Re: How to fix uneven voltage?

@nico
depends on your location. i've read that some electric distributors give 240/0 volts, maybe some give 160/80.

that being said, i can't figure out why the uneven voltages would matter. sa US they have 110/0.
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Re: How to fix uneven voltage?

make a complain with your power company.

if that thing happens in Australia. They would replace your appliance.

Re: How to fix uneven voltage?

@nico
depends on your location. i've read that some electric distributors give 240/0 volts, maybe some give 160/80.

that being said, i can't figure out why the uneven voltages would matter. sa US they have 110/0.
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Ah so it's normal to have that? The technician of our steamer was probably just looking for an "excuse".

Re: How to fix uneven voltage?

i've read that some electric distributors give 240/0 volts, maybe some give 160/80.

Have not heard of '160/80' as an intentional and/or stable configuration on 2-wire 220 V or 3-wire 220/110 V service ... got a link or reference?

For 2-wire service, if 160/80 V is what is being measured from hot to neutral/ground/earth, I would be tempted as an experiment to put some load (e.g., incandescent bulbs) on the 'legs' to see how stable that 160 and 80 V are. I would expect the voltages to not be stable under load.

I can imagine a scenario involving 2-wire 220 V service from a bank of 2 or 3 transformers, where under certain wiring and earth conditions, one might measure something like 110 and 190 from hot lines to neutral/ground/earth (which would not be in-phase but vector-add up to 220) but this wiring condition is probably unlikely!

Re: How to fix uneven voltage?

240/0 was mentioned in a local blog about building a home in the provinces.
160/80 is just a hypothesis, speaking of which - how did the electrician measure the said voltages?
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