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Bill Cypher | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 I couldn't help myself, officially nerd sniped. New breaker identified. This one also has 1 of 2 sump pumps, all of my basement ceiling lights, and my ONT on it.

The ONT and sump are non negotiable, I guess I need to work quick.

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Bill Cypher | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The circuit with the fault is on an extended ground. It was in a wire nut but corroded and loose looking. I took that apart, shined all 3 wires in the bundle, and put it back together with a wago.

No improvement.

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Bill Cypher | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Is it a partially open ground or a partial short to hot? I shut off the breaker and tested continuity in an affected outlet, no continuity between any leads.

In that case, I could just run a new ground into the circuit and call it a day. I think I want to be sure I found the issue though. That might leave some things unfixed.

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Bill Cypher | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 https://image.nostr.build/4506f3bd90c5cea0d4c64db35bcb32568b137ca445a41c079c5724ee83a04cdc.jpg

Ok, but hear me out. It isn't a real deathplug. Despite the red wire it is simply a ground link that allows me to extend ground from a good circuit into the bad circuit. The other prongs are not connected.

That will let me confirm my weak ground theory and make it safer to use the in ceiling lights that are on the faulty circuit while I work on finding the problem. They are the only lights in the office where I work from home.

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Bill Cypher | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 I'm still alive and my theory is confirmed. Now I just need to go outlet by outlet in the circuit and find the problem.

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