 crazy electrical issue (by longlivedon [VT]) Mar 19, 2018 12:12 PM
 crazy electrical issue (by NE [PA]) Mar 19, 2018 12:15 PM
crazy electrical issue (by plenty [MO]) Mar 19, 2018 12:23 PM
crazy electrical issue (by thetileguy [TX]) Mar 19, 2018 8:13 PM
crazy electrical issue (by thetileguy [TX]) Mar 19, 2018 8:13 PM
crazy electrical issue (by Jason [VA]) Mar 20, 2018 3:44 AM
crazy electrical issue (by Jason [VA]) Mar 20, 2018 3:54 AM
crazy electrical issue (by Vee [OH]) Mar 20, 2018 4:11 AM
crazy electrical issue (by Dodge [PA]) Mar 20, 2018 4:40 AM
crazy electrical issue (by Dodge [PA]) Mar 20, 2018 4:40 AM
crazy electrical issue (by Opinionated [NC]) Mar 20, 2018 10:38 AM
crazy electrical issue (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) Mar 20, 2018 12:02 PM
crazy electrical issue (by longlivedon [VT]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 12:12 PM
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I had this tenant call me to tell me that the lights and outlets in a couple rooms weren't working when they got home. When they started testing things out, they went to the dryer, and when they turned the dryer on, all the lights and outlets started working in the kitchen and living room again (dryer is in the kitchen).
All the breakers were flipped off and on and same.
They disconnected the dryer plug and everything is fine now. I told them to leave it unplugged until the issue is resolved.
I have a call into the electrician to see whether they had every seen this before. Waiting to hear back but I thought I would launch this out there.
Don't think it is a ghost. :)
Any idears?? --67.186.xxx.xxx |
crazy electrical issue (by NE [PA]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 12:15 PM
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Probably a loose wire from the dryer vibrations. Check the first line coming in that hits the first plug. --174.201.xx.xxx |
crazy electrical issue (by plenty [MO]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 12:23 PM
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Did they just move in? Your dryer or theirs. I've found some people change the wire from dryer to wall others change the box on the wall..
For an electric dryer of course. Problem is three prong cord and four plug wall plug or vice versa. --99.203.xx.xxx |
crazy electrical issue (by thetileguy [TX]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 8:13 PM
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Sounds like an open neutral. Easy to check with a multi meter.
Should be 120v between the neutral and hot wire. If not, that could be your problem. --75.108.xxx.xx |
crazy electrical issue (by thetileguy [TX]) Posted on: Mar 19, 2018 8:13 PM
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Sounds like an open neutral. Easy to check with a multi meter.
Should be 120v between the neutral and hot wire. If not, that could be your problem. --75.108.xxx.xx |
crazy electrical issue (by Jason [VA]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 3:44 AM
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Hey Longlivedon, I'm an electrician and have seen this a few times. What you have is an open phase from the power company. Call the power company and tell them what you have going on and they'll fix it for free. I've seen it cause the exact haunted house symptoms.
I'd explain in greater detail, but typing on a phone is proving tedious.
--97.34.xxx.xxx |
crazy electrical issue (by Jason [VA]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 3:54 AM
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Shoot, I didn't see the whole post (tiny phone!). If it's isolated to the dryer, whoever installed the dryer's cord wired it incorrectly. If it's their dryer, I'd bill the tenant (or call it their responsibility) --97.34.xxx.xxx |
crazy electrical issue (by Vee [OH]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 4:11 AM
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I suggest turning off the main breaker and tightening the white wires, pay attention to the large wire from outside and the grounding wires (normally bare copper AWG 6), in my area the power company stops fixing things where the wires go onto the house, everything below the loop is the homeowner project, aluminum wires need tightening about 10-15 years. --76.188.xxx.xx |
crazy electrical issue (by Dodge [PA]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 4:40 AM
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Had something similar when a storm knocked one of the outside electrical wires loose from the service drop.
One 120v leg is missing, and the 240v dryer connects (when turned on) the missing leg to the good one, which gives power to the missing leg. --174.201.xx.xx |
crazy electrical issue (by Dodge [PA]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 4:40 AM
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Had something similar when a storm knocked one of the outside electrical wires loose from the service drop.
One 120v leg is missing, and the 240v dryer connects (when turned on) the missing leg to the good one, which gives power to the missing leg. --174.201.xx.xx |
crazy electrical issue (by Opinionated [NC]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 10:38 AM
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Open neutral at the service or at the POCO connections. Could seriously damage electronics. Call the POCO to diagnose. --66.226.xx.x |
crazy electrical issue (by Ray-N-Pa [PA]) Posted on: Mar 20, 2018 12:02 PM
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How old is the house?
I would be looking at the grounding or the neutral.
Did the lights dim too when the system was loaded? --24.101.xxx.xxx |
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