Re: Losing Power

You mentioned it being a new home. I know the power company here
is having problems in some of the new areas. The power draw
exceeds the supply. So many new homes, such heavy usage. Yes,
the new substation(s) is under construction. I always wonder what
affect those glitches are having on the microwave/tv/computer/etc.
I sure know they wreak havoc on 3 phase buildings in the
neighborhood. A $1000 pump motor can fry mighty quick if it gets
single phased. Control boards let the magic smoke out. Not
pretty.

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<gesres@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I've lost power (briefly) at my new home about 5 times in the
> two
> months I've been living there. At my previous home, I lost
> power that
> many times in 10 years. This appears to be a utility problem,
> not a
> problem with the home itself.
>
> These brief losses reset the clocks on my microwave and other
> devices,
> as well as down my computers (I will get a UPS.)
>
> My question: is this frequency of power loss unusual?
>


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