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I need some help with power in my home!

This is a vulnerable question. I've been doing this hobby for way too long to not know the answer to this. I have seen lots of products marketed for power, but I've never had the need. But here we go...

The power in our house is really unstable. Lights flicker when I turn on the kettle. The space heater nearly takes us down. 

Is there some sort of regulator type thing that stores power and sends it safely and consistently to my stereos? Like a block that sits between the wall and all of my components?

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holmz
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As @gs5556 sayd:

You really should call an electrician. I'll bet a nickel it's one of two things: the service ground lost integrity; or... if you have aluminum wiring, the lugs at the panel and breakers need to be deoxidized and re-tightened

And a power condition will not ameliorate those issues, if they exist.
We also had a neutral at the service get corroded.
It is literally a “common” occurrence .

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holmz
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… If you're remotely handy and have some basic electrical knowledge, you can kill …

Electricians are called Sparkies in Australia… 😀

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holmz
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Gosh, I forgot about aluminum wiring…

It is not uncommon in some copper wired homes to have aluminium or aluminum between the service tower and homes.
I am not sure what is running down from a pole, but I think that often steel.

Hence a Sparkie can figure out whether it is between the service and the house, or within the house.

Aluminium is not by definition ”out of code”… and the power company is not usually prone to pulling out the wire from the service point to the house.

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