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Heres the story.house 1935,60 amp service,three 15 amp circuits.Power went out,i flipped the disconnect a few times,no power.Everyone in neighbor hood out.My switch was difficult to turn.Power comes on,my power surges and out it goes.Open box,the disconnect switch has melted.This setup is power meter,wires straight to disconnect,then straight to the fuse holders.Old screw in type fuses.One straight line,an integral unit as in whole setup is on big box.Power company comes up,turns off power at meter.Nephew wires from meter to a 100 amp fused disconnect,then to the fuse bars that the fuses power off of.Electric company inspects,approves,and turns on power.
OK,heres the problem,Im now having variable power voltages in house,usually 116-118 volts and all is well,then POOF,power dumps to about 108 volts.I can turn on dryer,and power will come to 118,USUALLY,sometimes it just browns out,though I have no voltage reading for that.
Today wife says she got shocked when bathing and touched the cold water tap.So I get my meter,house is 118 volts,check with 1 probe to tap,other to water in tub,it reads 1 volt.Thought thats odd,1 volt and she got zapped,so I had her turn on electric heater ,volts at outlet 108 and checked tub again.14 volts!!
So this is what I think,either the nuetral to the house was damaged,or the meter or something,or the house has a ground to water pipes or ???? thats perhaps faulty?Years ago my niece said she felt a tingle from tub,though old man me couldnt feel it.
So,a ground problem?What do you know as a pro or homeowner thats experienced such a thing??? This is the advice I need.
What should replacing service to 200 amp, with just three 15 amp house circuits and 12 outlets total cost in Socal,high cost area?Wires travel through metal flexible conduit.It is an outdoor style service box.
Thanks for the help and advice.
BooBoo
OK,heres the problem,Im now having variable power voltages in house,usually 116-118 volts and all is well,then POOF,power dumps to about 108 volts.I can turn on dryer,and power will come to 118,USUALLY,sometimes it just browns out,though I have no voltage reading for that.
Today wife says she got shocked when bathing and touched the cold water tap.So I get my meter,house is 118 volts,check with 1 probe to tap,other to water in tub,it reads 1 volt.Thought thats odd,1 volt and she got zapped,so I had her turn on electric heater ,volts at outlet 108 and checked tub again.14 volts!!
So this is what I think,either the nuetral to the house was damaged,or the meter or something,or the house has a ground to water pipes or ???? thats perhaps faulty?Years ago my niece said she felt a tingle from tub,though old man me couldnt feel it.
So,a ground problem?What do you know as a pro or homeowner thats experienced such a thing??? This is the advice I need.
What should replacing service to 200 amp, with just three 15 amp house circuits and 12 outlets total cost in Socal,high cost area?Wires travel through metal flexible conduit.It is an outdoor style service box.
Thanks for the help and advice.
BooBoo