On 11/9/03 2:03 PM, "Gary Blackman (EDSL)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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From: Gary Blackman (EDSL) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, 11 September 2003 2:03 PM
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Subject: IInet and the fridge...
Far be it from me to rush to the aid of IInet in any way but the fridge
analogy could be closer to the mark than at first suspected :-)
The helpdesk guy could have been referring to Earth Leakage which can do
strange things to your phone line and your power supply
But NOT with an Earth leakage Residual current device in your house.
All new houses are supposed to have them and smart people in older houses
Get them installed.
You get Earth Leakage you have NO power, the protector disconnects it until
you fix it.
I know.... Xmas eve with full fridge and wire contacts earth in the fridge
cabinet.. All power points off !
That's quite a possibility for any fridge because they have heater wires
( Yes ! I did say heater wires ) to defrost various parts of the cabinet.
These wires occasionally get a git of moisture through the insulation and
corrode away. If you have a big block of ice that develops regularly in a
corner of your fridge the chances are that your fridge's heater wire is open
circuit.
Have fun
Bob
Very interesting. I am another one of those who has nearly always
had trouble with iinet. I think it got going after the wantree take
over. But here's another weird experience - connected?
I have a 1kW PV array that supplies the electricity to the house via
a TRACE inverter during the day. That has never worked entirley free
of trouble ( a bit like iinet) Trouble is Trace are in Seattle and
they aren't sure where Australia is. In summer, the system works
reasonably well. As soon as it rains, the darn thing runs on at
night when its not supposed to, consuming electricity. Before last
winter started, I had reason to worry about the earth link of the
house, situated way away from the water taps. ( the house is 5 years
old)
I watered the link for a day. Bingo. Inverter problem came back
next night. NO ONE knows why.
Bill
