Homeownerinburb
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Hey guys,
So more fun and games at the new ranch.
Most of the house is wired with conduit, with a three wire circuit.
On one of those three wire circuits, the neutral has failed somewhere along the line. Several items closer to the panel function, but most of the system has live hots but the volts from the hot to the neutral looks to be about 30v.
Clearly the neutral has failed somewhere. I dread needing to crawl under the house, but I'll do it if I must.
But does anyone have some clue as to where I am likely to find the fault?
I own a small air compressor. I have in the past used this to pump air down conduit, which seems to tell me where the conduit goes.
If I can find one box that has a valid neutral and the next box that does not, then obviously I will be trying to pull fresh wire to replace it.
But how to find it? Sounds very tedious.
So more fun and games at the new ranch.
Most of the house is wired with conduit, with a three wire circuit.
On one of those three wire circuits, the neutral has failed somewhere along the line. Several items closer to the panel function, but most of the system has live hots but the volts from the hot to the neutral looks to be about 30v.
Clearly the neutral has failed somewhere. I dread needing to crawl under the house, but I'll do it if I must.
But does anyone have some clue as to where I am likely to find the fault?
I own a small air compressor. I have in the past used this to pump air down conduit, which seems to tell me where the conduit goes.
If I can find one box that has a valid neutral and the next box that does not, then obviously I will be trying to pull fresh wire to replace it.
But how to find it? Sounds very tedious.