Voltage Logger...experienced recommendation?
Friends behind us at seasonal CG run into power problems annually whenever temps soar in the heat of the day, the park is near capacity, and everyone is running their a/c units. Both he and I are for...
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“If the park management had logging information would they take any corrective action? Would they need to see logs from the utility company to ensure that it was not a utility problem?“
1. Logging information is being gathered for potential litigation due to lack of corrective action. 2. Utility power is fine. In our corner of the world, the utility owns only to the top of the pole. Drops, meters, pad transformers, and everything else down line is customer owned and customer responsibility. My service is fed from the same panel and my EMS has never dropped out.
“Would they accept a series of time stamped pictures of say a Flake DVM?” “Any smartphone camera with a Harbor Freight voltmeter would do the trick.”
Both are reasonable thoughts if we had the desire or ability to babysit the project. However, we are only there on weekends for the most part. Our goal is to build a comprehensive database and document a consistent pattern.
“Better to spend the money on an autoformer, the park won't invest in a big upgrade for one customer, given the response so far.”
Autoformer has been discussed and under consideration for upcoming season for our friends, but there are similar problems elsewhere in the campground as at least 6 parties are interested in joint litigation. It is the typical 60+ year old electrical service that has not been updated and never designed for today’s modern load demands. As an example, we have verified at least 3 of these 30amp sites in question as being fed with 12 gauge wire.
1. Logging information is being gathered for potential litigation due to lack of corrective action. 2. Utility power is fine. In our corner of the world, the utility owns only to the top of the pole. Drops, meters, pad transformers, and everything else down line is customer owned and customer responsibility. My service is fed from the same panel and my EMS has never dropped out.
“Would they accept a series of time stamped pictures of say a Flake DVM?” “Any smartphone camera with a Harbor Freight voltmeter would do the trick.”
Both are reasonable thoughts if we had the desire or ability to babysit the project. However, we are only there on weekends for the most part. Our goal is to build a comprehensive database and document a consistent pattern.
“Better to spend the money on an autoformer, the park won't invest in a big upgrade for one customer, given the response so far.”
Autoformer has been discussed and under consideration for upcoming season for our friends, but there are similar problems elsewhere in the campground as at least 6 parties are interested in joint litigation. It is the typical 60+ year old electrical service that has not been updated and never designed for today’s modern load demands. As an example, we have verified at least 3 of these 30amp sites in question as being fed with 12 gauge wire.
