What would you do?

[Michael Larson]

From yesterday's inspection. AC voltage on the refrigerator.

I'll be out till later today and have more pics and a story to post.

What would you do? ( I was alone at the inspection )

Why is this happening?

Sorry guys. I must have forgot to hit upload

[Doug Edwards, CMI]

I don't know!

[Rick Maday]

Originally Posted by mlarson

From yesterday's inspection. AC voltage on the refrigerator.

I'll be out till later today and have more pics and a story to post.

What would you do? ( I was alone at the inspection )

Don't know, need more info. Most likely I'd turn off power to the circuit.
How did you discover this?

Originally Posted by mlarson

Why is this happening?

Reversed polarity of receptacle?

[Doug Edwards, CMI]

Where is this photo?

I see nothing.....Sgt Schultz

[Paul W. Abernathy]

If you are talking about the frame of the fridge being energized, I would look at the compressor on the fridge. It may have a wire that has gone bad due to compresor vibration maybe and is touching the frame of the fridge.

Unplug the fridge and with a cont. tester check between the case of the fridge and the grounded conductor and do the same with the ungrouded conductor and see what you get on the cont. tester......

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by dedwards

Where is this photo?

I see nothing.....Sgt Schultz

Pic didn't post the first. Go back to post #1.

It's there now.

Another clue but far from the whole story.

[Mark Nahrgang]

Whatever possessed you to try your ticker on the refrigerator?

[Michael Roberson]

Originally Posted by mnahrgang

Whatever possessed you to try your ticker on the refrigerator?

What he said

[Rick Maday]

Looks like a mini fridge. Bet Mike bumped into it, muttered some explitives and pulled out his voltage tester.

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by mnahrgang

Whatever possessed you to try your ticker on the refrigerator?

I found the reverse polarity outlet first and my Spidey sense kicked in.

I was surprised to say the least but it gets better.

This is a two fault situation that created this hazard but you have to think about what is going on.

BTW-That particular non contact voltage tester will glow on voltage but when its AC it also beeps and it was singing away. beep beep beep

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by rmaday

Looks like a mini fridge. Bet Mike bumped into it, muttered some explitives and pulled out his voltage tester.

It's full size near a family room bar area.

There might have been an expletive but I don't recall.

[Gerry Beaumont]

Originally Posted by mlarson

What would you do? ( I was alone at the inspection )

Clean my fingernails, really thats gross

Gerry

[Michael Larson]

Originally Posted by gbeaumont

Clean my fingernails, really thats gross

Gerry

Sorry Gerry.

It is gross.

I moved some sod before I went on the inspection.

I'm always cleaning my nails.

[Gerry Beaumont]

Originally Posted by mlarson

Sorry Gerry.

It is gross.

I moved some sod before I went on the inspection.

I'm always cleaning my nails.

LOL, sorry Mike, just couldn't resist

BTW there is obviously a problem eilther with the way the outlet is wired or a grounding problem in the appliance.

Regards

Gerry

[Michael Roberson]

This is an easy fix, hard wire the fridge backwards, and Viola!