Hi,
New to the forums, so sorry if this has been answered already
I live in the metro detroit area and for the last approx 3 or 4 years I have noticed that numerous cities and countys seemto be energized. Utilities (DTE,ITC,)are out working relentlessly 24/7 choppin every tree within 5 feet of wires, replacing utility poles that have bent to almost 90 degree angles, and running new wire feeds and adding capacitors everywhere you look. My observations, they dont have a clue as to where and or why they are being overloaded.
Now for the issue at my house, turn the microwave on and something is dimming, same with dryer, washer etc... and all outlets in house are reading ungrounded.
-House is fed with 2 120's to a 100 amp main service panel.
-Off the main panel the detatched garage approx 30 feet away is supplied with a 15 amp 3 wire (hot,neutral,ground) romex, branch circuit with metallic conduit leading into a rated 60 amp old school screw in sub panel.
-The sub panel has no grounding electrode
-Between house and garage is a steel gas line that leads to main, and steel/pvc sewer lateral after a break last year.
Garage outlets say grounded and I am experiencing voltage spikes anywhere from 3 to 110 v and everything in between. It seems when electricity is being used on one side of the 110 like in the garage for instance, on the other side it needs to make up for the voltage loss so the furnace for example kicks on or the hot water tank fires up, and thats without using the water or touching the thermostat.
***Garage subpanel has neutral and ground bonded
By no means am I an electrician but from what I understood, in the sub-panel the ground and neutral are supposed to be kept seperate when another metallic raceway is present? The hot water tank is not bonded from hot to cold and there is also no jumper from one side of water meter to the other.
With having a step down transformer 2 miles away, substation half mile away and petroleum pipeline, water main, and sewer main all in the proximity of 150ft from my house, could my house alone be causing issues to thousands of people by the neutral & ground bonding in the garage. My theory was that in the event of a fault, this voltage isnt making its way back to the substation but everywhere else. It has just snowed about five inches last night and the problems drastically went away but are still present.
Im 25 years old lost my job, truck, and girl to this constant feeling of being energized and my health has deteriorated. I am in desperate need of a solution. My dad thinks im crazy and that I need to go get some help. There are other issues present as well such as electrolysis of the copper piping and what seems to be arcing but I dont want to throw to much of it at you all at one time.
Thanks
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New to the forums, so sorry if this has been answered already
I live in the metro detroit area and for the last approx 3 or 4 years I have noticed that numerous cities and countys seemto be energized. Utilities (DTE,ITC,)are out working relentlessly 24/7 choppin every tree within 5 feet of wires, replacing utility poles that have bent to almost 90 degree angles, and running new wire feeds and adding capacitors everywhere you look. My observations, they dont have a clue as to where and or why they are being overloaded.
Now for the issue at my house, turn the microwave on and something is dimming, same with dryer, washer etc... and all outlets in house are reading ungrounded.
-House is fed with 2 120's to a 100 amp main service panel.
-Off the main panel the detatched garage approx 30 feet away is supplied with a 15 amp 3 wire (hot,neutral,ground) romex, branch circuit with metallic conduit leading into a rated 60 amp old school screw in sub panel.
-The sub panel has no grounding electrode
-Between house and garage is a steel gas line that leads to main, and steel/pvc sewer lateral after a break last year.
Garage outlets say grounded and I am experiencing voltage spikes anywhere from 3 to 110 v and everything in between. It seems when electricity is being used on one side of the 110 like in the garage for instance, on the other side it needs to make up for the voltage loss so the furnace for example kicks on or the hot water tank fires up, and thats without using the water or touching the thermostat.
***Garage subpanel has neutral and ground bonded
By no means am I an electrician but from what I understood, in the sub-panel the ground and neutral are supposed to be kept seperate when another metallic raceway is present? The hot water tank is not bonded from hot to cold and there is also no jumper from one side of water meter to the other.
With having a step down transformer 2 miles away, substation half mile away and petroleum pipeline, water main, and sewer main all in the proximity of 150ft from my house, could my house alone be causing issues to thousands of people by the neutral & ground bonding in the garage. My theory was that in the event of a fault, this voltage isnt making its way back to the substation but everywhere else. It has just snowed about five inches last night and the problems drastically went away but are still present.
Im 25 years old lost my job, truck, and girl to this constant feeling of being energized and my health has deteriorated. I am in desperate need of a solution. My dad thinks im crazy and that I need to go get some help. There are other issues present as well such as electrolysis of the copper piping and what seems to be arcing but I dont want to throw to much of it at you all at one time.
Thanks
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