Saw a post on Reddit of an improper ground (used gas line) and the entire pipe was glowing red, it got me thinking there must be an insane amount of current going through there, when there should not be ANY. Then I put a clamp meter on my water line where my ground goes to... sure enough, 3 amps! I turned on the toaster, 7 amps! Clothes dryer and oven did nothing, turning on certain 120v loads decreased it... depends on which leg it's on I guess as the loads will cancel each other out if they're opposite.
Anyone with a clamp meter want to go try that? I did not figure any current was suppose to actually flow to ground during a normal condition. Wonder if I actually have a problem, or if it's actually normal. If it's a problem, then it's probably been that way for who knows how long, but I'm going to probably want to look at fixing it. Guessing there may be a break in the neutral going outside or something. I'm going to have to get on my roof and measure to see what I get up there.
Anyone with a clamp meter want to go try that? I did not figure any current was suppose to actually flow to ground during a normal condition. Wonder if I actually have a problem, or if it's actually normal. If it's a problem, then it's probably been that way for who knows how long, but I'm going to probably want to look at fixing it. Guessing there may be a break in the neutral going outside or something. I'm going to have to get on my roof and measure to see what I get up there.