... what triggers power surges?

ENERALLYǡ ’‘™Ǧ ‡” •—”‰‡• ‘……—” „™‘Š‘‡•– ––‘Š–‡Š”‡ ‘‹˜•‡”ƒǦ ƒ’Ž‘Ž™‡‡Ž‡”…–”Ž‹…ƒ‡Ž•Ǥ…Šƒ”‡‰…‡Š‹‹…ƒ–ŽŠŽ›‡ǡ ‡–Š•‹•–Š’‡Š ‡Ž‡‘…–”‡‹…ƒ‘Ž ’‹‘–…‡”‡–ƒ‹ƒ•ǦŽ ’‡‘‡™”‡‰”›ǡ –…‘ƒ—„•‹‡‰ †‹‡•š……Š‡ƒ•”•‰‹‡˜†‡ ˆƒ”’‘’Ž‹ƒ–Š‡…‡™•ǤƒŽ—Ž ”•–‘Š…‡”‡– ‘‹”–‡‘ǡ –”Š‡‡–•’‘‹Ž‡› ‹Žƒ•‡–Ž‡ˆ…”ƒ–”…‹–…‹ƒ‘Ž•…—‘”Ǧˆ •ƒ‡…‘†•†‘„ˆ —˜–‘…Ž–ƒ•Ǥ ”‡ƒ†…Š–Š–Š‹•‘—‹•Ǧ ƒ‰™‡Š”…‡‡ˆ‘•Ǥ”‹–›„‘‡—…”‘‡Ž‡‡…•–”ƒ‹…”ƒ‡ŽƒƒŽ ’†’ƒŽ‹Ǧ ƒ† ˆ‘”‡‘•–ǡ ’‘™‹”‡•”– Š•—ƒ”’‰’‡‡•ƒ”†‡—˜”‹‡”‰› Žƒ‹‡–ŠŽ›—–‘Ǧ ◗ Lightning strikes: Ž†‹‡‰”Š•––‘‹”‰ Ǥ–‘—Š…›Šǫ‹‰‡†…ƒ‘—™•‡ …›ƒ‘—”Ž‡’ƒ†‘™–‘‡”ƒŽ‹‡š‡–”‘ƒ” •’‡‹ƒ‡” ‹Ž–‹›‘’‡‡Ž•‡‘…‘ˆ–ˆ”’˜‹…”‘ƒ‘ŽŽ–•‡˜Ǥ…‘–Ž‹–‘ƒ‹–‰Šǡ‡‘‡‘—Ž‡ˆ–…ƒ–”‹‹Ž›ǦǦ …ƒƒ…Ž Šƒ’ƒ’…Ž‹‡ƒƒ…‰‡ƒ•‹†•‘– ƒ‘–’•‘–™ƒ‡†” •–—‘””‰‡•Ǥ…ƒ—•‡† „› •‡˜‡”‡

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High powered electrical –‡Š”‡†‘’‡‹‡”ƒ…–‡‹•‘‘ˆ‘ˆ‡Š“‹—‰‹Š’’‘‡™–Ǧ Ž–‹‘‡‡‡”•Ž‡˜ƒ‘–”‘”•”ǡ‡ˆƒ”‹‰”‡”…ƒ‘–‘†”•‹ǦǤ ”‡›“’—‹…‹”ƒ‡ŽŽ›ǡƒ –ŽŠ‘‡–•‡‘ˆ †‡‡˜‡‹”…‰‡›• •–…‘‘”••™’ƒ‘‹–…†‡Š‘–‘•–‘Ž‹ƒ”•‡Ǥ†…‘–—”’”‡‘•ˆǦˆ …ƒŠǯ‹–Ž‡…–‘Š‹•’ƒ–›”’‡‡– ‘ˆ –•Š—‡”‰‹‡•Ǧ –‡Š‡›•‹–ƒ›”‡‘ˆ•Ž‡‹˜‰‡Š”–‡‹‡‰‘•—–”‰‹Š‡–•‘ǡ –—ˆŽ‡’‘™•‡Ǥ –‹–ŠŠ–Š‡‡‡•‡––‡ŠŽ‡ƒ‹…•†–›”Š‹ƒ…˜’ƒ‘Ž’Ž–‡•ƒ›‰•‡Ǧǡ Ž›‹‘‰—Š–••ˆŠŽ‹‘…—Ž‡†”‹‰‘‘–‹”…‡„Ž‹–Š‡Ǧ Š‹‘‰—•‘‡Ǥ ƒ† ‘ˆˆ ‹ ›‘—”  –Š‡ •ƒ‡ ™ƒ›ǡ ‡š’‘•‡† ™’‘‹”™‹‡‰” •—ƒ”‰›‡ ”‡‘•˜—‡Ž”– –‹‹‡ƒǤ

