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hk538
 
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Default Kinda off topic...House electrical issue?

I've noticed during moving one of the wall receptacles, that when the
breaker for that circuit is shut off, I'm still showing 17-19vac on my
meter. Not exactly sure as to why I'm still showing ac on a circuit
that is supposed to be dead. I've checked a few others with the circuit
breaker off and they too are showing 17-19 vac. The only thing I can
figure is maybe some stray inductance or some sort of system ground
problem. I've checked the breakers and everything seems to be fine. 200
amp main with breakers is less than a year old and I've always heard
square-D is good stuff. Not sure....Any ideas?

Thanks,
GW