electricity supply voltage

[Stephen_374341239]

Hi All

I live in West Sussex and with others are having problems with electricity supply voltage it should be 250 to 240 volts. But just lately the voltage as been dropping down to 189 volts.

You can see eleck light builbs dimm and flicker. And yes my wiring of the house is ok before you ask.We had it checked.

Are you having probems????///

 

[WoodlandsCamper]

The nominal voltage in the UK was lowered to 230V in 2008 to harmonize with the rest of Europe, which had theirs raised from 220V to 230V. The tolerance was widened to +/- 10%, making the range 207V to 253V, so 189V is a bit low.

 

[Ianofwilts]

The voltage range currently stands at +10% and -6% giving a range of 216 to 253 volts. If outside this range you should raise a voltage complaint with your supplier. They are duty bound to look into this with some ergency. Out side of this range can result in damaged equipment especially modern electronic kit, DVD players computers, etc.

 

[Ianofwilts]

Stephen also forgot to say if your suffering from flickering lights or dimming lights this could be due to some one else connected to your local network that may be running motors, usually most common cause of Flickering aside from a loose connection on your suppliers system. When a motor starts up depending on type can take 6 times its running current when starting and flickering will depend on the application of the motor ie how often it starts up.

 

[Stephen_374341239]

Hi IAN

Yes we have been suffering from flickering lights and dimming lights and it is happening all over the Worthing area. On sunday my wife was using the fan over the cooker and had to put it on position 3 to get it to work as if it was on position 1.Food takes longer to cook in the oven. I have asked around all over the borough every body seems to be having the same promlem.

 

[Stephen_374341239]

Hi IAN

Yes we have been suffering from flickering lights and dimming lights and it is happening all over the Worthing area. On sunday my wife was using the fan over the cooker and had to put it on position 3 to get it to work as if it was on position 1.Food takes longer to cook in the oven. I have asked around all over the borough every body seems to be having the same promlem.

Sorry Problem

 

[Ianofwilts]

Stephen,

Time to get your supplier in and encourage others with the same problem to de the same. Your more likely to ressolve the problem quicker if its more widespread.

good luck

 

[Peter_374411112]

My lights dim every Saturday night, but I put this down to my teenage daughters getting ready for a night on the town....

 

[GeorgeB]

Stephen,

Littlehampton 17.55 tonight, lights flickering AGAIN, Southern Electric can't give me a reason & it's been going on for 3 weeks now!

 

[Chrisbee]

George, that's your eyelids flickering as you try to stay awake to watch the scintillating Saturday night television programmes.

 

[Stephen_374341239]

Got some answers at last. The problems not only with electricity its gas pressure and water. The problem is they have built so many new homes down here and have conneced them into the services that at peck times it connot coupe with demand. As the gentlman said you can only keep taking so much out without installing new plant all the services were just couping with demand then the Gov started this new massive building program down here in the south and the infrastructure is giving up.

BROWN AGAIN.

 

[g_374369443]

"BROWN AGAIN" Really? and this massive government building programme, please tell me more?sounds interesting

 

[Parksy]

Play nicely now........

 

[Guest]

he he, I'v a right hangover....bloody Brown's fault.

 

[cara89]

Brown....so Le croc is that a new cocktail you have been drinking?

 

[Stephen_374341239]

Gordon Brown ow her is the one that if you manage to keep your jobs this year. You will be paying BIG time in your tax bills for years and years and years and years to come. Laugh that one off.

 

[Chrisbee]

g Have a look here

http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/politics/Petition-opposes-unacceptably-high-housing-targetarticle-652605-details/article.html
I think Stephen's point is that the goverment's housing expansion programme does not take the inadequate services into account.

 

[Stephen_374341239]

g Have a look here

http://www.thisissussex.co.uk/politics/Petition-opposes-unacceptably-high-housing-targetarticle-652605-details/article.html
I think Stephen's point is that the goverment's housing expansion programme does not take the inadequate services into account.

GOT IT IN ONE Chrisbee

 

[g_374369443]

Thanks chrisbeee for the link. But it shows nothing new, I mean this sort of thing has gone on for decades, and if its not a case of resource shortages ie electricity supplies then its something else.

My favourite [and again its not something new] is where they build new housing estates on what was really flood plains!What they actually do is make the housing estate flood proof, but instead end up causing flooding problems else where!!!

Just not totally convinced on whom to blame....suppose this GB guy sounds a good bet, regardless of if he is or is not to blame!!

 

[Guest]

Brown....so Le croc is that a new cocktail you have been drinking?

Are you stalking me Caroline?

 

[Stephen_374341239]

G

Have a browse at this http://www.nofordecotown.com/news.html

Regards steve

 

[cara89]

Brown....so Le croc is that a new cocktail you have been drinking?

oh no!I`ve been seen to be stalking on the electricity topic now. I better lose my spark a bit, it can get me into trouble

 

[Guest]

oh no!I`ve been seen to be stalking on the electricity topic now. I better lose my spark a bit, it can get me into trouble

sparks can cause a fire...and playing with fire can get you into trouble

 

[Gafferbill]

Stephen.....I do not know how long you have lived in Worthing.

They built Durrington (part of Worthing) in the 1980's.

It promptly flooded due to all the new houses.

They then spent millions on a massive drainage system to correct the problem.

They will get it right one day

 

[Stephen_374341239]

Gafferbill

Lets put it this way Angmering had just 3.123 homes now 22,000. Rustington just gone of the scale.

Littlehampton had 16.698 homes now 31.295 and growing. Wick 5.000 homes now 19,501 and still growing. Durrington has just explowded out of control and now more homes on titnol lane area.

The new town at ford near Arundel 22,000 Pluse. I could go on but I think you get the idea whats going on down in this part of the country. They keep building BUT no new roads rail link etc.

there is only 3 ways over the downs A29 A24 A23 all A roads. The section of A27 that runs along from Bognor Regis to Brighton is just in a total grid lock most of the day. When it rains hard all the drains now in Ferring now pop and overflow with water into the streets.