Hi Speedy
Thank you for taking the time to set me straight. I thought I had fixed it by hooking up a better ground line because corrosion on the well pipe had reduced its grounding ability.
The ground bar in the box has a (approximately) ten gague copper wire running to the well pipe...
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I fixed it - it was a bad ground. The original ground wire to the well pipe had increased resistance due to corrosion. Apparently the gas pipe is not a good ground either. When I used auto jumper cables to the city water line the problem was solved.
It is hard to believe that before...
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Anyone have a clue about this?
With the main breaker OFF the power coming into the house on the two leads from the outside meter reads 127 volts. When testing I switch between the ground in the circuit box and a nearby gas pipe for the ground lead for the meter. As soon as I apply a...