A St Denys cul-de-sac has suffered a dodgy electrical supply which could cost residents thousands.
Those living in Saltmead in St Denys have experienced blown-out lightbulbs, flickering streetlights, dishwasher malfunctions, half-cooked microwave meals and barely-warm toast for the last three weeks.
Maggs Cutter said: “We have had all sorts of trouble with the lights blowing out.
“We have been sat in the dark for periods of 20 to 30 minutes.
“My granddaughter asked if she could have a slice of toast – when she came to use the toaster there was no power at all.”
Another resident of Saltmead, Beth Saywell, said: “The lights always seem to be flickering over the past few weeks.
“The lights are now going really dim as if they are going to blow.”
An unnamed resident added: “I went to get the cat in from the front door last night and the streetlights had no power.
“The streets were so dark – I could not see a thing.”
Their city councillor John Savage has been working to root out the cause of the electrical issues, which he blamed on Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks.
Cllr Savage said: “I’m concerned that if this goes on for long, residents' electrical appliances such as fridges, dishwashers, tumble dryers and microwaves – none of which are cheap - could be damaged.
“Ongoing fluctuations in power are not good for domestic electrical appliances.”
The councillor said that one resident had to have a shower in complete darkness and that residents told him of meals coming out the microwave half cooked because the appliance could not get up to full power.
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Cllr Savage continued: “This came to the council’s attention because residents were complaining that there were some street lighting issues.
“The street lighting electrical team inspected, and no faults were found.
“It came to light it was an SSEN electrical fault.”
In response to residents' claims, a spokesperson for SSEN said: “Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) is aware of issues raised by customers in the Salt Mead area of St Denys.
“Engineers carried out initial checks on the infrastructure supplying the area when this was raised and are working to identify a cause.
“Investigations are ongoing and installation of fault-detecting equipment is being carried out, which may result in an interruption of a few minutes.
“SSEN would like to apologise for any inconvenience, but assures customers that its engineers are continuing to monitor the network and working hard to locate and resolve any potential issue.”
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