Sparks from my neutral wire. I was swapping out a single gang to a double gang and i saw sparks off the white line. this junction box is heavily pack with four lines right next to the breaker box, grounded through my body, kept sparking. What tests should I do for safety?
Plug one of these in and see what it says
will do, is it a common item?
could I expect an older neighbor to have one?
it's just a gfci/three prong outlet tester. like $15 and found at every corner tool store/home improvement place
you should also pick up a non-contact voltage tester so you can test individual wires in the box
This kit should be on hand before fricking with electrical work as you are doing.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08FPHS6HL?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details
why not use a karoke mic?
I'm a pussy and use this to check wires I know aren't live every time I touch the wire.
Why are white and black wires together in that yellow nut?
It's a power down 3-way
Why is it not marked black or red mother fricker?
Because an electrician would know that the white wire in a power down 3 way is the common without it having to be labeled for him.
Why would an electrician not do the simplest shit to code though?
Shut up you a weekend warrior b***h
If you see a white wire tied in with a black it's either a switch loop or a power down. This is common knowledge.
Git gud.
Or you're op and fricked up your wiring and why the frick are you arguing about how you want to be such a lazy piece of shiy you can't be bothered to get a piece of tape off your belt?
>making assumptions
>with electrical
Kek, I hope you have good insurance.
yes, its a 3 way
>git gud
stfu you fricking mongoloid. either do the job correctly (in this case you mark that fricker, a fricking sharpee is just fine) or dont do it at all.
you are a fricking Black person of the lowest order and i fricking hate working on shit after asshats like you frick it up.
>t. commercial service electrician
A good electrician would label it if it isn't already, though.
Using a multimeter is a little more complicated than using a plug-in tester, but it will provide more detailed results, and works for more than just 15 A single phase outlets.
Also, could you stretch out the wires a little more, and take a pic showing more of what's going on?
OP, do you have a multimeter on hand?
Yes.
I would rather use a multimeter is there info that this provides that a multimeter will not.
This is the stupid shit on PrepHole that I hate. So you have a multimeter and you know exactly what to look for with testing, but you don't know what the issue is with the electrical situation you have? That doesn't make any fricking sense. Why ask these questions here then? You should have been able to figure it out in a few seconds then. GFCI testers are for people who would likely not know what a multimeter is telling them and likewise need a jumping off point for this issue.
Turn everything off at the panel and then take the yellow wirenut off those lines. They are probably loose in there and it's arcing. You will need to get a new wirenut and twist the wires together so it stops arcing.
Neutral would be sparking because you didn't turn it off at the board and you separated the neutral under load. Ofcourse it would spark