junkhound
Senior Member
- Location
- Renton, WA
- Occupation
- EE, power electronics specialty
Owner bought this over 1 mil $$ house last year. As far as owner knows, no one ever did any elec work since it was built in 1992.
No power to office outlets. Voltage present between black and ground, but white to ground open per ohmeter and no black to white voltage.
Opened CB panel, found burnt open white wire.
Screw on that white wire had never been tightened! Surprised it lasted 30 years.
Think possibly the original owner never loaded the 4 outlets supplied by that circuit, new owner put an office in the area with computers and monitors, etc. etc.. AND occasional space heater. If so, lasted about a year.
No power to office outlets. Voltage present between black and ground, but white to ground open per ohmeter and no black to white voltage.
Opened CB panel, found burnt open white wire.
Screw on that white wire had never been tightened! Surprised it lasted 30 years.
Think possibly the original owner never loaded the 4 outlets supplied by that circuit, new owner put an office in the area with computers and monitors, etc. etc.. AND occasional space heater. If so, lasted about a year.