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Found the issue. What's the fix?

Is there a more conservative option? Like sealing the box and monitoring ?

I couldn't get in there. Is that frowned upon? how do I break in the box?

Yes, I believe that conduit in picture 3 is from the meter and that is where the water was coming from. We had that hard driving rain yesterday so I'm hoping that is what caused it and its not a broken conduit. So at this point, do i just monitor for more water? How can I seal that box better?

Yes, the main circuit from the meter box comes in via that conduit in picture 3. And that is where the water was coming in. I'm sure of it.

Here are some more pics The first one is the area above the meter box.

Hi guys. Thanks in advance for help here. I got quite a scare tonight. My wife noticed some water on the floor in the basement. After some digging I narrowed it down to water coming from inside the conduit in the breaker panel. The breaker box is on the west side of the house in the...

and thank you all once again for all the help. I am not on here very often but you guys are great when I come on. if you have a medical question, feel free to PM me and we can take it offline

which fluke is the do it all for the home self repairman? Maybe I can put one on the XMAS list

I found this meter Fieldpiece SC260. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KLYJG78/?tag=atomicindus08-20 Any reason not to get this one. The SC440 was just a bit more than I wanted to spend.

OKay. I think I figured it out and this is of course a newbie mistake. The new capacitor came with a yellow mark on one connector. I let my caveman brain that likes colors take over instead of looking at the number of fittings on each connector. I've never worked with capacitors before so I...

I have a basic DMM but now is probably the time to invest in a meter that tests capacitance and amp draw. Anyone you guys recommend?

How do I test that? Check amp draw at the fan motor? Any instructional videos on how to check amp draw at the fan? This would be my first time

Hello guys. Question about my AC unit. A couple weeks ago, condenser would kick on but not the fan. Fan would spin after manual start. I took off the cover and the capacitor was a rusty piece of junk. Replaced it. Today I turned unit on and it worked for about 5 seconds and shut off...

Haha.. Could be true. Maybe it is built on an indian burial ground?:evil: That being said, I am glad this thread happened because I learned a **** ton about basic house wiring and electrical. So thank you all for your help And thank you to the douche bag at home depot that dropped the box of...

Both were brand new but from the exact same box at HD. Bad box? I already took them both back to get the new one. honestly, I'm so sick of this GFCI, I'm pretty much over it. Done and done...on to the next project.

Okay well let me start off by saying that I FIXED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now, I know many guys on here will say that I'm a newbie and I just had it wired incorrectly but that is not the case. I triple checked it EVERY time. So here's what...

Seriously? Why wouldn't it work in another completely different circuit that work? that makes zero sense. I will get a new GFCI and have them test it at the hardware.

Yes, I checked this about 50 times I think you misread what I posted. I hooked the GFCI to a good outlet and it didn't work. The GFCI is bad. Either it was bad when I bought it or I junkified it by messing with it. IDK.

So all this data I thought I was accumulating could potentially be junk. I took the GFCI downstairs to an outlet attached to a 15 amp breaker. I tested the outlet and it works. A device plugged in worked and the voltage was good. I disconnected the wires, tested which were the lines and...