Power fluctuations

[Goodliz]

Has anyone noticed that their electricity power is fluctuating recently? Our power keeps dipping throughout the day making the lights dim and telly and other electrical items sort of go off but not quite. We are on Goodrich Rd.

[daizie]

Same here on Friern Rd , thought it was a poltergeist :-S

[Goodliz]

Yes, it does feel a bit like that.

[Rockets]

Same thing happened to us yesterday (we are on Hillcourt) and then at about 10pm we lost all power that came back on at about 1.30am. According to EDF Energy there are problems at the local sub-station.

[KalamityKel]

Experienced an exploding lightbulb in our house the other day... I do apologise if this has contributed to such fluctuations :-$

In all seriousness the other side of the Lane does experience ups and downs in power quite often. I wouldn't worry too much over it.

[Tarot]

Talking about light bulbs, is anyone using those ridiculous energy bulbs. They are hopeless . Also I cannot find any shops selling 100watt bulbs, Please dont start on about saving energy, etc etc. Maybe i,ll take notice when they turn all the lights out on public buildings,bridges, castles,Houses of Parliment, you get the picture. Also does anyone else hate those new dazzling car lights,another bad idea.

[EDmummy]

Our lights in the kitchen go a bit weird when the weather gets cold (something to do with condensation in the space between ceiling and roof) and this then causes other appliances to "spark" (apologies for the non technical terms). Could this be the problem for you, Goodliz?

[dullwitch]

We had a power cut in the middle of the night last night. Everything was off. The lights had been flickering th eevening before. I'm on Upland Road. Anyone else notice it?

[Pickle]

Was it around 1.30, 2ish? I'm on Upland too and there was a house alarm going off for ages around that time which woke me up, I guess it could have been caused by a power cut. I was on the verge of searching it out with a sledge hammer!

[woodie]

yeah its uneven therapia way. killed a mixing desk , a few power downs (3 hours)last year also. have supressors alla that too.

its not impressive.

[kford]

Two or three bulbs out in Hansler; clocks need resetting; timers out.

[katie1997]

yup lights have been flickering near northcross road too - has happened a few times lately, no powercuts.. yet ::o

[MissSophie]

We have had flickering lights since the powercuts that took place late last year (when certain roads would go without electricity, but others were fine) - but I get such varying excuses from the electricity company; it really does depend on who answers the phone.

Has anyone else called to report problems? If so, was a valid excuse given?

[James Barber]

Last week I asked council officers to contact EDF Energy Networks about the variable electricity supply they are providing for SE22. I don't know how long it will take to get a response or how helpful it will be.

However, it is worth pointing out that EDF Energy Networks is licensed by Ofgem. When you have any problems you should report them to EDF customerr services 0800 028 0247. The more problems are reported the more likely they are to put effort into fixing them.

Ofgem have created Guaranteed Standard of Performance Regulations - 18+ hours you can claim ?50, every extra 12 hours ?25. Not much comfort if you go without electricity.

If your not happy tell EDF. If you're still not happy then contact Ofgem.

[MissSophie]

Fantastic - thanks James!

[Sue]

My central heating thermostat/timer thingy, which has batteries in it, was going haywire when I got up this morning.

If the boiler is fired electrically (showing my total lack of techy knowledge here) could an electrical fluctuation have affected the thermostat?