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Finally fixed a tricky ground fault at an old house in Oak Park
I was troubleshooting a GFCI that kept tripping on a 1950s house. Turned out the homeowner had buried a junction box under some new insulation in the attic. Found it after checking every outlet on the circuit for over an hour. One of the wire nuts had a little corrosion from roof leaks over the years. Has anyone else run into hidden junction boxes in older homes?
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ryan3693mo ago
Oh man, that's a classic old house move right there. I had almost the same thing happen in a place from the 40s, found a junction box completely hidden behind a wall that had been patched over. Took me forever to track it down too.
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alice893mo ago
Wait, they just patched drywall right over a live junction box? That's terrifying honestly, someone could've gotten seriously hurt if that thing ever shorted out.
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stellachen2mo ago
Read that buried junction boxes cause like 12% of house fires, @alice89.
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