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    Apr 24, 2009, 10:42 AM
    Electricity circuit low power
    I have a refrigerator that goes on and off for a few hours at a time. The repairman said the fridge is OK. The electric circuit is the problem. When it does not work, the electricity current is so low the fridge won't work. I put a wire/light tester in the socket and it is half bright. It does not have enough juice to turn on an electric clock either. I don't know if it is on a 15 or 20 amp breaker. Do they put a fridge on a circuit by itself? If not how can this plug only get half juice? I think it is at the end of a circuit, two wires in and no wires going out.

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    Apr 24, 2009, 10:48 AM

    You have a loose connection somewhere.

    Could be at the breaker on any other outlet that feeds this one.

    A bad breaker is also a possibility.

    Troubleshooting may be beyond you expertise.

    You can:
    Look for signs of overhheating at the breaker and the wall outlet. Repair or replace.

    Check connections at the wall outlet and the breaker. Tighten.
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    Apr 24, 2009, 12:38 PM

    Open the socket closest to the one giving problems you'll probabley find a loose or broken neutral
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    Apr 24, 2009, 12:55 PM

    Sorry phan, It could be the neutral or the hot.
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