[Bill Douglas]

The tenants in a rental talked about the electricity being "a bit weird". Lots of energy saver bulbs dying etc.

I checked it with the multimeter (240 volt supply around here) and it would go from 258 to about 100 volts, and anywhere in between. I called the electricity supply company and the guy said at the box out by the front gate where my house meets the underground, the wires were actually loose. Brown outs is the term I believe. Now it's fine and I still get between 240 and 258 which everything is OK with