I've found my dream home!!...sort of. The problem is the house is right behind some Power lines/tower. I've read a lot of research about living near power lines and most say there is no corrolation between living next to them and cancer or that they are non-conclusive. Could a few people please give me some feedback about living next to these things or if you have friends or relatives that live next to them. For example: How long have you lived near them, do you have small children, did any of your family members who lived in that home develop any illness' after you moved in...any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you so much.
Living Near Power Lines
May 29th, 2007 at 07:44 am
May 29th, 2007 at 02:36 pm 1180445817
Curious to hear what others with experience around them have to say...
May 29th, 2007 at 06:58 pm 1180461533
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May 30th, 2007 at 12:12 am 1180480351
We often sat in their backyard in the evenings and could hear the crackle from the lines. Once in a while a little flash would appear.
I would never buy a house close to the lines, but I'm paranoid about certain things.
April 6th, 2008 at 04:32 am 1207452777
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April 8th, 2008 at 05:21 pm 1207671706
I've been here almost a year. I think Laura's post pretty much answered my general question.
There has got to be 10s of thousands of people who has lived right by pylons or powerlines for quite some time now. It's not like we're the guinea pigs...
May 23rd, 2008 at 11:15 am 1211537758
I just bought a land and building on it at the moment. It is about 25m from a powerline. This is my first home and I was soo excited about it until my friend said that there are concerns about them. I am soo stressed out now, I am scare that I will not be able to sell it in the future because of the negative opinion from the public. Can you please tell me more about your experience with living near one. How close is/was your home from one and were you able to sell them? Thanks
June 25th, 2008 at 07:22 am 1214374958
The health issue is also a concern how does it affect men vs. woman, over 50 vs. over 65 theses are some of questions that I have looking for your input.
July 14th, 2008 at 01:28 am 1215995318
any suggestions?
July 25th, 2008 at 03:46 pm 1216997207
Sorry to be the Debby Downer...
July 28th, 2008 at 03:34 am 1217212466
My equity has dropped...but I don't think that has anything to do with the pylons.
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February 19th, 2009 at 04:13 am 1235016820
Who knows,don't stress about it, that will kill you faster then power lines.
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September 10th, 2009 at 02:16 am 1252545384
I just found my dream home and across the street is a powerline.
I'm going for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go where your heart leads you!
April 27th, 2010 at 02:16 pm 1272374205
Here are my personal suggestions: Less than 0.5 mG then don't worry about it. From 0.5 to 1.0 mG is probably safe for adults, but perhaps not totally safe for children. From 1-2 mG there is a small risk of severe health effects, especially for children. From 2-3 mG, moderate risk, don't plan to stay in the house more than a year or two. Above 3 mG, the risk is high - sell if you can.
Remember, this is just the EMF from the power line. When you live in the house there will be additional sources of EMF from appliances, wiring, lighting etc. All these sources will increase your exposure. See www.emwatch.com/PowerLines.htm for more info.
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Can someone please help me, we just found a 25 Acre Land. There are High Voltage Wires 735 Kv passing over the land. It is at the end of the land. Our House would be built approximately 500 Ft. from the Wires..... Is this dangerous? Please help..... I am so confused.....
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The oblongs cartoon comes to mind.
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July 17th, 2011 at 10:21 am 1310894515
I drove under the power line where there are also some gardens and it went up to as high as 10.0 which I dont think is recommended. Safe distance is apparently 100m but I will be as far as possible in my next move. The reader is a good idea but buy a triple axis rather than a single axis.
Power companies seem to be able to put them anywhere as the governments say there is no evidence and the attitude of the companies is quite arrogant. I bet the top people there make sure there are no power lines anywhere near their mansions!