[AT] OT - Electrical problem

Spencer Yost yostsw at atis.net
Sun Apr 29 07:38:23 PDT 2007


Mike wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have an electrical problem that started last night. Lights started 
> flickering and going out, but not all the power went out. My home has 
> 3 power meters. I checked the meters and the fuse boxes and couldn't 
> find anything wrong. This morning, I went back out to the meters, and 
> listened closely by the oldest, rustiest one. I could clearly hear 
> the tell tale sound of a sizzling short inside the meter can. 
> Question, who do I call, power company or electrician? Thanks, Mike
>
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In my experience if you say the word "short" and "meter" in the same 
sentence and the power company will be there before you hang up the phone.



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