The family from Bjelopolje Miodrag Zejak from the village of Barice claims that he is afraid of any thunderstorm, because part of their house was on fire before, and in the last year alone, there was a fire on the electricity meter twice.
And while the Zejaci are worried, CEDIS states that they changed the meters on two occasions, pointing out that there are frequent situations in rural areas when atmospheric discharges cause similar problems on the network.
Zejak explained that in winter, two old women, an aunt and an aunt, who are more than 80 years old, live in the house.
"Old woman Anjuša i food told that they are afraid of any rain, and that the slightest thunder causes rumbling and thunder, which is why they are terrified," he says.
It's scary to watch a fire that exceeds two meters in diameter, and a meter that burns as if the gasoline itself had caught fire, adds Anđuša.
Grandma Jela said that they are even more afraid since the lightning struck part of the house on fire.
Zejak explained that the danger did not pass even though the meter was moved seven meters in front of the house.
Due to the lack of promptness of the competent services, as he claims, three years ago a live pole on the house bent, which eventually fell half a meter from the doorstep.
"Before the fall, I reported the case to the CEDIS service, and on several occasions by phone. Unfortunately, they sent the workers late, when the pillar had already fallen. It's scary to know that due to their inaction and lack of promptness, the consequences could have been severe," he says.
He said that a few years ago the whole house almost burned down.
"Then a part of the wall and the entire current meter were charred, so the so-called feed switch was completely melted. "Fortunately, we were on the katun at the time, so there were no injuries," says Miodrag.
He states that an electrical engineer told him that the current meter lights up most likely due to an overvoltage on the network, which, as he explained, causes a backlash, the force of which doubles in return.
"Previously, when there were old electricity meters, during atmospheric discharges it would only 'crack', however, the problems with fire started when the so-called 'smart' meters were introduced", he claims.
At the suggestion of CEDIS, he says that he sent a request for control of the network from the house to the last houses on that line and the installation of cathodic pre-voltage arresters on the pole, because there are fires on the electricity meter.
CEDIS: The network is working
CEDIS states that Miodrag Zejak's meter was reactivated on November 11, 2021, and that it was then replaced, because the previous (deregistered) meter burned down.
"After activation, the meter was replaced once again on September 13, 9," CEDIS replied, pointing out that there are frequent situations in rural areas when atmospheric discharges cause similar problems on the network.
They explained that the mentioned user is located 200 meters from the substation.
"On September 16, 9, he submitted a request for the installation of cathodic surge arresters (KOP), which was approved and will be installed according to the procedure. On the mentioned days, the user reported a malfunction to the on-call service and our teams went to the scene. It has been established that the network is in a technically correct state".
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