Nh co-op power outages

Sinclair · 06-22-2018, 02:09 PM

We've had consistent challenges with this in Wolfeboro too. Even with a whole house surge protector we've lost some expensive electronics (that were on their own protectors too).

I was looking briefly into putting the whole house behind a battery. This should solve both the outages and the surges. Tesla sells one, but it's not clear how many deployments they have or whether it will last long enough to be worth it.

Anyone have success with anything like this?

Hillcountry · 06-22-2018, 05:51 PM

I called this morning and reported the outage. Surprisingly enough I got a call back an hour later with some explanations of what “might” be happening.
First one was that if the lines get “tickled” by a branch there’s some kind of breaker or sensor that will “reset” causing a slight outage.
2nd one was possibly squirrels on the lines causing the resets.
The guy from NHEC was very nice on the phone and said he would refer the problem to the nearest sub station.
We’ll see..

Top-Water · 06-22-2018, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Hillcountry

I was thinking the same thing. Where do these 1-3 second outages come from?

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Originally Posted by CL 240 LS

Just had it happen here in Moultonborough this morning. It goes off and then comes right back on.

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Originally Posted by Hillcountry

I called this morning and reported the outage. Surprisingly enough I got a call back an hour later with some explanations of what “might” be happening.

Relax, it's just FLL getting his screwdrivers and jumper cables back.

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06-22-2018, 02:09 PM	#1
Sinclair Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: N/A Posts: 36 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts	We've had consistent challenges with this in Wolfeboro too. Even with a whole house surge protector we've lost some expensive electronics (that were on their own protectors too). I was looking briefly into putting the whole house behind a battery. This should solve both the outages and the surges. Tesla sells one, but it's not clear how many deployments they have or whether it will last long enough to be worth it. Anyone have success with anything like this?

06-22-2018, 05:51 PM	#2
Hillcountry Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: In the hills Posts: 2,419 Thanks: 1,664 Thanked 786 Times in 466 Posts	I called this morning and reported the outage. Surprisingly enough I got a call back an hour later with some explanations of what “might” be happening. First one was that if the lines get “tickled” by a branch there’s some kind of breaker or sensor that will “reset” causing a slight outage. 2nd one was possibly squirrels on the lines causing the resets. The guy from NHEC was very nice on the phone and said he would refer the problem to the nearest sub station. We’ll see..