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Updated about 8 years ago,
Lights flickering in 2 rentals
I got a call from a good tenant . he describes how when they start the dryer all the lights dim in the house , then they will flicker for a while . He wants me to call an electrician , I tell him I will look at it first , he was dead on in what he said . So I had a thought , let me check the house next door , so I went in and turned on the lights and then the dryer , it did the same thing . I check another building on a separate meter on the property , yup it is acting funny . I stop by 2 neighbors , they have noticed the same thing . So I tell them to turn off all electronics , even the heat if its controlled by a board . Everyone was like why? Well I suspect its broken neutral on the supply line , if I am right you could toast electronics , and if there is too much draw on the line it could fry electrical panels or worse .
Called Balto gas and electric .. they were there in 1/2 hour ................ I was right , a broken neutral on the main feeder . 5 houses were using electric with no neutral .
Floating neutral wire of a broken neutral is a very serious problem