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   Pete C. to All   
   Re: House Electrical Circuit: Leakage?   
   09 Jan 13 16:52:21   
   
   From: aux3.DOH.4@snet.net   
      
   "(PeteCresswell)" wrote:   
   >   
   > Recently installed a generator cutover switch   
   > (http://tinyurl.com/a6e9fgn) which tells me how much each circuit   
   > is drawing.   
   >   
   > I have one circuit which, when I *think* everything is unplugged,   
   > still draws 18 watts.   
   >   
   > First thing that comes to mind is that the circuit is serving   
   > something that I do not know about; but I am hard-pressed to find   
   > it.   
   >   
   > That seems to leave "Leakage".   
   >   
   > Is there any such thing as an electrical leak in home wiring?   
   >   
   > If so, typical causes?   Location strategies?   
   > --   
   > Pete Cresswell   
      
   Probably a doorbell transformer buried in the attic or similar.   
      
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