GerryB
Senior Member
- Location
- woodbridge, ct. USA
I ran a 12-3 to the exercise room in this new house I am working in. At first my guy put in 2 sp breakers as we didn't have a 2-pole. Before I changed it yesterday I wanted to flip each individual breaker for labeling purposes. Turned one on, ok, hit the other, dead short. I figured I must have spliced the red to the black somewhere, and that was the case. Fixed it, but in checking the power with my fluke with one breaker on I was reading 44 volts on the one that was off, in the room and at the panel. The other leg was reading 36 volts with one breaker on, the other off. Turn both on and everything is perfect, also with the 2-pole I put in. Usally when I have run into this it's a neutral problem, but this has me confused. Unoccupied house, no load on the circuit. Any answers?