I would suspect the volts to be produced from a switched neutral. I don't think it is a fire hazard insurance companies may disagree but it does create headaches for electricians who do not turn the breaker off while working on a light they assume is off because the switch is off. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more.
Both prongs of an outlet carries live electricity of a switched plug Ask Question. Asked 4 years, 6 months ago. Active 4 years, 6 months ago. Viewed 6k times. I live in an old house which was build in s. On the hallway, there is an outlet and a ceiling light which are both control by one switch. Recently I use contact pen style tester to check the outlet.
I decide use a multimeter to measure it's voltage reading of the switched outlet. I put red probe into the Neutral prong of the extension power cord that pluged into an outlet of another room when the switch at its ON position: Hot prong of the outlet: reads Volts hot to Neutral of a different outlet Neutral prong of the outlet: reads 0 Volt Neutral to Neutral of a different outlet when switch at OFF position: Hot prong of the outlet: reads Volts hot to Neutral of a different outlet Neutral prong of the outlet: reads Volt Neutral to Neutral of a different outlet The conclusion: the switch, the outlet, and the ceiling light, work normally.
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Drywall design to fill both side Q. From the proportions of your drawings it looks to me like you would be able to fit four stools on one side of the island. Most homes have circuits which are wired in a series, so the electrical current used by one outlet may also pass through many other outlets.
Therefore, the outlet may become warm due to overload, even if it only has one device plugged in, or is not actually being used at all.
Danger alert. However, it's possible the outlet is old and worn out and now has loose contacts, or the wires may even be touching. When current flows through a series resistance in the circuit, it can get very, very hot.
This is why a bad connection can start a fire. Contact an electrician. The outlet may need to be repaired or replaced, but either way, this is a job for a professional. Call the fire department if necessary. All logos and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Home Home Repair Both sides of outlets are hot? Both sides of outlets are hot? John Gold Contact options for registered users. I have a puzzling question: Our recently purchased apartment house is wired with two wire Romex cable -- hot and neutral, no ground.
All of the outlets are two prong. I tested the outlets using a pen-type tester -- the kind that can sense the current without having to actually contact the wire.
When I tested the outlets, both sides came up hot. I thought this was odd -- so I tested the outlets at my house, which has more modern wiring grounded and sure enough, one side read hot, the other nothing.
So what's happening at the apartment -- why would both sides of the outlet read as hot? I'd say that the tester is possibly picking up voltage from the hot side, except that in my home wiring, it doesn't do that.
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