Any electricians on here? I got a question...

Any electricians on here? My electricity is acting up. First, my microwave quit working right. It gets real dim when it is on and does not heat properly. Then all the light in the house started flickering. Then one group of light got real bright when the frig cut on. So I turned off all the breakers and turned them back on. I turned the den lights on first then the rest of the breakers. The den lights are super bright and the rest of the lights in the house are dim. I don't know what is going on.

Is it the ground wire connection? I called my neighbor and they are not having any problems and no flickering at all. It has got to be something in my house. Thanks for any help.

DoubleG

Well we had one he was FAMOUS but not on any more. ES says he was at one time

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I'd tell you but since you don't answer your text, you probably won't read this.

Give Speck a shout.....he is a electrician

Sounds like the problem may be at the meter base. Possible connections inside the meter base. Your losing voltage somehow.

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Sounds like you are losing your nuetral. Very possible from the transformer to your crib, therefore it'd be the lectric co's problem. I'd call them first since it's free

Good call ES. You just a little slow. I tolt him pretty much the same thing on the phone a few minutes ago.

Way to go guys.....can always count on Speck and ES for good electrical advice.

Didn't he say that his den lights were very bright and the rest of the house was dim. Sounds like one circuit is getting too much voltage and the rest of the house too little. The very first thing I'd do would be to unplug the microwave. If they go wacky, they can draw juice even when not running. Hope you get it fixed quick. You got a bad situation. Good luck.

I say there's a ghost in the house!

Bigfoots . He is outside shaking the light pole scratching his nonono.

You nailed it... It was a neutral problem. Entergy just left. Confirmed it was a neutral problem. He replaced some connections in the box by the road and that fixed it. I will watch my appliances real well. He told me if they were burnt up just to call them and let them know... Thanks again for all the help. Glad that is fixed!

DoubleG

Glad you got it fixed

Glad that worked out Zack.

Good deal!!!!

I've been an electrician for many years.Loose neutrals are bad news,and that's how lots of fire get started.Good call guys.

Sounds like an invitation to a Bon fire followed by a spending spree at home depot to me...stainless is real nice. :)

Wannabe...

nonono

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Sounds like an invitation to a Bon fire followed by a spending spree at home depot to me...stainless is real nice. :)

Wannabe...

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Quick Zach, cancel that check to Speck. Remember I have small children.

In other words, the Exorcism worked!!!

I wouldn't fool rouind with all that to long. I'd get someone over there pronto before it burns down

He did you gewber

Entergy came out last night and fixed it. It was a neutral connection. The wires in the box next to the road were corroded. Entergy replaced all the connections and wala... Fixed.. he gave me the name and number to the right person to contact in case any of my appliances were burnt up. So far so good...

Thanks,

DoubleG

hush little MO

Glad ya got it taken care of

Zack, I was developing 85 WPH on a Cybex eliptical machine this morning. Get you one of them and you can disconnect from Entergy. That is, if you have lots of Energy.

A loose neutral came make really strange things happen. Glad you got it fixed.

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A loose neutral came make really strange things happen. Glad you got it fixed.

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So true!!! About 99% of the time when the power begins to flux from high to low on all circuits, its usually a neutral problem!!

Is there any way to visually inspect these boxes? Where are they?

This problem was at the transformer Major. That would be the utility company's baby. I did have one last weekend where the neutral inside to meter base was loose on the load side. It began arcing and caught on fire. Luckily it was on a remote utility pole. I had to replace the meter base and disconnect.

Everything is underground in my neighborhood, I guess that stuff would be in the big green boxes scattered here and there.

Yep... The green boxes are the spot. The connections that were bad at my house was in the smaller of the two green boxes. Is the big box the transformer?

Yes, the little green box has the service lines running from it to your house.

The big box is your transformer. The little boxes are either phone or cable tv depending on the box.