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Re: Short circuit blows holes in pipes?

BigB #172490 12/20/07 10:23 AM

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The bare neutral in the SE is hot, shorted at one end and not grounded. It also could be a bad neutral in the service.

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Short circuit blows holes in pipes?	BigB	12/20/07 03:47 AM
Re: Short circuit blows holes in pipes?	SteveFehr	12/20/07 12:22 PM
Re: Short circuit blows holes in pipes?	BigB	12/20/07 01:54 PM
Re: Short circuit blows holes in pipes?	WESTUPLACE	12/20/07 02:23 PM
Re: Short circuit blows holes in pipes?	KJay	12/21/07 12:35 AM
Re: Short circuit blows holes in pipes?	BigB	12/21/07 01:00 AM

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