Electrical Problem?

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Moderator Post (s) for this thread: > Shocking behavior by HKestenholz on 09/04/2007 > 20 Volts by thiggy on 09/04/2007 > Electrical problem by Billhart on 09/06/2007

"After checking all of my connections I am receiving a reading of about 20 watts when the circuit if off."

Do you VOLTS and not WATTS?

And did you measure it with a digital voltmeter.

A digital volt meter has a very high imput impedence and when connected to an wire that is not connected to "anything" (switch off and not load on it) will read a phantom voltage from the electrical fields from active wires. Typically from 20 to 100 volts.

I don't know on what part of the circuit that you measured it. But if it was between the hot and neutral feed to the light then just put a bulb in the ligght and the voltage will reas zero.