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"Mike Reed" wrote in message
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Hi,

I plugged our vacuum in to the GFI in the kitchen, and
when I turned it on, I heard a "pop" and assumed it was
the GFI that needed to be reset for some reason. Well, the
GFI plug was acting completely dead. I pulled it out of the wall, pulled
off the line wires and
tested them
bare.

40V?!?!?!

This circuit was fine this morning and has been installed
for years. We recently remodeled and moved a couple plugs
around, but they've been working fine for months (all on
the GFI). The breaker goes both directions with a positive click
just like the rest. This all started with the vac switch.
I turned around and used the vac on a different circuit
with no problem. Any chance someone's seen this before?

Thanks!


The circuit to that outlet is most likely coming from
another nearby kitchen outlet. Either it was wired through
the "load" of the other outlets ground fault protection, or
you have a loose connection at the location prior to the
one with the dead outlet. The 40 volt reading means nothing

Well, the open will be somewhere between that line and the breaker/fuse box,
not just at the adjacent fixture. The 40V reading is very likely just a
phantom voltage.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_voltage

HTH,

Twayne`
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