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The Sponge
Our electrical bill go up 100% in the winter and we don't have any appliances that really use it more in the winter. No furnace, (heat with wood) -gas water heater. -Just some heated outside buckets for animals. Recently we found a feed wire outside from the house to the out buildings that was hissing, popping and sparking in the ice around it. Could we be wasting electricity here? Could this be the cause of our wintertime blues? The issue does happen when it's snowy and wet. Uhg.
Answer
Definitley you are consuming electric as that wire is hissing and fussing all about. If there is a short in the line, but not enough to trip a breaker the wires could be creating something similar to a toaster. Using up electricity, creating heat, but not enough to trip the breaker. A dangerous and costly venture. Try to isolate the circuit. You can do this by checking your meter. Turn off as many devices you can. Observe your meter....if it is still turning, switch off and on each breaker. See if you notice a drop or stoppage on a circuit that should have nothing going on it. You may have found the problem...trace that circuit to see if it has a short.[
Definitley you are consuming electric as that wire is hissing and fussing all about. If there is a short in the line, but not enough to trip a breaker the wires could be creating something similar to a toaster. Using up electricity, creating heat, but not enough to trip the breaker. A dangerous and costly venture. Try to isolate the circuit. You can do this by checking your meter. Turn off as many devices you can. Observe your meter....if it is still turning, switch off and on each breaker. See if you notice a drop or stoppage on a circuit that should have nothing going on it. You may have found the problem...trace that circuit to see if it has a short.[
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