home problem

[dougal]

I had an problem this morning that my combi boiler was not working. I also noticed that my cordless phone base unit had gone off and the kettle took an age to boil. on going out to the car for my tester I noticed that a few of my neighbours were stood outside their houses looking at their fuse boxes.

on returning into the house I tested the incoming supply and found that I had a voltage of 130v. phoned NEDL and was told that they were a aware of the problem.

has anybody else come across the same?

 

[Apache]

is it better now?

 

[dougal]

yes it was likethat for an hour

 

[Apache]

The only thing I can suggest would be to import a kettle from America for these occasions?

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

Thats one helluva big Volt drop!!!

50%+ :_|

some poor sod had wired the street with 2.5mm instead of 35mm!!!

:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O

 

[dougal]

funny enough the tv was fine so it kept the kids off my tools, last time they decided "to help" they left my meter on so I had a dead meter the next time I needed itX(

 

[dougal]

Thats one helluva big Volt drop!!!50%+ :_|

some poor sod had wired the street with 2.5mm instead of 35mm!!!

:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O:^O

I would not put it passed them

 

[dougal]

The only thing I can suggest would be to import a kettle from America for these occasions?

no I think I willGuiness DrinkGuiness Drink instead

 

[SLIPSHOD & SLAPDASH]

Why have all your neighbours got fusebox's outside their houses ?

 

[batty]

Craig not quite the same but I had 130v between phase and earth on a job today took half an hour to find it. Cpc's on pendant had not been twisted together and had come loose.

Batty

 

[Andy™]

Craig not quite the same but I had 130v between phase and earth on a job today took half an hour to find it. Cpc's on pendant had not been twisted together and had come loose.Batty

i had similar a few weeks back.... but it was the entire house that was live!

 

[dougal]

Why have all your neighbours got fusebox's outside their houses ?

what I meant was the sevice fuse/meter

 

[Andy™]

what I meant was the sevice fuse/meter

of course, staring at thats gonna solve all problems!

 

[mikel]

We had a similar problem recently when our suppliers had a problem with a sub station. All the supply went for a couple of hours, then when it came back it was only 125v for about another 2 hours.

 

[Stevie h]

Had the same happen when i was pat testing in a factory , all the 110v points worked fine but none of the 230v ones did , and as my tester can run off 110v i was ok to carry on in the work shop

 

[dougal]

it would be interesting to know what causes it

anyone work for one of the DNO's?

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

it would be interesting to know what causes itanyone work for one of the DNO's?

its a bit like the eastern Europeans nicking gas from the pipelines....

there just taking a few volts off where it crosses the open countryside! :|

 

[biker mike]

its a bit like the eastern Europeans nicking gas from the pipelines....there just taking a few volts off where it crosses the open countryside! :|

like the travellers do with lamp posts ? " aquiring a few volts for me maa so i am "

 

[SPECIAL LOCATION]

like the travellers do with lamp posts ? " aquiring a few volts for me maa so i am "

Just chargin me toothbrush officer honest!:|Blushing:O;\]Pray

 

[Badger]

Just chargin me toothbrush officer honest!:|Blushing:O;\]Pray

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