AMPERAGE READING ON GROUND
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hurk27
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Re: AMPERAGE READING ON GROUND
It could be but it doesn't look like you have enough loads turned on to see where the currcnt is going?
Current on the GEC could be normal neutral current returning to another house service down the street through the water main, But if it goes up when you apply more loads then it might be caused by a bad neutral connection between the panel to the transformer.
It could be but it doesn't look like you have enough loads turned on to see where the currcnt is going?
Current on the GEC could be normal neutral current returning to another house service down the street through the water main, But if it goes up when you apply more loads then it might be caused by a bad neutral connection between the panel to the transformer.
charlie
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Re: AMPERAGE READING ON GROUND
Please do not use the Caps Lock feature. It is perceived as shouting and it makes your post difficult to read.
Also, welcome to the forum.
Please do not use the Caps Lock feature. It is perceived as shouting and it makes your post difficult to read.
Also, welcome to the forum.
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Re: AMPERAGE READING ON GROUND
Pat,
Is this service in an area where there are other services close by? Is there a common underground metal water piping system? It appears to me that the current on the neutral and water pipe is coming from an external source.
Don
Pat,
Is this service in an area where there are other services close by? Is there a common underground metal water piping system? It appears to me that the current on the neutral and water pipe is coming from an external source.
Don
Re: AMPERAGE READING ON GROUND
the service is in a 2-family home which has a double meter box and a seperate panel for the second apartment. the only ground is a #4 copper insulated which is in emt and bonded on the both ends that only goes to the water main and jumped across the main shut off from the panel from which i took the readings. all of the lights were put on and both refergitors opened up to run continous so i could get a accurate continous reading. and yes the water piping feeds the whole nehborhood
thanks for all of your in-put
[ August 18, 2005, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: BIG PAT ]
the service is in a 2-family home which has a double meter box and a seperate panel for the second apartment. the only ground is a #4 copper insulated which is in emt and bonded on the both ends that only goes to the water main and jumped across the main shut off from the panel from which i took the readings. all of the lights were put on and both refergitors opened up to run continous so i could get a accurate continous reading. and yes the water piping feeds the whole nehborhood
thanks for all of your in-put
[ August 18, 2005, 09:25 PM: Message edited by: BIG PAT ]
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