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I shut off the breaker and replaced the outlet. When I re-energized the circuit the new outlet didn't work. The new outlet is 125/15amp CU only. It does not appear to be a wire going to the circuit.
Upon further inspection of the remaining outlets in the area, there are more than one that appear to not work. There are others that do work. I will attempt to replace one of these to get some kind of baseline. Do I need to call an electrician?
I am quite capable of replacing all of the outlets, but if there is no improvement I guess there is a wiring problem.
I have been researching and it seems that the thirty amp circuit controlling everything is not a good idea. I moved into the house ten years ago and it was that way then. I had the home inspected by a home inspector who didn't mention this as a problem.
By Tom
I have 2 outlets that are in separate bathrooms. Both have power, but neither one will run a hair dryer or hot iron. They will power a radio. Has anybody seen this before or have any suggestions?
By David
By fuzzytufts
10/18/2011
Older places with old wiring is very dangerous. Sounds like old set up. You didn't say how old the place was you lived but a lot of even l950's houses now have bad wiring. An electrician or a friend who knows about wiring is a good thing here because the advice we can give without seeing is worth absolutely nothing. But you just might want to think on this; don't wait and burn the house down.
We bought an older home and the GFCI circuit in our bathroom did not work. I quickly replaced the circuit with a new GFCI and added an extension. All seemed fine, thegreen indicator light was on, etc.
I have an outlet plug that doesn't work, but shows it has power when tested with a tester. The electrical outlet has been replaced and still the same problem.
I have an outlet that I plugged a vacuum into, the vac ran for about 5 seconds then quit.
One of my outlets only has 51 volts; what could be wrong?
I have an outside outlet, not a GFCI, that got wet. The outlet is burnt. I replaced the outlet with a new one, but there isn't any electricity to the outlet. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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