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Tutorial on how to work around EDEnorte by Casa de Compai
I was setting up for a gig yesterday at Castaways Casa Linda and just as I turned everything on, power went off.
Their generators kicked on and the gig went on. But on the way home the only places with power heading home
after 9 PM were the Casa Linda complexes. The Edenorte incompetence is incredible. Power was on in Sosua and Cabarete along the main highway
True that the voltage brownouts are killers as mentioned in the video.
Their generators kicked on and the gig went on. But on the way home the only places with power heading home
after 9 PM were the Casa Linda complexes. The Edenorte incompetence is incredible. Power was on in Sosua and Cabarete along the main highway
True that the voltage brownouts are killers as mentioned in the video.
Yes. those are even more dangerous than blackouts. I also did not realize that the voltage jumps up and down that much. Back home I know that the grid is monitored 24/7 as demand and supply should always match as closely as possible, I wonder if they even do that here? I suppose that would explain partially (?) the bad quality of the electricity. It's not that there's not enough supply but if the "amount" of electricity in the grid is not stable, that would crash it, no?
TVs take less energy. I'd worry more about water. Corraplata is way closer to collapse than Edenorte.
Water no longer comes
You are 100% correct on that. And no plans being implemented I have heard of to improve the water supply.
Well, I have my own plan...
As for the water and power companies, they both suck.
I've got voltage protectors in my home although my electric supply is very steady. I had them from past adventures so why not.
He's got the Rolls Royce of protectors there, but my little 10 dollar ones do just fine for my location.
He's got the Rolls Royce of protectors there, but my little 10 dollar ones do just fine for my location.
It hurts to watch someone make a large investment and be dependent on something he or she has no control over. You can see this fellow has indeed taken steps in planning and constructing a dream scenario,Kudos. Now as someone with an electrical background, I have to ask, what did he upgrade from? In the video he is showing an upgraded service in what seems to be 3/4 to 1 inch conduit which houses what looks to be number two to perhaps 4/0 which at most would be 200 Amps. From his description and plans for his bar, his newest service seems to be woefully undersized. No doubt the man knows his stuff, but just as first sight he may need a much bigger service.
As always, I do hope the island can get their act together when it comes to the grid. It just seems as though it's one step forward three steps back.
As always, I do hope the island can get their act together when it comes to the grid. It just seems as though it's one step forward three steps back.
I really still think that they should rename the part of Coraaaplata that serves areas outside of POP. As a fact, we have no shortage of water at all, The cistern is consistently almost full. But I cannot understand why both utility companies seem to treat Sosua this badly. Not due to lack of paying customers... We do have blackouts but like a few minutes weekly.