Service call Monday.
Microwave circuit issure. One micro dead, the new one acting up. Sparks coming from c top recep.
Instant diagnosis, MWBC w/ open neutral.
Get to the job and the house is 5 years old. Homeowner replaced GFCI and breaker. Still has issues. He calls electrician via website. Sparky says "loose wire" and bills $125. Apparently Sparky didn't open the panel cover or he would have certainly seen this.
The lugs were ALL loose but I'm not sure how this one area was so overheated. Conductors were phased properly so...???
Am I missing something?
I tightened everything, cut off the ends of the affected neutrals and re connected.
Microwave circuit issure. One micro dead, the new one acting up. Sparks coming from c top recep.
Instant diagnosis, MWBC w/ open neutral.
Get to the job and the house is 5 years old. Homeowner replaced GFCI and breaker. Still has issues. He calls electrician via website. Sparky says "loose wire" and bills $125. Apparently Sparky didn't open the panel cover or he would have certainly seen this.
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The lugs were ALL loose but I'm not sure how this one area was so overheated. Conductors were phased properly so...???
Am I missing something?
I tightened everything, cut off the ends of the affected neutrals and re connected.