Timeline for Low voltage on 120V receptacle after too much load
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| Jan 15, 2016 at 4:27 | vote | accept | Matt | ||
| Jan 14, 2016 at 22:09 | answer | added | supercat | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 14:35 | comment | added | Ed Beal | if the outlet was wired using the stabs (wires pushed in) not screwed in the connection of the hot side probably melted or you would have 120 from hot to the ground. Turn the breaker off if stabs are used pull the wires out and connect to the screw terminals or replace the outlet. If not at that outlet go to the next one prior to that and do the same check. | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 13:48 | answer | added | TFK | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 13:04 | comment | added | user | I would definitely call an electrician in your case. In the meantime, consider disconnecting that particular circuit at your breaker panel. This smells a bit funny to me... | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 7:08 | comment | added | Matt | a coworker of mine thinks it could be a melted line or neutral wire somewhere. Considering it's getting 13v even on going hot to ground, maybe that means the hot wire melted somewhere (?) | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 5:24 | history | edited | Matt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jan 14, 2016 at 4:35 | comment | added | Matt | And yes both were plugged into the same receptacle | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 4:34 | comment | added | Matt | Both seem to to report 13v, is that weird? | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 4:11 | comment | added | Tester101 | Is that 13 volts AC from "hot" to "neutral", or "hot" to ground? Were the microwave and kettle plugged into the same receptacle? | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 4:03 | comment | added | Matt | I checked 4 more GCFI outlets, 1 in the nearby bathroom and 3 more in the bathroom upstairs, tested and reset them. I'll keep an eye out for more, but so far no dice | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 3:58 | comment | added | isherwood | It's not unheard of to have one in another room. Around here, it was common practice to have one in a bathroom protecting garage outlets. | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 3:50 | comment | added | Matt | It was renovated about 10 years ago. There's a GCFI outlet directly to the left of it about 3 feet away, then below that one is an outlet that the garbage disposal and dishwasher are plugged into, both work. On the other side is the fridge which it working fine. Do you think there's another one somewhere hidden away? | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 3:48 | comment | added | isherwood | How old is the home? Kitchens often have more than one circuit, with alternating outlets protected by two GFCIs. | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 3:42 | comment | added | Matt | I have one about 3 feet away, I hit the test and reset, and still no dice | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 3:38 | comment | added | isherwood | If it's in a kitchen, look for a tripped GFCI outlet somewhere nearby. | |
| Jan 14, 2016 at 3:35 | history | asked | Matt | CC BY-SA 3.0 |