power lines coming into the house?

Posted by Marc Martin on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/power-lines-coming-into-the-house-tp1541192.html

Hi all,

My wife and I have been house shopping (not to avoid anything
from an ES standpoint, just a regular move), and looked at
a potential house this morning. One thing that concerned
me was that the power lines which come off the street
and go over to the house come pretty close to areas that
I would spend a lot of time in -- the bedroom, and the
living room. I'm assuming that extra precaution should
be taken with repect to these lines, as they are probably
higher voltage (are they?) than the electricity "in
the walls". Is that true? Should I try to maximize
my distance from these lines?

Marc