Power trip all the time

• furb

  15 Apr 10, 18:24

  Circuit breaker in my home always get tripped everytime lightning strike during raining day. Wonder anyone in the same plight as me?

  There is nothing I can do but wait for the lightning to stop striking everytime during raining day if not the curcuit breaker will just keep tripping thus no point resetting it.

  I see other people home (e.g. my neighbour) still have their power on even when lightning strike. Any reason why its always my home that kena blackout?

  What's up with the lightning rods on top of my hdb flat anyway? I read that circuit breaker can trip due to lightning which striked the building thus causing a surge in the wiring.

  Apparently, the lightning rods on top of my hdb flat is not doing it's job well in attracting the lightning to strike it.

• TTFU

  15 Apr 10, 18:25

  Can call Hdb come help help ?

• furb

  15 Apr 10, 18:33

  Originally posted by TTFU:

  Can call Hdb come help help ?

  Hmm... I thought of that but what can they do? Unless it is true that circuit breaker can trip due to lightning which striked the building thus causing a surge in the wiring (I read it on the net, anyone expert in this?) and the lightning rods is indeed faulty but I have no way to prove that it is faulty.

  It can also be other reasons why it is always my house's circuit breaker that kena tripped which I have no idea what can be the other cause currently. What I can do now is to suck thumb and wait for the ligtning strikes to be over before I can reset my circuit breaker.

• ditzy

  15 Apr 10, 18:41

  So your building must be damn lucky to get struck all the time there is lightning right? Geez.

  The most likely problem is your Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker being more sensitive, probably from wear and tear. Replace it with a new one of another brand should do the trick. Get an electrician to do it, its not that expensive, should be less than 40 bucks.

  Lightning need not conduct thru a lightning conductor, it can go ground up also you know?

• furb

  15 Apr 10, 18:44

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  So your building must be damn lucky to get struck all the time there is lightning right? Geez.

  The most likely problem is your Earth Leakage Circuit Breaker being more sensitive, probably from wear and tear. Replace it with a new one of another brand should do the trick. Get an electrician to do it, its not that expensive, should be less than 40 bucks.

  Lightning need not conduct thru a lightning conductor, it can go ground up also you know?

  Ah... Interesting. It's been like, dunno 15 years I think, since I first started staying here.

• ditzy

  15 Apr 10, 18:48

  Originally posted by furb:

  Ah... Interesting. It's been like, dunno 15 years I think, since I first started staying here.

  Can replace already. Give your town council a call, and they can recommend a licenced electrician to do it for you.

  When I moved into my resale flat about 2 years back, it was already close to 20 years old, and same like you, power tripped during lightning storms also. Until one fine day, dad got the electrician to replace it, and no more such thing.

  I'm still at my office building, just found out the lightning just now knocked out the power supply to all the lifts.

• furb

  15 Apr 10, 18:52

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  Can replace already. Give your town council a call, and they can recommend a licenced electrician to do it for you.

  When I moved into my resale flat about 2 years back, it was already close to 20 years old, and same like you, power tripped during lightning storms also. Until one fine day, dad got the electrician to replace it, and no more such thing.

  I'm still at my office building, just found out the lightning just now knocked out the power supply to all the lifts.

  LOL... I guess the people are feeling really fustrated getting trapped in the lift.

  Thanks, I will just town council a call and see.

  Correction: did a calculation and found out I only live in my house for 11 years.

• aHGer^83

  15 Apr 10, 19:59

  Originally posted by furb:

  Circuit breaker in my home always get tripped everytime lightning strike during raining day. Wonder anyone in the same plight as me?

  There is nothing I can do but wait for the lightning to stop striking everytime during raining day if not the curcuit breaker will just keep tripping thus no point resetting it.

  I see other people home (e.g. my neighbour) still have their power on even when lightning strike. Any reason why its always my home that kena blackout?

  What's up with the lightning rods on top of my hdb flat anyway? I read that circuit breaker can trip due to lightning which striked the building thus causing a surge in the wiring.

