Dragan322
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I'm trying to add an outdoor electrical outlet box to the corner of my 1985-built ranch home. I chose a spot 7 inches from the electric meter that had me drilling into the mortar between brick on the outside and into what I believe is called the bearer (wood) that sits on top of the cinder block of my basement inside. I could not get the two holes to line up to fish wiring through, although I did get a string through. There seems to be something in between the brick and bearer.
Here's what may be the stupid part of what I did next. Because I didn't have a bit long enough to drill into whatever the barrier is, I took a long flathead screwdriver and began twisting it slowing and with pressure to try and get through whatever is blocking my way. I figured it was maybe Tyvex.
I got about 1/4" to 1/2" through from the outside when I heard what sounded like a faint pop inside. It seems I somehow I shorted the fuse to our electric range. What really bewilders me, though, is that the 220 line from the breaker box to the range comes nowhere near the hole I made. Neither does any electrical line. I followed every single line out of the breaker box, and nothing goes into that space between the outside brick and the inside wood bearer. Even if a line went up into the house and back down into that area, it would not be the range wiring and I wouldn't think any wiring would be in a location like that. I am totally bewildered as to what I could have hit and what connection it has to the range.
When I reset the range breaker, the range works fine, but I'm worried that I may have a bigger problem now because maybe I exposed something electrical there?
Thanks
Here's what may be the stupid part of what I did next. Because I didn't have a bit long enough to drill into whatever the barrier is, I took a long flathead screwdriver and began twisting it slowing and with pressure to try and get through whatever is blocking my way. I figured it was maybe Tyvex.
I got about 1/4" to 1/2" through from the outside when I heard what sounded like a faint pop inside. It seems I somehow I shorted the fuse to our electric range. What really bewilders me, though, is that the 220 line from the breaker box to the range comes nowhere near the hole I made. Neither does any electrical line. I followed every single line out of the breaker box, and nothing goes into that space between the outside brick and the inside wood bearer. Even if a line went up into the house and back down into that area, it would not be the range wiring and I wouldn't think any wiring would be in a location like that. I am totally bewildered as to what I could have hit and what connection it has to the range.
When I reset the range breaker, the range works fine, but I'm worried that I may have a bigger problem now because maybe I exposed something electrical there?
Thanks