have close hit and stable tension.

supchem · Answer

Certainly there is no harmful effect on health. The only problem that may occur are the limitations during expansion - check how the line is going and what it looks like from the legal side. As someone wrote, it also has its advantages, such as stable voltage, etc.

dejavu1987 · Answer

Hello,

The topic is quite old, but I do not see the point in setting it up again ... maybe someone else will come here by accident.
Could someone tell me what this type of transformer is? what can its max power / voltage be?

I know that this is not a construction forum, but maybe someone realizes if such a miracle generates any problems while standing at the plot, when it comes to construction plans. I will add that it does not stand directly on it:

Thanks in advance for your help.
greetings

supchem · Answer

So you guess it could be from 250 kVA. Here, the course of the medium and low voltage lines is also of great importance. I see that you have a cable line, find out if the cables do not go under your plot sometimes. As for the transformer itself, you have to keep at least some distance to the fence, so that later there will be no trouble with some repairs, etc. To find out exactly, you would have to talk to someone who is on the topic. Sometimes various companies announce that they help collect compensation for poles, transformers, etc. devices on the plot, they must know about it, so you can ask what and how.

dejavu1987 · Answer

thanks for the answer!
In fact, I was expecting less than 250kVA

. I will have to learn more about it and where the cables in the power industry run for sure - I think they should go on the way, but it's better to check and sleep well.
I am wondering now how much his presence can affect the final price in the eyes of the appraiser - because he will evaluate the plot by applying for a loan for construction, and I would not want to lose it and buy it for X, and the value for the bank would be much lower, so own contribution which the plot could be would be smaller.

Greetings,
Adam

supchem · Answer

Why do you worry about its power? It has no harmful effect on health. As it was written earlier in this topic, living next to the transformer also has its advantages, such as stable voltage and, if necessary, it is easier to get a large power allocation because you can run the wires directly from the transformer to you relatively inexpensively. Well, it probably depends what's going to be on this plot. If a single-family house, maybe a transformer will lower its value, if a company does, maybe not because aesthetic values are not so important here. But that's just a guess.

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