I recently posted something about my stove igniter burning out after a power
failure.
My electric company, ComEd would not pay for the damage and an appeal to them
got nowhere. They are only responsible for 'negligence' issues. If we have
more than normal rates of power outages in my neighborhood, can't that be
construed as
negligence? I don't think surge protection would have made a difference, in my
case.
Maybe I should contact my insurance company, but for $165 in damages, it may not

be worth it.

Sherwin D.

tamrad11 wrote:

Hello I have a question about electric company's and if they pay for
damages that were caused by them.
We have had trouble for a while now, and called our electric company
three times to check out what is wrong with our home. They said no
problem on the pole, call an electrition. Lights going dim then so
bright the light bulbs blow. It has been 4months now and 3
electritions later. Last night everything that we own got zapped and
now is no longer working. Our home nearly cought on fire. We called
Ameren UE and they sent someone out tonight to look at the pole. They
found out that it WAS their fault. The transformer had a loose ground
or neutral and the guy fixed it. Now my question is this, are they
responsible for all the damages? The only thing I have that works, is
this computer and one lamp. (They were unpluged thank goodness!) I
have been told that Ameren should have to pay for replacements but I am
sure they wont want to since it is going to be very high. (I have about
$6500.00 added up so far.) Any one ever have to deal with this? Please
give me some advice. Thanks!