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Old 6/13/09, 11:36 AM
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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
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Old 6/13/09, 12:38 PM
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I don't know!


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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?

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Reversed polarity of receptacle?
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Old 6/13/09, 12:52 PM
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Where is this photo?

I see nothing.....Sgt Schultz


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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......


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Old 6/13/09, 3:15 PM
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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.
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Whatever possessed you to try your ticker on the refrigerator?


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Old 6/13/09, 4:27 PM
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Whatever possessed you to try your ticker on the refrigerator?
What he said
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Looks like a mini fridge. Bet Mike bumped into it, muttered some explitives and pulled out his voltage tester.
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Old 6/13/09, 4:32 PM
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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


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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.


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What would you do? ( I was alone at the inspection )
Clean my fingernails, really thats gross

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Old 6/13/09, 4:54 PM
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Clean my fingernails, really thats gross

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Sorry Gerry.

It is gross.

I moved some sod before I went on the inspection.

I'm always cleaning my nails.


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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.

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Old 6/13/09, 5:20 PM
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This is an easy fix, hard wire the fridge backwards, and Viola!
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