Can A Bad Breaker Cause Low Voltage

I m doing some rewiring work in the kitchen.

Can a bad breaker cause low voltage.

One reason an outlet may have low voltage is that it is worn out. Ask question asked 9 years 4 months ago. A low voltage condition such as this is may be caused by a fault with the neutral wire. The breaker in the box is a gfci with a white square button in addition to the on off breaker switch.

Could it just be the breaker i replaced two months ago was also a bad breaker. Electrical outlets can wear out the same as any appliance or electrical device. Active 2 years 9 months ago. So i got everything the.

Viewed 42k times 5. All wiring is copper. There were three circuits coming into a junction box that controlled the sink disposal dishwasher a few receptacles and a light. The process explained below will help to identify the location of the faulty wire or a connection is causing the low voltage condition.

If we turn the breaker off on again we can use a voltmeter to find 118 volts in all of the bathroom outlets. Getting any type of electrical equipment seemed to be a big issue. The entire house seemed to be suffering from low voltage despite the electrical wires outside being totally intact. Voltage tests are made at each outlet that is on the same circuit as the affected outlet.

One of my friends suggested that a bad breaker could be the cause but is this really a possibility. The lights started to dim. A friend suggested a current surge through the wires but my assumption is if there was a current surge the breaker would have tripped or burnt out instead of having a low voltage reading of 102v 105v.