Submitted by hybrid_throwaway_ t3_ztpbb2 in pittsburgh
It’s been out since around 7:30… came back on then shut off… keeps rapidly going on and off and now it’s been out again for ten minutes solid. This can’t be good for stuff that’s plugged in right?
Probably wouldn't be a bad idea to go turn off your main breaker if it's doing that
it’s an apartment building, i don’t have access
Not even a sub-panel? Then ya I'd probably go unplug anything expensive you own (and really, even if the landlord owns it, like the fridge, I'd probably still unplug it just to save yourself a headache waiting for replacement if it breaks).
It’s a pretty regular cycle now. On for about 5 minutes. Shuts off, then comes right back on for 5 minutes. It’s been doing this for an hour.
Same thing in Northside. Almost on the dot 5 min blackouts that last just a moment before power restores
Same in Spring Hill
Same thing happened in Friendship and I had the same thought. It’s just came back on again as I started typing this.
Then went out again and just came back on. This is crazy and has never happened before to me.
Yep, here in Morningside it keeps going on and off.
Strip near 26th. Goes out for 1 to 3 seconds every 10 to 20 minutes since 10:30am. At least 45 times now.
I’ve given up and unplugged everything but my phone charger and have resigned to reading a backlit Kindle in bed until I realize I need to eat food. I’m debating turning off all the circuit breakers except for the HVAC and fridge
It’s been flickering on an off in Garfield for about an hour
Been like this all day here. Every 10 minutes it goes out for 10 seconds.
At least it up enough to keep the heater going.
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Yes! Making the work day chaotic.
There's a winter storm going on. Check the other posts for details on how cold it is!
moraceae t1_j1ejmki wrote
Same thing here (maybe we're in the same building!). I just unplugged whatever I could and started hibernating.