Power cuts in Skerries

Beasty · 06-12-2010 8:21pm #1

Just gone off in (according to ESB emergency line) Balbriggan, Balrothery and Skerries. At this time there is no estimated time for restoration of supply

GristlyEnd · 06-12-2010 8:23pm

Still working in Bremore Castle, Balbriggan but I did see the lights flicker earlier.

Sparkles78 · 06-12-2010 8:36pm

Still have electricity in Flemington, well so far anyway.........

bcmf · 06-12-2010 8:47pm

still have it here Beasty. But from the school southwards seems to be in darkness.
I know the line set up seems to be all over the place down here.

Sinemo · 06-12-2010 9:41pm

My sister said it went from Balrothery about and hour and half ago... I'm her link to the outside world now

Scrap that its back!!

Martron · 06-12-2010 9:41pm

its been flickering here in rush

Hauk · 06-12-2010 10:46pm

It's back! \o/ Went for a pint while it was off!

kopkidda · 07-12-2010 2:35pm

Sky stopped working last night not sure if that was snow or power though.

Hauk · 08-12-2010 6:50pm

Second night in a row this week.

Tonight, the power went low and then cut out. The appliances starting spazzing out thanks to the lack of power, and then cut altogether. Five minutes later it comes back on.

Beasty · 08-12-2010 7:14pm

The low power was weird - I've never experienced it like that before. Power to give you dimmed lighting, but not enough to power basic kitchen appliances

Hauk · 08-12-2010 7:29pm

Yeah it was weird...

cyberhog · 09-12-2010 9:13am

It's called a brownout.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-brownout.htm

Sparky84 · 10-12-2010 12:52am

The dim lights were caused by a break on one of the 10kV overhead conductors behind Wavin. This meant that any 3phase transformer that was supplying housing estates etc were not receiving full power. Any single phase transformer on the 2 healthy phases would not have seen any change.

Hauk · 10-12-2010 5:01pm

cyberhog wrote: »

It's called a brownout.

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-brownout.htm

There's a sick joke in there somewhere!

LeoB · 10-12-2010 6:22pm

Martron wrote: »

its been flickering here in rush

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We are due to be off this Saturday from 7 am to 4pm so get up early for the Breakfast

Corsendonk · 10-12-2010 6:27pm

LeoB wrote: »

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We are due to be off this Saturday from 7 am to 4pm so get up early for the Breakfast

Source of information? :eek:

LeoB · 10-12-2010 6:35pm

Corsendonk wrote: »

Source of information? :eek:

Postcard in the door from E.S.B networks about Monday or Tuesday this week. Doing a lot of work around Rush at moment. Hands lane and Sandyhills yesterday

dubmick · 10-12-2010 8:58pm

the low power damaged the base of my telephone system. Result: I now have to replace it and the the three portable phones. Not happy

Corsendonk · 10-12-2010 11:29pm

Is the extra pull on the system from Xmas tree lights a factor in these power cuts? Xmas lights wouldn't be considered an essential. Maybe wishful thinking on my part to have a Xmas tree light ban like they have hose pipe bans for water:D

Beasty · 11-12-2010 12:46am

Bah Humbug Ebenezer Corsendonk....

LeoB · 12-12-2010 1:29pm

Corsendonk wrote: »

Is the extra pull on the system from Xmas tree lights a factor in these power cuts? Xmas lights wouldn't be considered an essential. Maybe wishful thinking on my part to have a Xmas tree light ban like they have hose pipe bans for water:D

I thinlk it could be a factor especially when you see some gardens with really big displays.

If I remember correctly about 4 or 5 years ago we had power outages on Christmas day. Not so sure about banning Christmas lights but maybe a request to people switch off some lights on Christmas morning as the demand will be huge so from 9am to 3 pm ask people to only have their indoor lights on??

Power cuts in Skerries

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