crispysonofa
Senior Member
- Location
- New England
- Occupation
- Electrical and Security Contractor
I had a call come in and the customers washing machine was causing the lights to dim a bit when the machine was agitating. I checked the connections in the panel and meter socket and everything seemed fine. I hit them with infrared and no hot spots. I noticed that one leg had 130 volts and the other had 118 at the meter base. I tried moving the washer off of the leg that had high voltage and no change. I noticed that the terminations at the weather-head were still the temporary type made by the electrician who installed the service. I called the poco to finalize the connections and to also reseal meter socket. Anyone ever encountered something like this before? It was a simple domestic washer 120v. I was concerned about a loose neutral but didn't find anything, I also tried a new breaker and no change. The washer was drawing between 3 and 6 amps when it was going through this cycle. Any suggestions on other things to check?