Morning all,
I had my house extended recently, and I've only just got around to working in the new garage. I have discovered when I start my circular saw the strip lights go out! They come back on again afterwards but clearly something is not right. I didn't do any of the wiring myself, it was all done with a registered sparky and it is also all signed off. To add a bot of context though, it doesn't always do it so in persuit of getting more info, I used a consumer plug-in volt meter (the kind that also measures frequency, VA, power, p.f, and current) and can see the voltage is a little low (the sparky did mention this at the time). When it is down at 215 volt, starting the ciruclar saw causes lights to go out. When it is slightly higher, 220 or more, the lights will stay on.
I had confirmation from the missus who was sat in the original part of the house that none of the lights in there went out including florscent). I have noticed the lights do flicker a little at any time of day. Power to my house is provided by overhead cable. Is there anything I can do to get the voltage increased a little, or get put on another phase? What infomation/evidence should I ask my sparky to provide so I can get UK Power Networks to take this problem seriously? (I do have a video clip of lights going out while saw starts).
http://s825.photobucket.com/user/mininozzle/media/House stuff/LightsOut_zps561e3646.mp4.html
Nozzle
I had my house extended recently, and I've only just got around to working in the new garage. I have discovered when I start my circular saw the strip lights go out! They come back on again afterwards but clearly something is not right. I didn't do any of the wiring myself, it was all done with a registered sparky and it is also all signed off. To add a bot of context though, it doesn't always do it so in persuit of getting more info, I used a consumer plug-in volt meter (the kind that also measures frequency, VA, power, p.f, and current) and can see the voltage is a little low (the sparky did mention this at the time). When it is down at 215 volt, starting the ciruclar saw causes lights to go out. When it is slightly higher, 220 or more, the lights will stay on.
I had confirmation from the missus who was sat in the original part of the house that none of the lights in there went out including florscent). I have noticed the lights do flicker a little at any time of day. Power to my house is provided by overhead cable. Is there anything I can do to get the voltage increased a little, or get put on another phase? What infomation/evidence should I ask my sparky to provide so I can get UK Power Networks to take this problem seriously? (I do have a video clip of lights going out while saw starts).
http://s825.photobucket.com/user/mininozzle/media/House stuff/LightsOut_zps561e3646.mp4.html
Nozzle