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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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past-MIdirector
Explorer
Feb 26, 2014
You have the same hot lead to both hot legs!! If you have 120 on each side to neutral and 0 across the hot legs which do not touch since they are 120 volts each. You either have a problem at the receptacle which has a hot lead disconnected and jumped or someone was messing in the breaker box and both leads are not connected to the breaker properly!

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