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Originally Posted by Angel
Yep, 1 xfmr, 1 lead in, 3 leads out. the 3 leads run the length of the road and each house gets 2 of the 3 leads.
I can see that making 3-phase lets them power a 3 phase business with it somewhere.
This also lets your transformer "lose a phase" which causes some houses to lose power and some not.
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You are confusing three phase with split single phase.
The transformer receives one phase from the three at the top of the pole. It takes the 7200V and provides 120V on two lines and a neutral on the third line. This is referred to as "split single phase". It is absolutely not three phase.