zoolander Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Hi we bought a new house here. There are 3 ac unit and 2 showers . It doesn't matter what ac unit or shower is working but when one is turned on all the lights dim and if a fan is running then that slows down. Even when the water pump comes on its the same problem. It feels like not enough electricity is coming in. Any ideas what this is.. thanks Sent from my SM-G7102 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerojero Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Yep, seems you are max'd out on electrical current. Drawing too many amps when multiple appliances are used simultaneously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 It certainly looks like a volt-drop issue. The odd flicker of a light when a load comes on is nothing to worry about, but consistently low voltage can cause problems for your appliances, it needs looking at. What size meter do you have (5/15, 15/45, 30/100)? Do you have a multimeter? If so please measure the supply voltage at the distribution board both with the aircon off and with it on. Are you getting power direct from MEA/PEA? Can you give us some idea of how far the house is from the meter, how far the meter is from the village transformer, if you can see the cable size at the meter that would be useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoolander Posted March 21, 2017 Author Share Posted March 21, 2017 Thanks crossy for the quick reply. Will get back to youSent from my SM-G7102 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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