In addition to the other answers it is possible that if the one second outage happens around the same time every day it may be the utility company balancing the load.
Electricity went out for a second.
One day it never came back on.
Before it went out we would have it go out for a week and then on for a few weeks until the timing got closer and closer together.
There s little chance that.
This happened today and it happened once last week too.
The usual observed effect of automatic recloser operation is that your power goes out between one and three times for somewhere around 3 6 seconds each time.
But my tv and lights shut down then turned on again.
It s been the way for a year.
Is there a safety or electrical issue.
But about an hour ago the power went out for 5 to 10 minutes.
Our power was out the other day for a short time and after it came on i turned my computer on only to have the power go out again briefly during the boot process which corrupted my filesystem.
To report a power outage call toronto hydro electric system s lights out at 416 542 8000.
We have no power in half the house upstairs and down but just the outlets are out not the overhead lights.
Suites are sold unfurnished.
Unplug and reattach your keyboard and mouse as well.
In the end it either comes back on and stays on or if the fault cannot be cleared goes off and stays off until the electric utility company can come fix the problem manually.
My computer was still on and everything like my fan was still working.
Usually happens so quick my computer shuts off and turns back on its own.
Give it fifteen minutes or so probably just to make sure the power is really back for good and not just sputtering to life.
Should i call an electrician.
Okay so over the past week we ve been getting random split second power outages in my house once or twice a day.
If part of your house loses electricity you may not have a serious electrical problem.
Br i have a friend that has an old youtube channel and we have tried for years to get it taken down because there are 2 embarrassing videos of her on it.
The whole time i thought it was toronto hydro doing work or something.
Br br usually happens so quick my computer shuts off and turns back on its own.
More odd the power company says there is no record it even happened.
What causes this issue.
Power went out for split second then came back on.
I didn t know what videos they were referring to and theyi m thinking about changing to youtube tv.
You mentioned that if the power went out nuclear power plants would require electricity in order to cool the rods.
It was more common in the past in factory towns where the utility would s.
In my home i noticed today and last week the power in the house would go out for a split second and then come back on again right away.
Your house s electrical system uses several parallel circuits to distribute electricity separately to various parts of the house.
