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Posted by Steve Barker LT on July 9, 2006, 7:02 pm
No outlet should have been on the smoke detector circuit to begin with.
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Steve Barker
> Thankis to all. Problem solved. Loose neutral in smoke detector.
> Ceiling plan vibration over the years probably was the cause.
> bob kater wrote:
>> Still sounds as though you might have a bad outlet etc somewhere. Had
>> water
>> in an outlet that did that to me once and the breaker never tripped then
>> went back to working. Later that day I had 24 volts to ground thru my
>> water
>> fauet in the kitchen and the same to my ground rod outside which was
>> causing
>> it to bleed back thru my water pipes. Also sometimes a breaker does not
>> appear to trip but actually does and you may have reset it when or if you
>> flipped the breakers as most people do when a problem comes up. Its time
>> to
>> replace that one. Since you already did I'd check everything on the
>> circuit
>> for a problem. does it show that at the breaker? No? disconnect the
>> outlets
>> one at a time till it clears up or remove the outlet tying the wires
>> together as you go till it clears up.
>> Never work again if you can figure out how to color it(the current) black
>> and white so it can be seen)
>> > Receptacle tester shows hot & ground reversed. No wiring changes have
>> > been made since home new 25 years ago. Plugged in iron and power went
>> > out but didn't flip breaker. All outlets in room also out. Later all
>> > worked, plugged in iron and all went out, and breaker still not
>> > flipped. Iron works fine elsewhere. Replaced breaker and outlet.
>> > Still nothing. Outlet tester shows hot & ground reversed for all
>> > outlets on circuit. Pigtail tester shows neutral and hot both hot for
>> > all outlets on circuit. There is also a light switch and ceiling fan
>> > on circuit. Suggestions appreciated. Thanks.
>> >
>
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