How about light bulbs and nightlights? YOu also have to either remove those
or turn off the switches that turn them on. In other words, be sure it's
just receptacles, not a closet lite or something somewhere.

Zero ohms: On what scale? You need to use a scale that can show you ten to
twenty ohms or less. If it was a 1k scale, then it might easily look like
zero. Although, your descrip does sound like it's a dead short, it's best
to be sure.

Did you make sure the breaker went all the way off and then all the way on?
Some breakers go to a sort of "middle" position when they pop, and you have
to push it the rest of the way off before it'll actually turn back on.

Just a couple thoughts,

Pop

Tony Hwang wrote:
wrote:
The circuit breaker for the electrical outlets and lights for my
kitchen and bathroom opened. I unplugged everything and turned off
all the lights and it still opens. I inspected all the outlets for
a sign of a short and they all look fine. The wire from the breaker
reads zero ohms to ground. I assume there is a short in the wiring
behind the wall somewhere.

I will be calling in an electrician to troubleshoot and repair the
problem Monday. I am hoping he will have some kind of a sniffer that
can inject a signal into the shorted line and then zero in on the
short location. Does such a thing exist or am I into the major job
of replacing all the wire?

Rod

Hi,
Bad circuit breaker? Never know if you did not check it.
Tony



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