Kind of annoyed by this/Contractors using my power from my apt.

[spaceman]

my lights are being dimmed everytime they rev up thier equipment.
i am assuming they are running off my box.
how do i qunatify how much eletric they use.
i dont want to be an asshole, but as im sure you all know,power isnt cheap.
what to do?



this has been going on for two weeks now.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: ncircle
my lights are being dimmed everytime they rev up thier equipment.
i am assuming they are running off my box.
how do i qunatify how much eletric they use.
i dont want to be an asshole, but as im sure you all know,power isnt cheap.
what to do?

Flip all your breakers, put a lock on the box, and leave for the day.

 

[spaceman]

i want to be compensated for the cost,should i talk to the landlord?

 

[spaceman]

they are rebulding a front porch,using circular saws,saws all etc among other things.

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: ncircle
i want to be compensated for the cost,should i talk to the landlord?

You've kind of lost already if you're seeking compensation for something that's been happening for two weeks and you didn't complain about it previously.

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: djheater

Originally posted by: ncircle
i want to be compensated for the cost,should i talk to the landlord?

You've kind of lost already if you're seeking compensation for something that's been happening for two weeks and you didn't complain about it previously.

lost?
i been thinking about how to handle it.
i just want compensation for the electricity they are using.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

How do you know they are on your circuit?

 

[Rufio]

Originally posted by: ncircle
i want to be compensated for the cost,should i talk to the landlord?

yes

 

[spaceman]

Originally posted by: yamahaXS
How do you know they are on your circuit?

becuase they have blown the breakers more than once and i lost power.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Well, go read your electrical meter. read again when they are done. subtract t2 - t1 = kilowwatts used for that time period (say 2 days). After they are gone, read meter again before and after the same time period. subtract KW1- KW2 /days will estimate the amount of juice they used while on site. Now look at your last power bill to get price per KWatt.

saws draw a many more amps on start up. I suspect they aren't really using that much juice. I can see why you are annoyed though. At least you are getting a new porch and your landlord is concerned about maintaining his property.

 

[OutHouse]

if they are just running power tools they arent using that much juice. I bet you will hardly see any difference in your bill.

 

[Ornery]

Those saws are high amp, but they're only on intermittently. I suspect you're only talking a very few dollars for that 2 week period. Really not enough to fuss about. Compare your KWH usage this month to the same period last year.