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RKP5637

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10. "... when the utility was going into a load management period." I think that might be what is

Tue Feb 6, 2018, 08:41 AM

Feb 2018

happening here. They have been doing a lot of work on the power distribution lines because of the growth of a city down the way. I just thought of this when I read your email.

They completed the work on the lines about a month ago, but they might be doing some load balancing of sorts in the night. When it happens, it always happens around 1AM which makes me believe it's possibly some type of utility action.

I've noticed even if I shut the UPS off for a period of time, the cycling still starts about 1AM. I know this because of all things, I have the computer setup in my bedroom and the UPS wakes me up like an alarm clock. LOL Fortunately, it does not always do it, but when it does, it's about 1AM.

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Why would my UPS cycle on/off at about the same time each night? [View all] RKP5637 Feb 2018 OP

Can you do a self-test? DonaldsRump Feb 2018 #1

I've done the self-test and it always tests OK. It's always about the same time, 1:00 AM. It's RKP5637 Feb 2018 #3

Almost every UPS issue we've had that wasn't a blow up JDC Feb 2018 #4

LOL, Thanks!!! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #8

How old is the unit and is there anything that increases the load on it nightly? JDC Feb 2018 #2

It's about 5 years old. The batteries were replaced about a year or so ago. It always passes RKP5637 Feb 2018 #6

Mine started doing that after a few years matt819 Feb 2018 #5

I think that will be my next step. n/t RKP5637 Feb 2018 #7

I had some old APC UPSs that I guess automatically self tested daily. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #9

"... when the utility was going into a load management period." I think that might be what is RKP5637 Feb 2018 #10

I don't remember exactly, but the management signal would come around ten Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #11

I'm wondering if someplace there is some heavy load placed on the lines around 1AM? This is a RKP5637 Feb 2018 #12

Getting back to you per my post#12. RKP5637 Feb 2018 #13

I'm glad it was resolved. n/t Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #14