Hello,
I am at a bit of a loss here. I have a 4 gang box in my kitchen, 2 switches run pot lights and the other two don't have any lights attached to them yet (supposed to be a light over the breakfast table and island lights). Right behind the wall is the family room that runs of the same circuit. There is also an outlet attached to this circuit in the living room. Last week I noticed the lights flickering. They got worse throughout the week and now the lights do not work at all (neither kitchen nor family room). However the outlet works fine so I assume there is power is coming from the breaker.
I have exposed all the switches and tested with a volt meter. If I connect the volt meter between live and neutral, I get a reading between 53 and 60 volts. If I connect the prongs of the voltmeter between live and ground I get between 115 and 120 volts. Does this mean a loose connection or could one of the switches be fried (the 4 switches are fed power in series)?
A couple of other points that might give you some clues:
Help!
I am at a bit of a loss here. I have a 4 gang box in my kitchen, 2 switches run pot lights and the other two don't have any lights attached to them yet (supposed to be a light over the breakfast table and island lights). Right behind the wall is the family room that runs of the same circuit. There is also an outlet attached to this circuit in the living room. Last week I noticed the lights flickering. They got worse throughout the week and now the lights do not work at all (neither kitchen nor family room). However the outlet works fine so I assume there is power is coming from the breaker.
I have exposed all the switches and tested with a volt meter. If I connect the volt meter between live and neutral, I get a reading between 53 and 60 volts. If I connect the prongs of the voltmeter between live and ground I get between 115 and 120 volts. Does this mean a loose connection or could one of the switches be fried (the 4 switches are fed power in series)?
A couple of other points that might give you some clues:
- This morning, if I didn't turn the switch on for a while, and then turned it on, the lights would only come on after about 30 seconds
- The breaker has gone off twice since we have been having this problem
Help!