That sounds a little suspicious, Jim. I should have thought that they would
have systems monitoring their output, given that they are probably required by
law to maintain a consistent voltage (they are over here). It sounds as if
they were saving a bit of money ...
Chris
On 25 Feb 2010, at 16:55, Jim Nichols wrote:
> I have to agree with you, Ken. I found our voltage low last year, and
> checked several neighboring homes as well. When I found it to be a common
> problem, I called the utility company and had them check it out. They
> eventually found a faulty breaker in one of their capacitor banks, which
> caused a low voltage situation on one phase. When they replaced the
> breaker, all came back to normal. Fortunately, I did not lose any
> appliances.
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