G
George
- Jan 1, 1970
- 0
Hi there
Is there anything, (apart from spikes) that could be wrong with an
electrical supply that would cause what appears to be higher than average
failures of electrical items?
I have had the electric company come out and do a test which involved
leaving a device plugged into a socket over a weekend and they said the
results were fine, with a good earth. Recently our landlord had an
electrician come and do something which involved taking all the bulbs out of
the lights and plugging another device in for 20 minutes or so, again it got
the all clear.
Yet we seem to go through electrical items very quickly, the most recent
being my PC monitor which burned out at the weekend. The kettle went a
couple of weeks ago, my PC PSU went bang just before that, the transformer
in a VCR went, our TV died a few times after repairs, bulbs blow frequently,
the cooker went bang about two months back, the red lights on sockets in the
kitchen blew etc.
So is it just coincidence or could there be something wrong with the supply
that the above tests don't look for or missed due to the short test period?
It's an AC UK supply.
tia
Is there anything, (apart from spikes) that could be wrong with an
electrical supply that would cause what appears to be higher than average
failures of electrical items?
I have had the electric company come out and do a test which involved
leaving a device plugged into a socket over a weekend and they said the
results were fine, with a good earth. Recently our landlord had an
electrician come and do something which involved taking all the bulbs out of
the lights and plugging another device in for 20 minutes or so, again it got
the all clear.
Yet we seem to go through electrical items very quickly, the most recent
being my PC monitor which burned out at the weekend. The kettle went a
couple of weeks ago, my PC PSU went bang just before that, the transformer
in a VCR went, our TV died a few times after repairs, bulbs blow frequently,
the cooker went bang about two months back, the red lights on sockets in the
kitchen blew etc.
So is it just coincidence or could there be something wrong with the supply
that the above tests don't look for or missed due to the short test period?
It's an AC UK supply.
tia