I am having a 7000 volt transformer put on the top of a 35ft concrete post inside my garden so that I can have normal electricity - well as normal as it gets here. At the moment when the pump for the water from the well kicks in, the aircon goes off, and when the pool pump is on the TV goes off etc etc. Also I have around 20 dominican/Haitian families plugged into my line too (illegally) and I assume it is when the Dominican equivalent of Coronation St (famous British soap opera) is on then all my power goes off as they all sit down to watch the nights installment. So, having decided to have my own transformer, yesterday was the day for installation. In the UK you would do it in the day - Dom Rep of course at night. My husband explained it was because there was no sun so it was cooler. (Silly me I thought they needed to see to fix 7000 volts of electric 35ft up a pole). In the Uk you would use a team of well qualified electricians - here, 2 electricians and around 5 motoconcho drivers. In the UK we would use a mechanical machine thing to hoist the transformer (which weighs a ton) up to the top of the pole.....here a piece of string and 5 motoconcho drivers. In the Uk they would drink water and coffee - dangerous playing with 7000volts - here 2 litres of brugal.
End result.....Transformer now on pole - wobbles a bit but what the heck. Midnight - experienced electrician unconscious from Brugal on my patio. Not there this morning though. Electricity went off just after everyone left but seems to be back on now, it's probably as it is windy and its blowing the wires together on top of the pole!!!!
Just thought I'd share this. They are all back tonight to connect up the 7000 volts - so now you know just in case you read in paper of massive explosion in Juan Dolio!!!!!
End result.....Transformer now on pole - wobbles a bit but what the heck. Midnight - experienced electrician unconscious from Brugal on my patio. Not there this morning though. Electricity went off just after everyone left but seems to be back on now, it's probably as it is windy and its blowing the wires together on top of the pole!!!!
Just thought I'd share this. They are all back tonight to connect up the 7000 volts - so now you know just in case you read in paper of massive explosion in Juan Dolio!!!!!