re: Electrical Advice needed

sounds like the washer outlet may be on same circuit as lights or is using the same breaker as lights.

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Everything in the house runs off the same breaker.

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You're probably referring to the breaker box (panel). I referring to an individual breaker. The box will have anywhere from 14 to 30 something breakers.

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I have a circular saw and a toaster oven at the house I'll try plugging those in when I get home.

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That should at least tell us if the Washer is the problem or not. If lights dim, it's not anything to do with washer. If they don't dim, it may or may not be washer.

You need to know if you have separate circuit or breakers for washer outlet and lights. See if there are different labels to identify different breakers for lights and washing machine. If the labels don't tell you anything, find breaker that works lights. You may have to turn off one at a time. Some breaker panels have everything well marked and some don't have any info. Turn breaker for lights off and see if Washer will work. There may be anywhere from 1 to 4 breakers for lights.

Does this make sense? It all comes down to process of elimination for electrical problems.

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That should at least tell us if the Washer is the problem or not. If lights dim, it's not anything to do with washer. If they don't dim, it may or may not be washer.

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Run the washer off the refrigerator outlet using a decent extension cord. No lights dim it's not the washer.

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Run the washer off the refrigerator outlet using a decent extension cord. No lights dim it's not the washer.

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if fridge is on same circuit or breaker as washer (and lights) and the lights still dim, that might still give a wrong impression that the washer is the problem. He needs to use saw on washer outlet. provides more info that way.

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Does this make sense? It all comes down to process of elimination for electrical problems.

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Yeah that's clear as day. Thanks

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Call the power company to check for a bad neutral connection from the pole or in the meter. No cost to you.

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Exactly. Same thing happened to my old Southdowns house. Birds would sit on the drop wire & crap on said drop wire until the messenger wire (neutral) corroded and broke. Basically I was getting derived neutral from my ground rod; which is why those things are important, BTW. Called Entergy, they fixed it in a jiffy. Or giffy, I never know how to pronounce these things...