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Dumb house moves
So I ran a spur for another outlet in the basement for the wine fridge. Wanted to relocate it. There’s a junction box with a pair of wires twisted together nearby that looked just the job.
It has power, so I add a 3rd wire and go on my merry way. Fridge moves, plugs in and lights up. Job done. Not so fast... Two days later I go into the basement from the garage. The fridge is off. No power to the outlet. The light (same area as the stuff I tapped into) for UV for the AC is out and the outlet is reading 0v when I get at it with the multimeter. All breakers have power. I tested every one... Cue two hours of frantic tracing of wires through insulation. Get back to a switch for the other side of the basement can lights. They were on 2 sets of wires and I tapped into the join. UV light had simply blown and the ‘dead’ outlet had a shield stopping me getting the meter in unless there was something in the ground. Sometimes it really is only the last thing you touched that is messed up. Somewhat chagrined I extended my new wiring to the outlet I should have used and resolved to do better. Still need a new bulb for the Honeywell thing, but I’ll order that this week. Anyone else done something that dumb recently? Misery loves company... Last edited by Alan A; 10-05-2020 at 05:49 PM.. |
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10-05-2020, 05:46 PM
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Look something like this?😁
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10-05-2020, 05:54 PM
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That’s the family room...
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10-05-2020, 06:26 PM
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