MISHAP AT POWER HOUSE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17852, 5 August 1921, Page 4

MISHAP AT POWER HOUSE.

SUPPLY OF CURRENT REDUCED FOUR HOL'H.S' JXTKRHL PTIO.v Con.-idera.Lle iiJCunvfiuenf e -*aj. ■ )a the iiiy yrs-terdav ait-, iti<>>n thi u-i tne dj«< of the sum .v c: electricity, owing to trouble at the p.. •>. ei house- From about one .. past four the pressure r &- auied that the operate,a 01 driven machinery restrict-:. i.-.u la sonie causes stopped altogether, '.v:,:ia lighting services, CYiat were lojuifect • iq the gloomy weather, weie of iitt.e iZja. Ihe tramway services were n;a:: U.r.ed upon power lrom the iiob-oji street, ; u tiou, the usual supplemental y .>u|. p. •. being available from trie mam pii.-ii" Ihe city electrical en-meet, Mr K. Wyliie, explained evening that th« trouble originated at the centiai sUiiion. trom some cause, not yet definitely ascertained, there ,was a failure of the suppiv of water for the condensers. this be.Tg pumped from the harbour. Consequently it was necessary t-o cut out some of the generating plant, affecting the volume and the pressure of the supply throughout the service. Further difficulty was caused through the tide being extreme]-.- low. v. that it took a long time to restore the plant to full working. Mr. Wyllie added that had this mishap not occurred the power house would have been able to carry the whole demand for power, although the raising of the load by the exceptional weather conditions would not have left much margin.