JC wrote:

Here lately we have had the opposite of a power surge. The power takes
a dramatic downward dive. We sleep without air conditioning and use a
small "Patton" fan mainly to create some noise to drown out the trains
and highway traffic. For the last three or four days the fan would
drag down to almost a complete stop. One of us would wake up
immediately and jump up and turn it off.

Last night I decided to do some detective work. So, when it happened,
I just left it along and went through the house turning on lights and
things. Several lights, I'm assuming they are on the same circuit,
were very dim. (we use those curly cue florescent bulbs). Nothing I
did changed the fan speed. This morning I turned the fan on and it ran
fine. I'm wondering if a breaker could overheat and drag the power
down. Also, we have a terrific infestion of fire ants


Amdro is very, very effective for fire ants here in FL......we don't
broadcast over entire lawn; only sprinkle along walks, pavers and patios
where they concentrate. Haven't really seen hills anywhere else.
Should use when rain is not forecast, and they take the bait to the nest
very quickly. I used it last two days ago where fire ants were livin'
in flower pots on my patio. No sign of them today.

and those damn crazy rosemary ants (I think that's the name---it's a
new discovery here in south Texas and they are taking over everything
so fast it's unbelievable) But, I've dealt with the ant problem before
and this just doesn't act the same.

I'll be calling the local electrician but before I sprang for that 100
bucks up front, I thought I'd check and see if anyone else has had
this problem and might have an idea what's going on.

JC