Bad or exposed wiring: ‡ˆ”–Ž›Š‡•™‡…‹”—‡”•‡†ƒǡ”‡”ƒ–‘•–ǡ ’”‘‹…’‡Ǧ …ƒŠ‡†™‘–‘Š‡”–Š”‡‘†‡ƒ–•† …‰‘”—ƒ†Ž†Ǧ

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◗ –™Š‹‡”‹‡‰Ž‡•…›–•”–‹‡…‹–›Ǥ ™Š‹‹•ŽŽ ™ƒ›‘ǡ Žˆ‘Ž‘™‰ǡ‡”—ŽŠ–‹ƒ˜‡ƒ–‡ƒŽ› ……‘ƒ—••–ƒ‹‰– –‡ƒŠ˜’‹‡‘‰™•‡Š”ƒ‡•’Ž—’Ž”‡•‰‡•Ǥ‘ǡ ›‡Š‘‡—ƒ•––ŠŠƒ‹›‡• ™‹‹”…‡‡• …ƒ ‡Ž‡‡…Ž––”‹…‘ƒ”Ž „™—‘””Ǥ ‹••Š‘ˆƒ—”Ž†–‘…‘ƒŽ†Žƒ‹‰‡›”‘‘——”•ǡŽ‘›…‘ƒ—Ž ‡–ŠŽ‡…’–”‹‘…„‹ƒŽ‡–‘ –ƒ‡Ǥ …ƒ”‡ ‘ˆ ›‘— ‡˜‡” ‘–‹…‡† Šƒ‘˜™‡ –„‡””‹‰ƒŠ–„Ž–ƒŠ…‡‘Ž‹—‰–Šǫ–• ƒƒ•”‹‡…ƒŽƒŽˆ›Ǧǡ Power outages: ‰ƒ›”ƒ‡••–‹˜‘‡”‡„•—”–•Š–‡‘ˆ’‘‡™‡‡””Ǧǡ

◗ ™Š‹…Š ˆŽ‘™• „ƒ… ‹–‘ ƒŽŽ –ƒŠ’‘’•Ž‡‹ƒ…‹…”‡…•—ƒ–•‘–ƒ…‡…Ǥ‡•ǡ›†‘‡—” •—ƒ”›‰‡‡š—’‡Ž‡”•‹‡•›…‘‡—ƒ–—’”‘™‘‡ˆ”ˆ †›‘——”‹”‰‡–ŽŠ‡‡…–„”Ž‹ƒ……ƒŽ ‘—†–‡Ǥ ˜‹…‡• ‹–ǯ• ƒ ˆ—•‡ ‘” …‹”…—‹– Š„‡”‡–Šƒ‡”Ǧ

Tripped safety switch or

‡’”‘ǡ ”––Šƒ‡›– ƒ”Ž‘Ž Ž’‡Žƒ‹› ƒ–Š˜‡‡™”›Š‹‘Ž‡Ǧ

circuit breaker:

‡…ƒŽ‡ŽŽ…›–ǡ”ƒ‹…•ƒƒŽ ˆ‡’–”›‘•…™‡•‹–•…Ǥ Š –›”‹’’‹Ǧ Œ’‘‹„‰’”‘’‡ƒ‡”Ž•› ‹ƒ–ǯ•††’‘”‹‘–‰‡…‹–• ›‘——– ‹ˆˆ”‘‹–ǯ• †ƒƒ’‘ƒ™‰‡”† •‹—”–‰Š‡‡Ǥ Š’‹”‰‘Š…‡”•‹•ǡ ‹†–‘…™ƒ –„Š‡‡…‘–”ƒ…‡Ǥƒ

Exposed wiring may result in a power surge over time. If the wires are not properly secured, rats, mice and other rodents could chew on them and gradually destroy the whole wiring system.

The rainy season is upon us now, we will experience heavy storms, lighting and thunder and our lines may be affected wh—icƒhŽŽm› a†y‡c•a–”u‘s›ep–Šo‡we™r Šsu‘rŽ‡ges.