[Shop-talk] electrical question

[Pat Horne]

Tim,

You said that you have knob and tube wiring in this area. Can you give me a
better understanding of how the outlets and fan are fed? For example, does
power come to the fan via knob & tube, then go to the outlets and porch
light via the same knob and tube, or are they fed from the ceiling fan via
romex or more knob and tube?

As others have mentioned, it sounds like you have a loose connection either
in the junction box, or whatever feeds it. I'll be happy to help with this.

Peace,
Pat

-----Original Message-----
From: Shop-talk [mailto:shop-talk-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Tim .
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2014 5:26 PM
To: Shop Talk
Subject: [Shop-talk] electrical question

I have an odd situation...
Our house has existing knob
and tube in some spots. The three season front porch is one such spot: Up
above the ceiling is a line that feeds a ceiling fan. Off the fan is a line
that feeds an indoor outlet, an outdoor outlet and the front porch light.
Ive never had any issues with this circuit before today. The outside light
is (was) always on using a compact fluorescent bulb.
I believe this bulb failed a couple days ago but am not certain. I know it
didnt work last night for sure.

All of a sudden this
afternoon, the inside outlet stopped working. We had had the fan on and were
using a small shop vac at the same time. Now, the fan and its light still
work but the rest of the circuit no longer has power. I checked the
connections, found a loose ground connection, fixed that and it wall all
good. I put the cover back on the junction box and put the outlet back
together. Now there is no power to the outlets or the outside light fixture
again.

When I put my meter on the
wires in the junction box, I dont get 120 volts.
It seems to hover around 50. (I
had been getting 120 before I put the cover back on and put the outlet back
together.)



The fan seems to work fine
and its light is also fine.

I am clueless when it comes
to electricity so any suggestions are welcome please.

Thanks all


tim
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