farmerjohn1324
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There all cheap backstabbed outlets, replace them.
Wrap the wires around the screws in clockwise direction.
That last one is a GFI, tried resetting it?
Is there a way to verify that it is the outlet and not wiring? I have a multimeter.
The first thing you check is gfci as the other two like come from there.
You should find power on the line side as that comes from the breaker.
The load side will be feeding the other two.
You last picture is a gfci........
Why do you think they are on different circuits.
Maybe but humor me first, check for power on the load side of the gfci unless there is only one set of wires there.
How do I do this? I see the black and white wire going in to where it says "load" on the GFCI outlet.
I have a multimeter. Do I have to remove the wires from the outlet? And what about the outlet that is on a different breaker?
Remove the load wires and stick short wires in there and measure that
Or remove all wires, join black to black and white to white and then check the other outlets.
Keep track of which are load and line
Again. how do you know some are on another breaker
Because whenten I turn this breaker off, the light right next to the other outlet works. It's on the other side of the house.
I don't have a screwdriver small enough to remove the back of this outlet so it will have to wait until tomorrow.
What is a short wire?
Because when I turn this breaker off, the light right next to the other outlet works. It's on the other side of the house.
I don't have a screwdriver small enough to remove the back of this outlet so it will have to wait until tomorrow.
What is a short wire?
No screwdriver necessary;
There are wirenuts visible in the GFCI box, shut that breaker off, remove the wirenuts keeping the wires separate, turn the breaker back on and test the wires for 120V.
No pigtails in a gfci box both wires are plugged into the outlet
No screwdriver necessary;
There are wirenuts visible in the GFCI box, shut that breaker off, remove the wirenuts keeping the wires separate, turn the breaker back on and test the wires for 120V.
So I put one terminal of the multimeter to the black wire, and the other to the white? And if it reads 0, then it is the wiring that's messed up, not the outlet? That's what I did with the wires in the other end of the house, and it read 0. Does this mean it is not the outlet? How do I even begin fixing this if it is the wiring in the wall?
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