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Current in Neurtal wire

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I have Current that is flowing throught the neutral wire. This is not just in my house but the whole Colony we reside. We were been informed that that this can spoil our electrial equipments such as AC,LCD etc.. The electrical dep is unable to locate where the problem is . They state that the transformer is fine and have no clue why this is happening. I have a 9KV 3 Phase meter. Please advise if this can cause any hazardours to my electrial equipments or how can this be fixed

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The ground connection at the transformer is open which is allowing the neutral conductior to "float". That voltage drop in the neutral with reduce the effective voltage at the load thereby increasing current flow into an inductive load. Your utility power co. should correct this.

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Some things you can check are,

1. Has someone installed a generator backup
2. Are there any in-ground sprinkler systems installed?
3. Does anybody there use a water well and pump?
4. Do any houses have solar panels installed?
5. Is the copper earth ground wire on your main transformer pole intact, or has it been damaged or cut?
6. Are all of your other power poles properly grounded?
7 Are all the houses properly grounded near the power meter with an earth ground pole?

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