This thread is shocking. I moved into a new house and used one of these devices to find some easily fixable problems.Often the cold water pipe was used for a ground.
I understand why they did that, but the problem is if the
the copper line gets a leak and someone puts a piece of
plastic pipe in as a fix, you lose your ground.
My brother rented a farm house and was electrocuted
because of this.
If you have an issue with floating voltage, I would check
out the status of all grounds.
You can buy a simple device to test outlets, for example:
https://www.amazon.com/Sperry-Instrumen ... th=1&psc=1
You may also have an issue with a 240 appliance. An electrician could check these out.
Statistics: Posted by Parkinglotracer — Wed Nov 13, 2024 5:52 am — Replies 23 — Views 1441