Wrong Home Voltage

rebel2000 · 2007-07-31T09:33:50+00:00

I got a new toaster and it says it needs 120 Volts AC. My homevoltage measures 116.8333333333...(infinity) volts. (on my SperryMeter). I am a perfectionist and I will not allow this new toaster tobe plugged into an improper voltage. I called the power company andthey told me there is nothing to worry about. I told them they arethe ones that have to worry if I contact my attorney and sue them forcharging me for inferior power. My attorney is working on the case,but in the meantime I'd like to find a transformer to boost thevoltage to precisely 120 volts AC as required. I know that using anyother voltage will not make toast of the desired brownness asindicated on the color dial, and could damage the electronics withinthe toaster. This is unacceptable. Where can I buy a transformerthat will produce precisely 120 volts AC? I already had anelectrician change all the wiring in the kitchen from #14 gauge to #6gauge to eliminate wire length resistance loss, in the hopes that thevoltage would rise to the proper level, but that did not work, so Itold him not to change the wiring in the rest of the house, and willput my energies into the lawsuit against the power company, since it'stheir power that is faulty. I am also demanding a refund from thepower company in this lawsuit for the amount of incorrect voltage.Since the voltage is about 3.2% below the recommended rating, I amgoing to demand that I be refunded 3.2% of all of my electric billssince I connected to their grid in 1982. All these years I have paidfor 120 volts, not 116.83.... and I demand a refund for that amount.I am also going to demand that they pay for all appliances that havefailed since we moved into that house in 82. There's been 5 or 6 tvsets, several dvd players, several toasters, washers, dryers, furnacemotors, an electric range, air conditioner, radios, stereos a recordplayer, shavers, vacuums, hair dryers, and a whole lot more, plus myexpensive computer who had power supply failure. By the...

Jul 31, 2007 22 Replies

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Al Bundy 18 years ago

"Eric" wrote in news:46b0e260$0$15986$ snipped-for-privacy@unlimited.newshosting.com:

As Horatio Caine sometimes says, "I did not know that."

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Clark 18 years ago

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Look, the utility company gets complaints like this all the time. They know that your meter is likely not calibrated and they have nothing to worry about. What you need to do is call the National Standards Bureau and order up a 5 lb can of 120 volts to keep your meter calibrated. Be sure and document calibrating your meter every 30 days. Then measure the voltage in your home daily for a 12 month period to establish a good baseline. Be sure and tell the utility company that you did this and they will be much more responsive.

HTH and HAND

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John van Gurp 18 years ago

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