If the lights are turned off during the day
During the day, the very fact of a power outage is much less problematic, since lighting can significantly expand the spectrum of occupancy. To begin with, you can start preparing lunch or dinner for your husband (unless, of course, you have an electric stove). There are many dishes that can be easily prepared without using any electrical appliances. Then you can move on to cleaning. I think you can find at least some corner in your home that could use some cleaning.
If you are done with cleaning, then start knitting or any other type of needlework - the time has come when neither the Internet, nor the telephone, nor the TV will distract you from creating some masterpiece with your own hands. By the way, a masterpiece can be created not only with the help of knitting needles. Helpers in this matter will also be a needle (you can embroider, or you can sew a soft toy), a hook, beads, and salt dough.
If you are not in the mood for needlework, you can just read a book or go for a walk down the street.
Another good way to have fun is with your child (if you have one). With him there won’t even be a question about what to do. This can be a lot of options for role-playing games, letting in sunbeams, playing with pets and toys, drawing, cutting out, gluing various applications and walking outside.
Causes of power outage
The light in the apartments of city residents and the houses of rural residents disappears for various reasons. And the area of disconnection can be different - from one apartment (house) to an entire microdistrict, or, less often, a city.
Let's first consider cases of general shutdown. The power supply may be interrupted for two reasons:
- in connection with planned preventive or repair work that is carried out from time to time on certain sections of the city network;
- due to an accident, the cause of which could be a lightning strike during a thunderstorm, overheating of power lines, a disruption in the operation of substations, and even a car accident that caused a telegraph pole to fall.
Accidents are rare, and planned outages are usually announced in advance.
New York City at night during a massive power outage in the fall of 2012. The reasons for the outages are overload of substations of all voltages triggered by ATS systems
It can be difficult to navigate the causes of force majeure, especially if it is dark around. First you need to find out why and for how long the power was turned off, and then act depending on the situation - try to solve the problem yourself or call the right authority. Let's consider all cases in order.
More often, shutdowns occur at the household level, in a separate apartment or house. There are also many reasons, here are the most common:
Due to the simultaneous plugging of several powerful household appliances into sockets, a circuit breaker located in the electrical panel is triggered. If the apartment network is divided into several lines, then only one is disconnected - the overloaded one
The disconnection of the group circuit breaker in the apartment panel will be caused by: a wire damaged when drilling a wall, a short circuit in the socket, faulty household electrical equipment
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If the meter begins to give incorrect readings, or is accidentally or intentionally damaged, the electricity may be turned off. To avoid troubles, we recommend that you respond promptly and write an application to replace the faulty device.
If a consumer does not pay for electricity within 3 months, he is sent a notice, after which he is given another 10 days to repay the debt, and then the electricity is turned off. Terms can be reduced to 2 months or even 45 days - depending on the terms of the contract
Who to call if there is no power for several hours?
For safe wiring repairs, contact a professional technician. To order electrician services in Korolev or place a call for an electrician in Mytishchi, immediately contact our operator as soon as the power goes out. If you need an electrician in Shchelkovo, call us, we will arrive within an hour.
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If the lights are turned off in the evening
First, it should be said that many prudent housewives always have a certain number of ordinary candles in their house. They are purchased in order to create at least some lighting during the period when the lights are turned off. The atmosphere turns out to be very specific - semi-darkness, silence and candles. You can't think of a better way to do fortune telling. Or you can take advantage of the situation for romantic purposes and have a candlelit dinner.
It is unlikely that on an ordinary evening you will gather your whole family at a romantic table, but the lack of electricity in the house can definitely bring you together.
If you have battery-powered lamps and lanterns in your home in addition to candles, you can even play any board games such as checkers, chess, backgammon, lotto or card games.
A good form of entertainment, both for a small number of people and for a large company, would be telling scary stories one by one (as in childhood) or some kind of word games, for example, playing cities.
Truth or Dare? - What do you prefer?
You will need a plastic or glass bottle and you can play it between 4 or more people. This is a good game when there is no electric light, day or night. And this is something that you can play by candlelight without any problem.
