"Cheryl" wrote in message
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Hello. It's possible I can't give enough information here for a
diffinitive answer, but I'm asking anyway. My lights and other
electrical appliances have recently been experiencing surges of
power; lights go brighter, refridgerator goes louder, etc. I'm afraid
this is going to damage something, or cause a fire. I've called the
power company and their annoying automated messages state that
flickering lights (etc) are usually caused by interier wiring, yet
others I've spoken to say that nothing can cause EXTRA power to be
supplied to the affected appliances, diminished yes, extra (surges)
no.

this isnt entirely true. although the types of things that need to happen
to cause this situation are rare, they do exist.

It also doesn't effect one or two circuits, either, but pretty
much the whole house. Should I contact an electrician, or have the
power company come out and inspect? They say they'll charge me $80
for the visit if the problem isn't in their wiring, and they might
not be able to resolve it for that price.


it seems to me the first thing to do is talk with the neighbors. take a
look at the wire where it connects up on the pole and find the people
connected to the same line as you, as close to you as possible. if you're
the only one, its probably your wiring. probably somewhere between the
panel in the house and the line coming into the house.

randy