Author Topic: Electricity: The "Are Your Lights Working?" Thread (Read 700 times)

tgarve · « **on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 02:46:51 AM »

i am writing this from my mobile, has anyone elses power gone out?

Greg · « **Reply #1 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 02:47:48 AM »

Went out and then came straight back on in Gosforth, where are you?

Greg · « **Reply #2 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 02:51:51 AM »

0800 668877 for more info.

Greg · « **Reply #3 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 02:58:36 AM »

Just happened again.

tgarve · « **Reply #4 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 03:10:03 AM »

heaton, rang that number, no auto message like, what u reckon it cud b

Greg · « **Reply #5 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 03:13:07 AM »

Quote from: tgarve on Wednesday 7 January 2009, 03:10:03 AM

heaton, rang that number, no auto message like, what u reckon it cud b

Look outside, are the streetlights on? Do any houses in your street have lights on?

Try and work out if it's just your house or a wider area.

Checked the fusebox?

I'm off to bed! Goodluck.

tgarve · « **Reply #6 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 03:18:09 AM »

All lights nd streetlights in the area off, im just guna sleep nd hopefuly wil wake up in warmth tomorow if its bk on!

Greg · « **Reply #7 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 03:21:31 AM »

Quote from: tgarve on Wednesday 7 January 2009, 03:18:09 AM

All lights nd streetlights in the area off, im just guna sleep nd hopefuly wil wake up in warmth tomorow if its bk on!

Unless you have storage heaters and no gas then heating should run on gas so you should have warmth either way!

Did you speak to them about it on that number? Says on the website not to presume they know about it, just in case everyone has gone to bed and nobody has informed them. You'll want them to get their engineers on it asap I'm sure.

http://www.ceelectricuk.com/page/contact/nedl.cfm

madras · « **Reply #8 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 09:25:23 AM »

looting opportunity missed

WarrenBartonCentrePartin · « **Reply #9 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 09:54:59 AM »

yep! Happened here on Cardigan Terrace (Heaton). Done it a few times recently.

f***ing pain in the arse, 'cos its been happening when I'm asleep, and once it comes back on, all the f***ing house alarms reset themselves, and no-one in each house rushes to turn them off, so I'm woken up.

pinkeye · « **Reply #10 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 11:08:04 AM »

I am in Gateshead and we are having the power dim and come straight back up this morning, has happened 3 or 4 times so far. Luckily the house alarms have not started yet, probably temping fate there like!!

Blefuscu · « **Reply #11 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 11:20:16 AM »

We are having no problems with the power in Blyth. Its a 33% chance of having no power due to prefering crack and white lightning to comfort/being tapped into the mains to keep the skunk plantation nice and warm/being a normal person who uses electricity normally (just before anyone else makes wise cracks). I fall into the third catagory.

madras · « **Reply #12 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 11:51:48 AM »

west end and the only thing on low power is myself

Adam^ · « **Reply #13 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 04:13:04 PM »

Well the gas is running out, got to cut the power off to the lower classes first

Ste · « **Reply #14 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 06:32:03 PM »

I thought there was a powercut in my street last night, until a bus went past with its lights on.

Haz · « **Reply #15 on:** Wednesday 7 January 2009, 06:35:34 PM »

Parts of walker went out three times before Xmas for several hours. It turned out the people erecting the new street lights were less than scrpulous in their work. Last time it happened the street lights went out but we all had house electricity!

LoveItIfWeBeatU · « **Reply #16 on:** Thursday 8 January 2009, 01:08:47 PM »

Just had a power cut in Holystone (near Palmersville and Benton).

robbo_11 · « **Reply #17 on:** Thursday 8 January 2009, 01:26:51 PM »

Yup power went off then straight back on in Forest Hall.

GM · « **Reply #18 on:** Thursday 8 January 2009, 01:29:34 PM »

Reminds me...we had a black out in our street the other night. Police told us all to stay inside until they'd shot the b******.

Tooj · « **Reply #19 on:** Monday 23 January 2012, 06:34:00 PM »

All of my lights aren't working downstairs, yet the upstairs ones are fine.

Also, some sockets aren't working upstairs, yet are fine downstairs.

Any ideas?

Dave · « **Reply #20 on:** Monday 23 January 2012, 06:35:15 PM »

Checked your fuses?

Jill · « **Reply #21 on:** Monday 23 January 2012, 06:35:50 PM »

Might need to flip one of those switchy things/change a fuse.

MW · « **Reply #22 on:** Monday 23 January 2012, 06:38:07 PM »

my cold taps arent working

Tooj · « **Reply #23 on:** Monday 23 January 2012, 06:38:36 PM »

Jill, I have flipped the switchy things.

Jill · « **Reply #24 on:** Monday 23 January 2012, 06:40:45 PM »

Oh well, that's the extent of my input. Sorry.