In the game, participants make questions or impose problems on each other. The instructions are as follows:
- Players must sit on the floor in a circle. It is important that each player remains facing front with the player positioned at the other end of the circle.
- One of the participants must turn the bottle over . When stopped, the bottle will point to two people at random.
- The person indicated at the bottom of the bottle must ask the one indicated by the peak Truth or Dare? If it answers "truth", the other must ask a question, but if it answers a "challenge", the other will suggest a problem.
Reasons for mandatory elimination of lamp blinking
When the lights are turned off and the light bulb blinks at night, everything must be done to prevent this from happening again. Flickering needs to be eliminated for the following reasons:
- There is a constant disturbance of human peace.
- The service life of the lighting device is reduced. As a result, the lamp service life is reduced significantly. And even the high performance and long service life praised by the manufacturer will not help. The average service life of an LED or fluorescent lamp is almost 10 thousand hours (plus/minus a few hundred more hours). Such a long period of operation is determined by the fact that the LED consumes significantly less electrical energy. But if the lamp constantly blinks, then the operating life will be 4-5 thousand hours or less. An important factor here is the quality of the lamp and the manufacturer.
- Unsafe for the living space and its occupants. At any moment, a short circuit in the electrical network can occur, which often provokes a fire, ignition and ignition in the wiring.
Therefore, when faced with such a problem, you need to try to simply replace the lamp and see what happens. If this does not help, then there is no point in dealing with the wiring and electrical panel without special skills and tools. Among the basic safety rules that must be followed, first of all it is worth noting the following:
- turn off the electrical power at the panel to protect the residents of the apartment or house;
- call an electrician;
- warn neighbors on the landing that similar problems are observed and therefore wiring repairs will be carried out.
Thus, flashing of the lamp after turning off is common. It is possible to solve this problem, but to do this it is necessary to establish the true cause of this phenomenon. If you cannot cope with the consequences of flickering LED lighting on your own, then you need to seek qualified help.
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According to the recommendations of Rospotrebnadzor, the temperature in your refrigerator should always be maintained no higher than 4 °C, and in the freezer - about -18 °C.
Keeping thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer is a good way to ensure you know what to do in the event of a power outage. The thermometer will tell you when your refrigerator or freezer has reached an unsafe point.
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- Open the microcurrent circuit by turning off the backlight on the switch.
- Change the parameters of the backlight power circuit so that the current is insufficient to charge the capacitor.
- Wrap the currents in a circuit with less resistance.
- Replace the switch with a model without backlight or install other lamps.
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Vegetable oil
Having vegetable oil on hand, you can make an oil candle.
To do this, you will also need wire, natural thread, a small metal container and a match.
To make a wick holder, wrap a match with wire in a spiral. Gently pull it out so that the shape remains. Thread the thread and place the wick in the center of the metal container with vegetable oil. Wait a bit for the thread to become oiled and you can light the candle.
5. Hidden is the best and fun game when there is no light
You need a safe and clean space, and 3 or more people. Many people already know this game, and it basically consists of players hiding one of the participants, who gives them time to look for their hiding place. He then searches for them until he finds the last one.
It is played with light, but it can be better when there is no light. Thanks to the darkness, players will be able to hide at a glance . So you can play in a smaller space, compared to when we can see.
However, it is necessary to take certain precautions when playing in such conditions. Players must avoid areas with infrastructure or objects that pose a risk. I recommend limiting the game to a specific safe area.
4. Telling stories - talking comes naturally
Use a flashlight and invite all your friends who want to participate. It's very interesting how a conversation can be so interesting. Moreover, when we sit down to listen to an interesting story with our friends or relatives.
Enjoy this game lit by firelight or a few candles. This type of script allows for horror stories to be told. But don't forget to take a flashlight so that the storyteller, classically, can light up his face . However, if there are children, it may be better to change the type of stories.
Another interesting option is to tell funny jokes or anecdotes . In this case, the audience can shine a flashlight on the storyteller. The idea is to recreate one of these prank shows.
