August 26, 201312 yr Had a small cell roll through tonight: Aug 25 17:52:43 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power failure. (Minor Issues) Aug 25 17:52:44 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power is back. UPS running on mains. (Minor Issues) Aug 25 17:54:34 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power failure. (Minor Issues) Aug 25 17:54:36 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power is back. UPS running on mains. (Minor Issues) Aug 25 18:06:54 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power failure. (Minor Issues) Aug 25 18:06:56 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power is back. UPS running on mains. (Minor Issues) Aug 25 18:15:55 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power failure. (Minor Issues) Aug 25 18:15:57 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power is back. UPS running on mains. (Minor Issues) Aug 25 18:17:27 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power failure. (Minor Issues) Aug 25 18:17:29 Subdivisions apcupsd[1842]: Power is back. UPS running on mains. (Minor Issues) I always get a little scared for non-protected stuff in the house. Fridge, air handler, etc.
August 26, 201312 yr ...ugly...anything with a cooling compressor, like Fridge, AirCon, Heatpump is in danger with these frequent spikes. You are usually save to switch on again after a period of 20mins after the compressor has been switched off/shut-down. Most modern equipment has got a protection for that, but fridges >10years of age most likely have not.
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