Thread: Electricity supply / fridge-freezer

I would get an electrician in to have a look Sounds to me there a major problem.
I could guess an say you have a crook neutral but without being there and taking a look its a bit hard

As pointed out by Nev25 - without taking readings, checking connections etc, it's difficult to diagnose.

Are your neighbours having problems also? If your neighbours are similarly suffering then it's a good bet the problem is on the supply side.

Contact your supply authority and tell them that your supply is fluctuating widely and you believe this is affecting your appliances. Let them know you will be putting it in writing and any replacement appliances will be at their expense. Follow up with a letter. Get your neighbours to do the same.

Keep a log of all the times/dates of fluctuations, things you notice etc.

If your neighbours aren't having any problems - it would be worthwhile following up yourself - get someone in to check it out. Bear in mind that just because your neighbours aren't noticing anything, it could still be the supply that is the problem.

as mentioned, ask your neighbours, but ask a bit further than just the people directly nextdoor to you. chances are these people are on different phases of the supply and if the problem is isolated to a single phase than they may not have problems at all... ask your neighbours in each house up to the third one along, this should have you covered for that.

also, listen out for noise in the garden. You may hear a distant neighbour starting up a large piece of machinery in a homeworkshop, or a neighbours aircon starting. Things like that can cause interferance on start up.