So I am putting in wiremold in my basement and on this particular receptacle I'm wiring my voltage tester keeps saying my ground has power even though it doesn't I touched it. I wired up the receptacle and it works but I keep getting that result. My neutral wire doesn't register. Whats up?
2006-12-15 11:33:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
How much current does it say the wire has? Is it enough to feel when you touch the wire? If you're touching the wire and are not grounded to anything, you probably won't get shocked either. It sounds like to me that you have the neutral and the ground wire crossed. Even though the outlet will still work, this is dangerous and needs to be fixed. For about 5 bucks, you can buy a tester that you plug into the outlet that will tell you exactly what is wrong with the wiring.
2006-12-15 11:41:11 · answer #1 · answered by rawk_chawk 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Check voltage between white and black wires. Should be 120. Check next black and ground also should be 120. That is normal. If you have no voltage between black and white then you have an open neutral. Go back and check your connections.
2006-12-15 11:40:36 · answer #2 · answered by bob j 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
if your getting ANY voltage from your nuetural side uhoh ground and nuetural are on the same bar at your fuse box ,,,maybe the hot has a break in the insulation some where i would'nt wire it and disconnect it from source and figure out exactly WHY ,,,there are many variables
2006-12-15 11:43:41 · answer #3 · answered by txtx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
need to find out where the wire runs to cas someone messed up somewhere
2006-12-15 13:58:00 · answer #4 · answered by hillbilly271 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