Or.... how the POCO spent 400 bucks of our money....:jester:
Some of you had asked me to let you know how this problem got sorted out....
(pardon me, I've got a slight case of the grumps
)
So, POCO had come out, removed the meter, pointed at some corrosion on the leads to the meter pan and said, "That's your problem, but not our problem..... call an electrician." :whistling2:
So, we called an electrician, who cleaned the corrosion on the neutral lead at the bus bar in the panel and on the neutral lead in the meter pan :wacko:
(even though I explained to him that when the problem happens, there is no power between one leg of the main and the neutral, and only 120 between the two legs of the main):wallbash:
{doesn't that mean that one leg of the main is down and the neutral is fine?
that was what I was trying to tell him...}
Then he charged us for 3 1/2 hours of work, and left.
:thumbup:
Within 30 minutes, the power went out on the offending circuits (every other breaker circuit, but no breakers tripped). :cursing:
So, when I get the electrician back out, he now notices that the compression fitting on the B phase at the weather mast has melted the insulation from heating up.wink: I TOLD ya so!)
On the supply side of the meter, this is now the POCO's problem (again).
So, POCO comes back out,
(after some phone calls where I nearly bit my tongue off because I was trying to remain polite)
:furious:
replace the compression fitting, and drive off into the sunset like heroes.
By now, everyone is in agreement that:
==The poor connection at the weather mast is what caused the problem.
==The power company should have noticed the melted insulation on the compression fitting.
==The cleaning and repairs on the corroded parts probably would have someday been neccessary anyway, even though it did not correct the problem.
So, I have attached a picture of the compression fitting, which was owned, removed and replaced at no charge bye the POCO, yet cost us $400:thumbsup:
Some of you had asked me to let you know how this problem got sorted out....
(pardon me, I've got a slight case of the grumps
)So, POCO had come out, removed the meter, pointed at some corrosion on the leads to the meter pan and said, "That's your problem, but not our problem..... call an electrician." :whistling2:
So, we called an electrician, who cleaned the corrosion on the neutral lead at the bus bar in the panel and on the neutral lead in the meter pan :wacko:
(even though I explained to him that when the problem happens, there is no power between one leg of the main and the neutral, and only 120 between the two legs of the main):wallbash:
{doesn't that mean that one leg of the main is down and the neutral is fine?
that was what I was trying to tell him...}
Then he charged us for 3 1/2 hours of work, and left.
:thumbup:
Within 30 minutes, the power went out on the offending circuits (every other breaker circuit, but no breakers tripped). :cursing:
So, when I get the electrician back out, he now notices that the compression fitting on the B phase at the weather mast has melted the insulation from heating up.
wink: I TOLD ya so!)On the supply side of the meter, this is now the POCO's problem (again).
So, POCO comes back out,
(after some phone calls where I nearly bit my tongue off because I was trying to remain polite)
:furious:
replace the compression fitting, and drive off into the sunset like heroes.
By now, everyone is in agreement that:
==The poor connection at the weather mast is what caused the problem.
==The power company should have noticed the melted insulation on the compression fitting.
==The cleaning and repairs on the corroded parts probably would have someday been neccessary anyway, even though it did not correct the problem.
So, I have attached a picture of the compression fitting, which was owned, removed and replaced at no charge bye the POCO, yet cost us $400:thumbsup:
