r/Electricity 23h ago

Is this dangerous or am I being dramatic

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3 Upvotes

There’s this little tree branch still attached to the tree that’s resting across these 2 powerlines. The line you see in the middle of the branch is above and it’s not touching. I know that in the right circumstances an entire tree and surrounding soil and be electrified and this is right next to the sidewalk and the base of the tree is in someone’s yard. I don’t know if I need to call someone or if it’s actually completely fine and I’m just being paranoid. I’m not even sure if this is the right sub for this so if there’s a better place pls lmk.

Brisbane, Australia if that matters


r/Electricity 6h ago

Why is my power bill so HIGH

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My bill for June-July is $744, using over 5000 kWh per month for a 1400 sq foot cabin with 4 window units and a well pump. Still seems way too high.

4 5000btu units, set to 70. Its an old house with only the remodeled parts having inuslation. I know nothing about this just trying to find answers of what to do. We live in the mountains of northern Greenville County SC and have never had a unit installed.


r/Electricity 6h ago

I need help please ( description )

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So I was on my laptop and im using a monitor so I have 2 screen, so like I have 1 hdmi port and 1 display port and I wanted to change the hdmi for my ps5 instead of my laptop ( laptop was Turned on) and I did my things on the ps5 it was quik after that I removed the ps5 HDMI of my monitor and I heard a ,,zzzz" so I try to turn of my monitor but I was already turned off cus of maybe the bug of the hdmi thing, after that I take a plastic rule and I tap a bit the monitor power and it was doing the ,,zzzz" thing, btw it’s my first Time switching hdmi while the monitor is on and my monitor is like less than 6 month old, For sure I removed the power of the monitor from my eletric outlet but idk If I should put it again and try if it’s working


r/Electricity 19h ago

Fan with broken ground on plug

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5 Upvotes

Can i plug in and use this fan for tonight until i can fix the plug? it’s plugged into a surge protector, thanks.