House lights flicker...fix?

[stanward]

Yes, that should do the trick.

If you complain to your local utility about the neighbor who welds, would PG&E put your neighbor on his own transformer?



Paul C wrote:

So something like this would probably work, even for my welding neighbor?

[Nova5]

Unlikely to get your own transformer on any underground systems. Each transformer typically handles 2 houses to each side if itself. Overheads.. no idea. Goodluck getting the neighbor to pay for it.

[stanward]

If there is a lot of voltage flicker, the utility can replace the transformer with a larger size (underground depends on the next size up, and if the concrete pad can handle the next size larger). The larger the transformer, the lower the impedance, thus resisting voltage flicker. Here, the smallest padmount transformer (for underground) is 25kVA. Next size up is a 37.5kVA. For overhead, the smallest size is 10kVa, next size up is a 15kVA, then 25kVA, etc.





Nova5 wrote:

Unlikely to get your own transformer on any underground systems. Each transformer typically handles 2 houses to each side if itself. Overheads.. no idea. Goodluck getting the neighbor to pay for it.