I recently purchased a home and within a month I'm already having electrical problems. The problem started when half the lights in the room stopped working out of the blue. So I shut the breaker off to the lights and opened a junction box behind the first non-working light fixture and discovered it was still hot. Next, I shut each breaker off individually and realized that it must have two hot lines coming im since it was remaining hot until I shut all the power down. As I turned them back on I found this to be the case. 4 black wires junctioned together and two were hot coming from separate circuits.
I've installed many breaker panels and repaired or replaced wires in many different houses and this is actually the first time I've seen this exact issue. I'm wondering why they would install two hot lines together?
There are at least 4 lights and several outlets coming from this junction. None of the fluorescent lights are coming on but the standard bulb light is on but dim and I have a lamp in the outlet that is also on but dim. Thanks in advance!
I've installed many breaker panels and repaired or replaced wires in many different houses and this is actually the first time I've seen this exact issue. I'm wondering why they would install two hot lines together?
There are at least 4 lights and several outlets coming from this junction. None of the fluorescent lights are coming on but the standard bulb light is on but dim and I have a lamp in the outlet that is also on but dim. Thanks in advance!