Half the power is out at my house.
One leg of the 240 is arcing on the pole from our drop to the transformer.
The front of the house is on. The back is off. Nothing running on 240 is working.
The Lovely Harvey called Duke and they said they'd have us up by 0700.
Then Marv and I noticed the arcing, she called back and they immediately put her on the emergency list. Hopefully that means sooner than 0700.
Just a little friendly advice to protect your electronics...turn off your main breaker until after Duke fixes the problem. That arcing can cause serious problems.
ReplyDeleteYears ago I was heading out to work and a power line was arcing at the corner. I went back and got my wife because there was a fireball that looked to be a foot or more in diameter. (Might have been larger and I wasn't going to stare at it)
ReplyDeleteWent back later to find the grass was dead, and there were a few holes all the way through the concrete sidewalk.
Yes it most definitely is an emergency.
(And the "Electric Slide" music is now earworming me)