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JoeH
Explorer III
Feb 26, 2014

Range recepticle question ( stick house, not RV)

We have a rental apt. that has been empty for awhile. We picked up a used electric range ( don't know if it works or not) and I plugged it in, the indicator lights on the range work when you turn on ...
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kaydeejay
Explorer
Feb 26, 2014
If you are getting 120V from EACH hot leg to neutral, then you do not have a tripped breaker.
The only way to get zero between the two hots is for "someone" to have changed the wiring, either back at the panel or in the receptacle itself.
You need to trace it back to ensure you do in fact have two separate hot feeds, one from each half of the 240V service to the house.

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