ericsarratt
Senior Member
- Occupation
- Utility Contractor, HVAC Service Tech, Septic Installer & Subsurface Operator, Plumber
I had the power cut off at the pole and the meter pulled by the POCO so I could safely work in the meter box.
Before digging in I connected my meter to make sure things were off.
The left leg to neutral gave me a little voltage, 1 volt. The right leg to neutral gave me about .5 volt. Why?
In looking up at the electric pole I can see that the two hots are physically disconnected from the wires which go to the transformer. The lineman left the neutral in place from the pole to the house.
![IMG_5109.JPG IMG_5109.JPG](https://forums.mikeholt.com/data/attachments/30/30472-73363c8e9ba143b447eb86580aed2734.jpg)
Before digging in I connected my meter to make sure things were off.
The left leg to neutral gave me a little voltage, 1 volt. The right leg to neutral gave me about .5 volt. Why?
In looking up at the electric pole I can see that the two hots are physically disconnected from the wires which go to the transformer. The lineman left the neutral in place from the pole to the house.
![IMG_5111.JPG IMG_5111.JPG](https://forums.mikeholt.com/data/attachments/30/30471-680780ccf76052006a6914484003cdc5.jpg)
![IMG_5109.JPG IMG_5109.JPG](https://forums.mikeholt.com/data/attachments/30/30472-73363c8e9ba143b447eb86580aed2734.jpg)