Circuits were all checked, turned off and on, that didn't work. The electricity came back on by itself in time.
What would cause this to happen.
2006-07-08 23:30:07 · 6 answers · asked by freeme6989506 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
it would have to have something to do with breakers.
2006-07-08 23:36:13 · answer #1 · answered by Joel E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coming into every house is Single Phase 220 Volts. It will go through your meter base and then thru your main breaker. Your breaker panel is manufactured to have 110 volts on each side. Sounds like half of your breaker panel is dead. Fisrt check the main breaker with a volt meter or a multimeter. You should have 240 volts between the two lugs/terminals at the bottom of the main breaker. If you measure from ther terminal to the netural bus bar you should have 110 volts on each terminal. if this checks out good, then check the lugs at the top of the breaker the same way i explained on how to check the bottom. If you don't have 240 volts at the top of the breaker then the problem is most likely at the meter base. These lugs will be hot when you meter them be careful. If you aren't comfortable with this then you should call an electrician.
Again the problem is either the main breaker or at the meter base. In a rare case the problem could be at the transformer that feeds your house. The main breaker and meter base is homeowner's responsibility and the transformer is the power company's responsibility.
I had this problem about a year ago, everything checked out. My power on half my house would go out and then later come back on when it felt like it. It happened more often when it was windy. I metered (tested with a multimeter) my main breaker when I had full power it checked out fine, I then meterd the main on the top side of the breaker when I lost power and found out I was losing half my power coming into the house. So I called the power company and they found a corroded lug at the transformer. The transformer was repaired and haven't had a problem since.
2006-07-09 00:46:41 · answer #2 · answered by jackrabbit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many houses have actually 220 volt coming into your fuse box, as 2 different "phases", so in fact you have 110 Volt supply in your house, but coming from 2 different circuits.
One of them must be "dead".
Check your MAIN breakers, which are probably a 100 Amp or 200 Amp type. Alternatively, one of the 2 (very thick) supply wires coming into the fuse box has come loose = DANGER.
Call a Sparkey!
2006-07-08 23:41:41 · answer #3 · answered by Marianna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your problem lies at your MAIN service from the street,in bad weather a loose connection can cause this
Call you power company and have then chk you connection at the pole, at your connection at the house, and the top of the meter socket ( their side) this will isolate your problem to a certain place.
unless you have the proper tool Stay out of the meter can and your main breaker box
Use a good electrician
Good luck
2006-07-09 01:13:17 · answer #4 · answered by mr_jim51 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Reset your main breaker. Anything beyond than that you need to call a Professional Electrician. DANGER
2006-07-09 00:03:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you may have bad connection in service drop or at utility companys transformer. call your utility company to check it out.
2006-07-09 02:15:32 · answer #6 · answered by jason 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