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Is this even possible?

What I have is a receptacle on the interior of the wall that the bottom outlet is switched. I have a 3 wire coming into and out of the receptacle. 2 red wires on the top as well as a white on the other side, and 2 black wires on the bottom with a white on the other side. The grounds are tied...

Problem solved!... not really. I ended up just cutting up the housing for the new fixture and installing it around the old fixture base. There is no switches on the new light fixture and all 6 of the new bulbs tested fine in other lights. I was using a GreenLee current detector for the...

I should have noted that the old fixture still works when hooked up with just the 2 wires. So I don't believe there is a short anywhere.

I am trying to install a new light fixture in place of an old fixture. The wiring is still K&T. I hooked up the hot to the black, neutral to the white, and connected the ground to the bracket. The thing that gets me is when the switch is on the off position, there is current at the...

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I don't want the GFI switched. Each white wire is going to a silver lug by itself, the black wires are together on one brass lug, and the red wires are together on one brass lug. Which wires do I extend through the wall to the GFI?

I just bought an outdoor GFCI that I would like to wire up to an indoor receptacle. When I took the cover plate off and pulled the receptacle out of the wall I noticed it is wired up with 3 wires (+ ground) in and out. The bottom outlet is switched. How do I wire this correctly?