How To Do You Measure the Quality of Your AC Power?
They tested the line from the street to my meter. I don’t know what they tested exactly. Is that the same thing? At our place, the power quality survey took four weeks. They installed a special meter at our service panel from which they downloaded data once a week for four weeks. The initial visit entailed checking the voltage on the lines, checking the connections at the service panel and power pole, and testing continuity of all the breakers. So, not the same thing. |
@hilde45: @jea48 Thanks for the very practical answer and to @tvad for the tip on contacting the electrical company. We’ll see how they react, and if they can come out... Tip: My electrician said to tell the Power Company that we had a problem with dimming lights, which would provide a reason for the Power Company to do a power quality check. The Power Company found a neighborhood transformer that needed replacing, and they also found something on our power distribution pole that needed replacing (as well as a few neighbors, so they benefitted too). They also tested every breaker in my panel for continuity (I think the term was continuity...it’s been a while), and said quite a few were out of specification and should be replaced, which I had my electrician do. Thank you to @vk_onfilter for directly answering the OP’s question. |
Early in 2020, on the recommendation of my electrician and @jea48, I contacted our Power Company and requested a power quality analysis. They installed a special meter and downloaded weekly readings for a month. It resulted in some repairs to our service, and to neighbors’ service. One repair improved voltage consistency. It was free. Well worth investigating. |
