i went to bed, and slept in late as well... after posting what i felt was a
witty rebuttal so a somewhat rude post, and then george got up early,
and deleted about half of the thread..... i didn't get to read the downward
spiral, or take umbrage at my besmirched talents, or *anything*..... snif.
but... but... but.... george......
bless his heart, he's never seen the photos of the
van, or gotten a load of my "tool time" posts. ;-)
but after breakie this morning, when jill took off with her sisters to
christmas shop, i was bored, and it wasn't raining, so i hopped in
the van, and did a drive by on the house, as it's empty, and nearby,
and slapped a fluke 12 meter on the load side of the main, to see if
it was hot on both sides, which i had not done on the initial service
call, as i had a realtor in a hurry with me the other day,
who wanted a speedy diagnosis.
with the AC off, it's hot on both legs of the main.
;-p
now, it could be intermittent. wished i'd taken the time to pull
the panel cover and check the other day, as i could not go
inside the house to check voltages today.
the most likely problem is what the group consensus here came up
with, that there is a open leg, either in the poco feed, or in a bad main
breaker.
with a small but vocal minority opinion that i'm an idiot.
while that position does have merit, i'm feeling smarter than
normal this morning, and so i suspect the following.....
if it's not an intermittent issue that wasn't repeating this morning,
then there is an open neutral, and the 220 motor load is acting in
somewhat of a bizarre fashion, to generate the appearance of a
neutral path where one does not actually exist.
and, to prove that i am in fact an electrical contractor, i was contacted
by the buyer yesterday afternoon to provide a written quote to rewire
complete and patch any holes made in the process, for $10,000 complete,
before escrow closes, to be paid out of escrow funds.
10k? paid out of escrow? on todays icky work market? yes, sir, i can do
that. which is the real reason i was prompted to go over there this
morning, and do some checking.
insulting me isn't enough to get me to do something. you have to be
willing to pay me, too....
there.... does that qualify me as an electrical contractor?
enjoy your sunday, one and all.......
randy
