[TheForge] Phone & electrical problems

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

there are several possibilities:
0) there is a floating ground somewhere. check to see if your house is
still grounded.
1) there is a floating neutral wire somewhere.
2) the two hot wires coming to your house are coming off the same tap of
the transformer on the power pole. ( not likely but possbile )
3) the power company has a crossed ground and neutral wire.

unless you have the proper equipment you probably should just call in an
electrician to perform a survey of the house and the incoming power
lines.

On Thu, 8 Jul 2004, Ron Childers wrote:

ron>
ron> I've had electrical and phone problems for a couple of weeks since a tree
ron> fell on the power line across the road. The transformers sounded like
ron> cannons. Now my Miller 185 MIG doesn't work right. Just deposits the wire in
ron> a molten blob on top of the work. It was working fine 2 weeks before that.
ron> Also, when the AC turns on, the lights get brighter; then they flicker &
ron> dim. Also, when I turn on the belt grinder the TV goes haywire. The phones
ron> just quit when they feel like it and the cordless phone gives all sorts of
ron> weird signals and gave up the ghost. I tried to call my neighbor on my cell
ron> phone and the recording said To roam on Verizon, dial 1, & the area code. I
ron> have Alltel, not Verison. The power company says there is nothing wrong
ron> with the power but it worries me - something isn't right. Do any of you have
ron> any ideas?
ron> 
ron> Thanks,
ron> 
ron> Ron C 
ron> 

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terry l. ridder ><>