Weird, yeah.. It definitelly seems to be flip-flopping. When one half(just for ease of understanding) of the house is low voltage, the other half seems to be at 158V.. and then when the high side sags, the other half of the house is high..
I don't see how this could be a power company problem.. Guess we better call the landlord tomorrow.
Hmm.. Just went back to the "normal" 127V... let me go around the house and check the different circuits.
Yeah, now the whole house is ~122 - 125V.
I don't see how this could be a power company problem.. Guess we better call the landlord tomorrow.
Hmm.. Just went back to the "normal" 127V... let me go around the house and check the different circuits.
Yeah, now the whole house is ~122 - 125V.
So
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Just FYI, if you're in a city, there is a tight requirement for what they have to keep the voltage at, AFIAK, it's 5%, in the country it's less strict, but I guarantee you they don't have more than 15% leniency either way. You're WAAAAY out of spec, and you can probably get them to pay for anything that blows, provided you can demonstrate it was due to the over'undervoltage. Call your power company NOW. Wither the enitre city's grid is on the verge of collapse, they need to fix their end or you have a short and your house will soon be on fite.
Whoa, now THAT's weird.
Turning on the microwave, the voltage on ANOTHER circuit goes from ~122 to 147V, but the microwave is obviously underpowered. The voltage on the microwave's circuit goes from 122V to 90V when you turn it on.
(These voltages are just what I'm experiencing right now.. the whole house is currently at ~122v)
What the hell could be causing all this wackyness?
I've been checking the outside meter periodically, and it's still moving glacier slow... I don't know why it was moving so fast the first time I looked at it... will keep watching.
Turning on the microwave, the voltage on ANOTHER circuit goes from ~122 to 147V, but the microwave is obviously underpowered. The voltage on the microwave's circuit goes from 122V to 90V when you turn it on.
(These voltages are just what I'm experiencing right now.. the whole house is currently at ~122v)
What the hell could be causing all this wackyness?
I've been checking the outside meter periodically, and it's still moving glacier slow... I don't know why it was moving so fast the first time I looked at it... will keep watching.
It's raining outside.Originally posted by: mchammer
DUDE YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS WAY TOO MUCH, GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE!!
Originally posted by: Eli
It's raining outside.Originally posted by: mchammer
DUDE YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS WAY TOO MUCH, GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE!!
O NO WATER+ELECTICITY, YOURE PWNED DUDE!!!
biostud
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Originally posted by: mchammer
Originally posted by: Eli
It's raining outside.Originally posted by: mchammer
DUDE YOU ARE ENJOYING THIS WAY TOO MUCH, GET OUT OF YOUR HOUSE!!
O NO WATER+ELECTICITY, YOURE PWNED DUDE!!!
that would be my guess too, somewhere water is disrupting the electrical system.
Welp, just got power back.
PGE came out and replaced the neutral wire from our pole to the pole out on the street.
It fixed it, yay. No need to involve the landlord.
The really good news is that it ALSO fixed the "voltage leak" problem we had. Used to have about 20VAC between the dryer and a cold water pipe, now it's 0.2VAC. No more getting zapped from plugged in appliances and bare feet.. w00t.
PGE came out and replaced the neutral wire from our pole to the pole out on the street.
It fixed it, yay. No need to involve the landlord.
The really good news is that it ALSO fixed the "voltage leak" problem we had. Used to have about 20VAC between the dryer and a cold water pipe, now it's 0.2VAC. No more getting zapped from plugged in appliances and bare feet.. w00t.
I guess the only downside is that I can't show off and light LEDs by holding one lead and touching the other to an appliance.. lol
Without reading the update I was going to suggest that you have the neutral checked. connections, etc.
Here's some free electrical advice to all....
NEVER lift the service neutral with power energized. On a standard single phase 220 service as is generally found in homes and light business, you will find 220 volts AC* peeking out of the 110vac Edison outlets and lights and other circuits may blow "dramatically".
I've only seen this in homes twice in 20 + years of Electrical work, but several times in Rock & Roll gigs. Once, the Electricians for NBC didn't tighten the Cam-Lok connectore supplying our stage and sound power when we did the Plaza for the Today show and someone kicked the cable later causing the Neutral to become disconnected. Blew a bunch of MOV's in my Furman power strips on the amp line, but the APC ups blocked it and protected the keyboard rig.
I've never seen a bunch of smug New York Local 1 stagehands get so quiet, so quickly. Ususally you have pay them extra to shut them up.
Here's some free electrical advice to all....
NEVER lift the service neutral with power energized. On a standard single phase 220 service as is generally found in homes and light business, you will find 220 volts AC* peeking out of the 110vac Edison outlets and lights and other circuits may blow "dramatically".
I've only seen this in homes twice in 20 + years of Electrical work, but several times in Rock & Roll gigs. Once, the Electricians for NBC didn't tighten the Cam-Lok connectore supplying our stage and sound power when we did the Plaza for the Today show and someone kicked the cable later causing the Neutral to become disconnected. Blew a bunch of MOV's in my Furman power strips on the amp line, but the APC ups blocked it and protected the keyboard rig.
I've never seen a bunch of smug New York Local 1 stagehands get so quiet, so quickly. Ususally you have pay them extra to shut them up.
Originally posted by: Eli
Welp, just got power back.
PGE came out and replaced the neutral wire from our pole to the pole out on the street.
It fixed it, yay. No need to involve the landlord.
The really good news is that it ALSO fixed the "voltage leak" problem we had. Used to have about 20VAC between the dryer and a cold water pipe, now it's 0.2VAC. No more getting zapped from plugged in appliances and bare feet.. w00t.
Knew the feed to your house was screwed. The panel box is pretty static and the changes you had occuring were pretty dynamic. You're lucky everything survived, most of the time appliances get windings blown out etc.Damn, yeah.. that would have sucked.Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Eli
Welp, just got power back.
PGE came out and replaced the neutral wire from our pole to the pole out on the street.
It fixed it, yay. No need to involve the landlord.
The really good news is that it ALSO fixed the "voltage leak" problem we had. Used to have about 20VAC between the dryer and a cold water pipe, now it's 0.2VAC. No more getting zapped from plugged in appliances and bare feet.. w00t.
Computer is about the only thing of value.. well, the fridge was on.. would have sucked if that died. It did make funny noises everytime the voltage spiked.. lol.. but it still seems to be working.
Originally posted by: Eli
The really good news is that it ALSO fixed the "voltage leak" problem we had. Used to have about 20VAC between the dryer and a cold water pipe, now it's 0.2VAC. No more getting zapped from plugged in appliances and bare feet.. w00t.
And you didn't call PG&E when this HAPPENED!!!!! WTF DUDE! WTF did you have to do to get zapped?
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Kill A Watts are nice, there even better when you modify the case with a Dremel so you can actually use both plugins on an outlet.
We thought it was a problem with the houses' mickeymouse wiring.Originally posted by: Philippine Mango
Originally posted by: Eli
The really good news is that it ALSO fixed the "voltage leak" problem we had. Used to have about 20VAC between the dryer and a cold water pipe, now it's 0.2VAC. No more getting zapped from plugged in appliances and bare feet.. w00t.
And you didn't call PG&E when this HAPPENED!!!!! WTF DUDE! WTF did you have to do to get zapped?
Zapped is a realitive term.. it was only about 10-20VAC.
Since the floors in the house are concrete, and apparently the neutral wire at the pole was failing.. all you had to do to feel the juice was plant your feet into the concrete(helps if they were wet/sweaty), and touch the bare surface of something that was plugged in.. like a computer case.
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