Hi all,
My dad lost one of the 120 legs to his house during a storm last week. He waited a few days hoping it would resolve itself (yes, I know). He finally called me and the power company is coming to check it out today.
I think the power was backfeeding through some of the double pole appliances, because many of the lights were dimly lit. The other half of the circuits seems unaffected.
My question is, what has probably been ruined by this low voltage? I know the fridge and microwave were receiving low voltage. The fan on the fridge was running when I got there but it obviously wasn’t cooling.... He also had several fluorescent lights, a sodium vapor yard light, and some photocell controlled landscape lights that were hit with low voltage.
Thankfully most of the electronics in the house were unplugged or on the other leg. Is everything else going to need replacing?
My dad lost one of the 120 legs to his house during a storm last week. He waited a few days hoping it would resolve itself (yes, I know). He finally called me and the power company is coming to check it out today.
I think the power was backfeeding through some of the double pole appliances, because many of the lights were dimly lit. The other half of the circuits seems unaffected.
My question is, what has probably been ruined by this low voltage? I know the fridge and microwave were receiving low voltage. The fan on the fridge was running when I got there but it obviously wasn’t cooling.... He also had several fluorescent lights, a sodium vapor yard light, and some photocell controlled landscape lights that were hit with low voltage.
Thankfully most of the electronics in the house were unplugged or on the other leg. Is everything else going to need replacing?