[Summit] Flickering lights

[Art Norwalk]

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-- Art

At 12:02 AM 10/25/2009, Thomas A. Schmeling wrote:

>HI all,
>
>I'm following up because Elva's post suggests others might benefit
>from what I learned.   The day after I posted, the dimming became more
>severe.  When I tried to run my microwave, it barely functioned.  I
>called National Grid about 6pm and they were out by 9:00.  It turned
>out that the line from the pole to our house was in bad shape and the
>connections were near failure.  I was told that it was good that we
>called, because failure might have started a fire.  About 45 minutes
>later, the line was replaced (at no cost) and our power is now ship- shape.
>
>best to all,
>Tom
>
>
>Thomas A. Schmeling
>Associate Professor and Chair
>Political Science- Rhode Island College
>(401) 456-8056
>
>
>
>On Oct 19, 2009, at 9:15 PM, Theresa Mathiesen wrote:
>
>>Thanks for bringing this up, Tom.
>>
>>One evening last week I noticed that the light bulbs in one of our
>>rooms were dimming and brightening. (I was in this room quite a while
>>and didn't check the others.)   I've noticed this before, but it was
>>when my husband was on the computer.  These lights and the computer
>>and printer are on the same (old) circuit, and I had figured that the
>>computer and printer were taking power away from the lights.  But last
>>week my husband was away when I noticed this dimming and brightening.
>>Ever since, we've been wondering if the ancient wiring in our house is
>>giving out or whether the electrical stream coming from the company is
>>uneven.
>>
>>-- Elva Mathiesen
>>
>>On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 7:30 PM, Thomas A. Schmeling 
>><tschmeling at ric.edu > wrote:
>>>Dear Summit Neighbors,
>>>
>>>For the last 3-4 days or so, we've been experiencing something new
>>>in our
>>>house:
>>>Whenever an appliance (dishwasher, wash machine, dehumidifier, etc)
>>>kicks
>>>in, our lights dim briefly.  I've not seen this in the 2+ years
>>>we've lived
>>>in this house.
>>>
>>>I'm wondering if it's something specific to our home or perhaps
>>>some change
>>>in the local electric grid.
>>>
>>>Anyway, has anyone had a similar experience lately?
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>Thomas A. Schmeling
>>>Associate Professor and Chair
>>>Political Science- Rhode Island College
>>>(401) 456-8056
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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