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Sevulturus t1_j6b44r1 wrote

Reply to comment by Cappuccino_Crunch in I have a question on wiring for a ceiling light. by Cappuccino_Crunch

Where did you put your two probes to measure 120v on each wire?

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Cappuccino_Crunch OP t1_j6b6vd6 wrote

The black to ground and red to the hot wire then to the neutral wire.

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Sevulturus t1_j6b7g9t wrote

Then your ground is properly connected and your neutral is not neutral or does not make it back to the panel.

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Cappuccino_Crunch OP t1_j6b8r3h wrote

Is that something with my wiring or something hidden I can't see? Both my neutral wires on load and line are twisted together and capped. I'm using new Romex 14/2. House was built in the 70s.

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Cappuccino_Crunch OP t1_j6bf7n6 wrote

Sounds like I have some work to do. Thanks I may post some more tomorrow.

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Sevulturus t1_j6bkk6s wrote

What is your voltage from the switch terminals to neutral in the light switch?

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Cappuccino_Crunch OP t1_j6bmcyo wrote

Everything is either 120 or zero. Someone pointed out that there is probably an open neutral upstream which is confirmed by a diagram we made with the circuit when I moved in.

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Sevulturus t1_j6bna7c wrote

Yeah, that's why I said it doesn't make it back to the panel.

But if that were true, the number you would read with one probe on black and one on white would be zero, or close to zero.

Edit assuming you see 120v from black to copper.

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