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Electrical help please
TooBig
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During some of our latest storms one circuit goes off for a couple of minutes and then comes back on. My thoughts are replace the breaker but why would it come back on after a couple of minutes and it was off and on about 3 times the other nigh during the storm and the rest of the house had power.[?][?][?]
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If this happened only during the storm, I think you may have a phase dropping out. Either at your weatherhead if over head feeds or at the
powerpole connections.
If it is a phase dropping out, more than one circuit will go off, but unless you check every circuit, it may SEEM that the rest of the house has power. Half the house is on one phase and half on the other,so many things will still work , giving the impression that the rest of the house is good.
Pull panel cover and check all connections , look for burnt wires, then the next time it goes off,{if during a storm or high winds}, check every outlet/light/appliance. See if any others are out??
A loose connection at the breaker will be loose all the time ,not just during a storm.[;)]
Half the house is on one phase and half on the other,so many things will still work ,
Just check the stove or the dryer. Don
quote:Originally posted by babun
Half the house is on one phase and half on the other,so many things will still work ,
Just check the stove or the dryer. Don
Good idea!!
My stove's flame is a nice color blue, and the dryer lit up as it always does.[;)][:0]
Love you Don!!! just kidding.
You have a ground problem. See it all the time.
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You have a ground problem. See it all the time.
A ground problem????
It's a house, not a car.
The ground in a 120/240v system has nothing to do with one circuit cutting off.
The ground system in a house is only there to provide a second safety pathway for the current to go to instead of into you.
Current load has an affect on a sufficient ground. Told to me by local Electric Company Repairman as he fixed the ground connection at my weatherhead, or somesuch like that.
Okay... The ground connection at the weatherhead or service entrance
can affect the voltage, because it is the return path for the neutrals.
But all the circuits would be affected.