Power company liable for property damage

[kmakoby2314@gma]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Pennsylvania
Out of nowhere one day all at once the power went out through out my house I went to flip the breaker the lights came on very dim there was barely any power coming thru the lines. I called the power company they came out and checked the lines they said it wasn't an issue on their end that it was something in the house. I called an electrician they came out there was no issue other then there wasn't enough power coming from the line. So I called the power company again this time they replaced the meter on the house and something on the power line. Since they did that the power is fine no issue what so ever, but when this Initially happened 3 TV, stove,refrigerator,and a washer and dryer all blew up and quit working. Would the power company be liable for the damages?

 

[adjusterjack]

Would the power company be liable for the damages?

No.

For the power company to have been liable there must have been negligence involved.

Negligence means they knew or should have known that there was a defect that could cause damage.

That's overly simplified of course.

But that doesn't really matter because they couldn't have known until the damage was done and you reported it.

Do you have homeowners or renters insurance?

There could be coverage for your damage.

 

[HRZ]

Well odds are your appliances were toast long before the power company even came out ...but it's possible they became toast After power company claimed after inspection all their side on line was Ok

MY guess is you lost the neutral line ....then again one good voltage spike will fry sensitive electronics but generally not motors ...they fry on low voltage when neutral is lost .

IT would be darn hard in my.engineering view to prove the damage happened after power company supposedly checked things out ...an open neutral is NOT hard to check if one does it right but your stuff was toast well before that.

A whole house surge protector is a good investment with fancy electronics ... for surges...may not help at all on lost neutral. ( My SIL lost micro wave, 2 tvs .....but what really got his attention was the control panel for the sewer ejector pumps went too. )