Power surges: what to do and where to complain

Electricity is used everywhere. And it doesn't matter where a person lives in a private house or in an apartment - electricity is used regularly. For example, this is the lighting of the room, the use of various electrical appliances and everything that so simplifies a person's life. But, unfortunately, the network is not always able to withstand even voltage. This has a bad effect on the operation of electrical equipment, sometimes it even leads to their breakdown. Power line surges are sudden and sudden increases or decreases in voltage. This phenomenon significantly reduces the life of household appliances, so it is important to know how you can protect yourself from it. In this article, we will tell you what to do if power surges are constantly observed in an apartment or private house.

Causes of drops

What causes such leaps? There are many reasons for this. These may not only be emergency problems. The reason for such jumps can also be natural and man-made. The main ones are:

1. Disconnection from the network of several powerful electrical appliances at once. An apartment building uses a huge amount of powerful electronic technology. If in the house old wiringthen it is very dangerous. But this kind of voltage surges also occur in new-style houses. This is justified by the fact that the load was not designed for the use of strong devices, taking into account that the electricity network in the new house is using the old one. It happens as follows: when consumers are turned on, the electrical network senses a drop in current. If electrical appliances or one powerful device are turned off, then sharp surges occur.
2. Unstable operation of the transformer substation. Transformer substations that distribute and transport energy in power grids, as a rule, were built a long time ago. Therefore, the equipment that is installed and used there has a lot of wear and tear. In addition, most transformers, due to the increased use of electricity, are constantly overloaded. As a result, there are unforeseen failures at substations, and, consequently, power surges and surges.
3. Electrical network, and failures in its work. All cities and villages in the country are shrouded in a huge number of power lines. Today's world cannot exist without electricity. But the power grid, which was built many years ago, is not improving; on the contrary, it is becoming unusable. This means that accidents, line breaks and short circuits are a completely normal reaction of transmission lines, the consequences of which are not good. Such accidents lead to such consequences as power surges and surges.
4. Break zero or loosening of the ground. The parameters of the electrical network can also change due to a zero break. This is one of the most dangerous accidents and causes a big change in the transmission line. As a result, all electrical equipment that is plugged into the outlet burns out. Even the one that does not work, but is simply connected.

How much damage can horse racing cause?

An electrical network, the voltage in which constantly jumps, poses a threat to household appliances. And since household appliances are very expensive, the issue of protecting them from sudden changes is very relevant today. If the power grid is of poor quality, then the voltage can reach 380 V, and drop to 180 V. This is when the norm is 220 V with a permissible error of 10%.

But such tolerances can cause a lot of trouble in people's lives. Maybe for household appliances this only entails a decrease in the service life, but for such devices where exact values ​​are important, this is already a big problem. For example, it can be laboratory or any medical equipment, various production equipment. Power surges cause serious damage.

How to deal with this phenomenon?

What methods are there to deal with power surges and what to do to resolve this issue? Of course, the most optimal way is if the power grid of one house and its distribution systems are completely replaced. After all, if completely replace the wiring in the apartment, then this will not save her from the drops.

In order to make the consequences of hopping in the transmission line less detrimental, several solutions are used:

• Relay. When the voltage changes, this device disconnects electrical appliances from the power supply. When the parameters stabilize, the relay automatically connects the devices to the network.
• Stabilizers. About, what are the voltage stabilizers, we talked about in the corresponding article.
• Uninterrupted power supply unit. Instructions for choosing a UPS for your home we also provided the site!

Protection of equipment from power surges using these devices will be the most optimal solution. In order to decide which device is better to choose, we recommend watching this video:

How to compensate for the damage caused?

Don't know where to go and where to complain in the event of a breakdown of household appliances that have broken down as a result of power surges in the transmission line?

Power engineers and housing offices are responsible for this. Therefore, first of all, you need to contact there. As soon as such an unpleasant moment has occurred, you must immediately go or call the ZhEK and leave a request. After fixing the damage caused on paper, you should go to court.

The current power grid is constantly malfunctioning. And so that such a network with its problems does not harm property, it is necessary to try to protect it with special devices. If, nevertheless, this happened and the drops have disabled the household appliance, then you should write a statement to the housing office. After all, they are responsible for the electrical network and its stable operation.

So we examined what causes power surges in the power grid and how to deal with them. We hope the information provided was useful to you!

You probably don't know:

• Causes of electricity losses in electrical networks
• How to connect the stabilizer to the electrical panel
• How does a voltage relay work?

When there are power surges throughout the village, then this article is understandable. And if the races are only on one street? Then what is it? A lot is connected to our transformer. So what. Why should the inhabitants of our street suffer? There is light everywhere, but we? All this is happening in the Metallist of the Amvrosievsky district along Kalinin street.