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Hello

I have a single electric socket for my washer which all of a sudden is
only reading 85V. The socket is on its own circuit and I have no idea
why the drop in voltage.

I have removed the socket and tested just the bare wires and get the
same reading.
I have swapped out the circuit breaker (with a known good one) and have
same problem.

Are you getting 85V at the breaker? If so, then you've got big problems,
if not then the fault lies in the wiring between the breaker and the
outlet.

Those big problems could be a number of oddball things, possibly power
feeding back through some other device around a break in the system. But
check it the breaker.

What else might be causing this? I am guessing I have a short
somewhere... Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thing is, a short that was eating that much power would result in a lot of
heat. You should be able to smell the smoke if this were the case.

John
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