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my negative and ground pin is live with current when the power is switched off why?

i have problem with my home electrical wiring. the negative and ground pin is live with current even when the power is switched off and when switched on all the three pins are live and most of my electrical equipments are not working. please help?

Answer:

Wow. It sounds as though you have lost your neutral and have what is called multiwire circuits in your house. Basically what is happening is you have 120 Volts on both the hot and the neutral/ground of your house. If you most of your equipment isn't working, you really have an issue you need to get looked at. Obviously I'm not standing in your house with a volt meter in my hand so I'm taking your word that the neutral and ground have volts, not current, on them. But if what you say is true then this is the most likely scenario. I strongly recommend you get a professional there quickly.

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