  Apparently, the lightning rods on top of my hdb flat is not doing it's job well in attracting the lightning to strike it.

  y dun call electrician to solve the prob instead?

• TTFU

  15 Apr 10, 20:06

  money money money !

• Saltiga

  15 Apr 10, 23:14

  some curcuit breaker are more sentitive then others and age does play a part too, just get them replaced will do

• likeyou

  15 Apr 10, 23:26

  Originally posted by aHGer^83:

  y dun call electrician to solve the prob instead?

  
  Yes, should ask a qualified electrician to check your box for any fault.

  Also call up TC and ask them to check too.

   

  Best is to get both together to check on the spot.

• popikachu

  16 Apr 10, 01:00

  I see... so this is the reason why everytime when lightning strike, my workplace storeroom lights will goes off, while others part doesn't...

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  16 Apr 10, 09:08

  Originally posted by popikachu:

  I see... so this is the reason why everytime when lightning strike, my workplace storeroom lights will goes off, while others part doesn't...

  
  stop lightning striking everything pika >____>

  

  

• the Bear

  16 Apr 10, 09:20

  wah.. people trapped in the lift?

  call your town council to fix it...

  on the other hand, 11 years of HDB wiring = time to rewire the whole house...

  remember.. HDB = lowest quote

  anyway, my neighbour got hit by lightning before.. direct hit... i live in a terraced house.. and the strike blew up my iMac although it hit the neighbour's house.. the neighbour got it worse.. almost all the electronic equipment in their house was fried...

• SevenEleven

  16 Apr 10, 09:21

  I would assume that it is the ELCB that trip. But even it is the MCB, get it replace. It's not expensive if you know how but may have to pay a little more if you get an electrician to do it.

  It is very unlikely to be the lightning conductor but it ever happened when the DB/ Fire Alarm Panel was place directly on the opposite wall.

• likeyou

  16 Apr 10, 09:34

  Originally posted by SevenEleven:

  I would assume that it is the ELCB that trip. But even it is the MCB, get it replace. It's not expensive if you know how but may have to pay a little more if you get an electrician to do it.

  It is very unlikely to be the lightning conductor but it ever happened when the DB/ Fire Alarm Panel was place directly on the opposite wall.

  
  I think that is the main problem.

• aHGer^83

  16 Apr 10, 20:35

  Originally posted by TTFU:

  money money money !

  it doesnt cost u alot

• Reuben4932

  25 Apr 10, 23:54

  Sorry to hijack this thread....

  My box is tripping at intervals of 5-6 hours after every reset. Not sure what is the problem.

  Any recommendations on a qualified electrician that dosen't rip off jobs done in private housing?

  Many thanks in advance....

• ditzy

  25 Apr 10, 23:55

  Originally posted by Reuben4932:

  Sorry to hijack this thread....

  My box is tripping at intervals of 5-6 hours after every reset. Not sure what is the problem.

  Any recommendations on a qualified electrician that dosen't rip off jobs done in private housing?

  Many thanks in advance....

  As long as he can produce his LEW or tradesman cert will do fine.

• parn

  26 Apr 10, 00:38

  Originally posted by furb:

  Circuit breaker in my home always get tripped everytime lightning strike during raining day. Wonder anyone in the same plight as me?

  There is nothing I can do but wait for the lightning to stop striking everytime during raining day if not the curcuit breaker will just keep tripping thus no point resetting it.

  I see other people home (e.g. my neighbour) still have their power on even when lightning strike. Any reason why its always my home that kena blackout?

  What's up with the lightning rods on top of my hdb flat anyway? I read that circuit breaker can trip due to lightning which striked the building thus causing a surge in the wiring.

  Apparently, the lightning rods on top of my hdb flat is not doing it's job well in attracting the lightning to strike it.

  
  Start doing more good deeds and be a good person so that lightning will not strike you.

• kengkia

  28 Apr 10, 01:00

  Originally posted by parn:

  
  Start doing more good deeds and be a good person so that lightning will not strike you.