Low voltage situation
Hi all. I'm spending an extended time with family helping take care of my elderly parents. (Actually dw does most of the "taking care of" but that's another story.) Any way, when we first arrived ...
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kaydeejay wrote:ScottG wrote:Ditto.
I would double check his connections for looseness and heat.
If he pulled the new connection after the meter but before the main house panel and the house is at 120V, then there HAS to be a loose connection somewhere between where he hooked up and the outlets in the pedestal.
I would start with a voltmeter INSIDE the pedestal to see what you are getting there, then work back to where he hooked in.
Good luck, and BE CAREFUL, you may be messing with 240 Volts if he hooked up a real 50A service!
X2, the only way you would see that drop in volts is either because of loose connections, or the wire is to small for the distance run! As stated it should be at least a #6, or better a #4. Check at each of the connections, starting with the pedestal and working back to where it was connected. If all the connections are tight, then the wire size is to small for the length of the run.
