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Len and Jo · Jul 21, 2011

The 1st world...
The temp. get up to 100f in SE Michigan today. The line voltage at our house is 98 volts as measured by my Killawatt meter. Normally around 116v-119v.

The 3rd world....
At the Mirebalais, Haiti La Mirage hotel the line voltage ran around 90 volts. On the other side of the river running through town the line voltage was 80 volts at the St. Blaise Orphanage.

I assume out west where high temps are more the norm the electrical grid is more robust and the voltage drops are less in the summer heat.

Ned · Jul 21, 2011

Here in Milwaukee where the nominal voltage is 116 in the park, we're at 111 these days with highs near 100F and A/C running nearly 24 hours a day.

seilerbird · Jul 21, 2011

I am in the middle of the southwest desert and it is 100 degrees right now. My A/C is running full bore and the line voltage is 118 with the A/C and the TV running. The A/C keeps this place at around 80 degrees which is plenty comfortable.

geodrake · Jul 21, 2011

6:20 PM and we are in Sangchris Lake State Park (Springfield, IL) with temps 100.6 and A.C power at 115VAC. We ran the generator and both A.C.s all day as we drove.

Len and Jo · Jul 21, 2011

Voltage is now down to 94.3 volts. Some appliances do not function (microwave, my shop florescent lights, battery charger to name a few). Ned, put some on those volts onto a boat and send them across. Wonder what makes the difference in area voltage?

seilerbird · Jul 21, 2011

Len and Jo said:
Voltage is now down to 94.3 volts. Some appliances do not function (microwave, my shop florescent lights, battery charger to name a few). Ned, put some on those volts onto a boat and send them across. Wonder what makes the difference in area voltage?

Are you checking the voltage at the pedestal and inside your rig? There might be a problem with your rig.

Len and Jo · Jul 21, 2011

Inside my house. We are not on the road. Must be getting close to a brown out.

Isn't the voltage supposed to be balanced across the various grids across the country?

Ned · Jul 21, 2011

Len, I'd like to send you some power, but I'd rather have my rear A/C working again. One A/C just can't keep it cool enough inside in these temperatures.

Ernie Ekberg · Jul 22, 2011

Ned said:
Len, I'd like to send you some power, but I'd rather have my rear A/C working again. One A/C just can't keep it cool enough inside in these temperatures.

Ned, are you guys going to FMC rally in Madison? I'll be there at the vendor tent with Dupree products showing my floor covering. Stop by and say hi

Ned · Jul 22, 2011

Ernie, sorry, no we won't be in Madison. We will still be in Milwaukee if you come this way.

Theberrys · Jul 22, 2011

The voltage in Albuquerque is at 118 and doesn't change throughout the day.

That's read on a Kill-A-Watt.

Must be prepaired for the 110 deg. temps.

Barb · Jul 22, 2011

Len,
We're up near Port Huron. Inside meter reads 121 now, but will drop to 115,116 at the peak of usage. It was 102 yesterday. And there were 55 high records broken across the country yesterday. No one can plan for that.

Ken & Sheila · Jul 22, 2011

Ernie,

We'll be at the rally along some others on the forum. We'll stop by to say Hi.

To keep on the thread - we are in Menominee, MI. Should be 87deg today, but only 77 tomorrow. Nice shaded riverfront site, OK with 30amp power, voltage has been good.

ken

Len and Jo · Jul 22, 2011

Temp at 10:30 last night was still 87f and that is unusual for Michigan. 78f this a.m. and line voltage back up to 110volts. Most every store is sold out of room A/C units and I am sure every A/C unit and fan in SE Michigan was on yesterday.

On our way over to Sleepy State Park north of Lansing to meet daughter and her family for a 4 day weekend. Taking swimming suit and LOTS of drinks.

Hfx_Cdn · Jul 22, 2011

He're at the cottage at Parlee Beach, NB, we're about 100 miles east of the dome causing the heat wave throughout North America. we have 119 volt power and it is 67 F. Comfortable for bike rides, but not beach weather.

Ed

Daisy · Jul 23, 2011

Here we are in southern AZ with temps in the comfortable 80s and 90s and no A/C at night. Just natural a/c with doors and windows open. Sorry, guys, just had to say it.

We're happy to have had to stay home this summer, as we've been monitoring some of our favorite haunts and it's much worse in those places, so we really haven't missed anything. Oh yeah! It really is a DRY heat...... ;D

Daisy

Ken & Sheila · Jul 23, 2011

Daisy,

Glad your temps are reasonable. We avoided the real heat by staying way north Current we are moving a little further south but it still looks good.

Ken
In Menominee, MI. Hi today 80degs (yesterday 87)
Next stop Baileys Harbor, WI

Ned · Jul 23, 2011

If you haven't picked a park in Bailey's Harbor, Beantown is a nice campground just outside of town.

Wendy · Jul 23, 2011

84 degrees in central Oregon today and that's the hottest it's been in 3 weeks.

Wendy
La Pine, OR

BernieD · Jul 23, 2011

Ned said:
If you haven't picked a park in Bailey's Harbor, Beantown is a nice campground just outside of town.

That's good to know, our Spartan Chassis Chapter post FMCA-Madison rally will be there.

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