"bgtcars" wrote in message
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We have lived in this house about 9 years, and have found another
problem. Pulled a patch off wall in one back room that we never used
and found wiring that was stubed out, looked like a fixture may have
been there . checked voltage and it was 39.4 there is no switch
controling it that I can find. The light switch in the room is normal
and works good, where could you get that kind of voltage on a line
when the line voltage is 220 /110 service?


On wiring that has been disconnected, but is still near a live circuit.
Don't use your meter, but instead connect a light bulb to the wires and see
what happens.