Downtown1121
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- Saint Louis, MO, USA
I have a customer (homeowner) that is testing the outlets in their house with a meter from Extech (CT70) for voltage drops. This meter is showing many outlets over the 5% threshold. The electrician who wired this house for me has wired 10+ homes over the years. They used 12 gauge wire in 20 amp circuits and 14 gauge wire in 15 amp circuits.
I'm a little out of my element here and was looking for some help in how to address their concerns about voltage drop. As I understand it, the voltage drop only occurs when you max out the circuit and there are few items using the max power of the circuit...
I'm a little out of my element here and was looking for some help in how to address their concerns about voltage drop. As I understand it, the voltage drop only occurs when you max out the circuit and there are few items using the max power of the circuit...