Had a power outage - but merely partly power come support? We had a pretty nasty storm finishing night that struck the power...
We had a pretty nasty storm finishing night that struck the power out in most of the town I live within - including my house.
It came back on closing night after a few hours - but only abiding appliances came back on...
One side of the kitchen where on earth my stove and dishwasher is - no power - but the frig on the other side has power - laundry room is fine - bathroom lights work but the plugins dont
living room is fine except for one plugin - bedrooms are fine - but the entire office (3rd bedroom) is out.
BUT - it get stranger - when I activate the central nouns system - the entire power comes on in the house - but once it goes bad - half of it goes backbone out...
Could it be possibly that full power hasn't been restored yet? This be a pretty nasty storm that knocked out more or less 156,000 people in my state.
Answers: Call your power company first, beforehand you spend money on an electrician. It's possible that you only have 120 volts coming into your house after the storm. It could be an "open" leg on your incoming service, and that would be the power company's responsibility. They will check that, and support you if you need to contact an electrician.
Your incoming service is 120/240 volts, which means in attendance are 3 wires, a 120, a neutral, and another 120. You get 120 volts between the indistinct and either of the 120's, and you get 240 volts between the two 120's. Half of your 120 volt outlets will be on respectively of the 120 legs, and any 240 appliances will be powered from both 120's. The full power comes on when you activate the central nouns because it is feeding the dead leg from the other, through its own electric wiring. (You are actually getting less than the full 120 volts on that side, but it may not be manifest.)
The bottom line is, you have a problem any with the incoming service, up to and including the meter socket, which is the power company's problem, or in your service entrance panel (circuit breakers - most plausible main breaker), which is your responsibility. Good luck.
Full power has nought to do with it. It sounds like you might hold taken a hit your electrical service. I would call an electrician ASAP. The electric to your house is 230 volts. Which is 2 - 115 volt legs. You lost one of the 115 volt legs to your house. Either you have a largest fuse that is blown or it dropped out at your service. The reason adjectives your power comes on when you turn on the a/c is that you are sending the 115 volts you do have backwards thru the a/c unit and feed the missing 115 volts.
If you have fuses in your prime try changing the fuses if you have a leading breaker try shutting it off and turniing it back on. If this doesn't work call for your power company. And don't turn on the a/c till its repaired or your going to burn out the compressor.