Posted by
BiBrun on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Electric-question-tp3691687p3692174.html
Turning off one breaker (or more) should not cause any other
circuits to run hotter. The only risk I can think of is someone
decides to turn it on without telling you. There are special lock-out
breakers that would prevent that. Or you could have an electrician
put in a blank instead.
Many houses have certain types of wiring issues, like ganged neutrals (that
should be fixed but can be hard to pin down in some cases).
These should not create problems when turning off a breaker. If turning
off one does cause issues, there is a more blatant wiring error, of a type
that
could lead to shock or fire hazard, and that an electrician is more used to
fixing (not that the average electrician will be able to figure out the
problem, but a smart one will).
Having 150 Volts is a bit of a shocker (130 would not be surprising).
Curious what caused that and how it was fixed...
Romex usually just means normal unshielded wire (whether made by Romex Co.
or not).
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 4:56 PM, Elizabeth thode <
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> I'd have won that bet ...I bet your house IS wired correctly.
> Which is why you can shut down one circuit without issues.
> In a house not wired correctly, this can and does sometimes
> create "issues".
> Lizzie
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> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:53:14 -0800
> Subject: RE: [eSens] Electric question
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> > Is your whole house wired correctly?
> > Three wiring and grounded?
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> The outlets are all grounded and every outlet is
> wired correctly according to the outlet tester.
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> So our house is better than most. :-)
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> Prior to our moving in, several outlets were not
> wired correctly, and the some outlets had
> unusually high voltage output (150v!).
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> > Romex?
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> No idea, so the answer is probably no.
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> Marc
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