View Full Version : Have power, but nothing works ?
dinows
Jul 13, 2007, 09:43 AM
I have a room with no power, nothing works, circuit breaker is on, I test with my wiggy and get nothing but when I plug in my outlet tester the two lights come on saying the outlet is OK. This really has me stumped. Can someone help?
Thanks Dino
tkrussell
Jul 13, 2007, 10:34 AM
Using your wiggy ,test across hot and ground, if you read 120 volts, then the neutral for this circuit/outlet is broken.
dinows
Jul 13, 2007, 12:01 PM
Using your wiggy ,test across hot and ground, if you read 120 volts, then the neutral for this circuit/outlet is broken.
Your rightI tried the hot and then the ground and I got 120, went back to the other outlet and netural is there. Now let me ask you... lets say the netural is broken in the wall (old building) could I jump the ground wire on to the bad (not active ) netural white wire to complete the circuit and get me going
Thanks Dino
Stratmando
Jul 13, 2007, 01:47 PM
Don't use ground for neutral. I would not think"In wall" yet. Better than 90% are at a connection(breaker,switch, recepticle). They do get cut, most of those are through all conductors. Check Boxes each side of bad receptacle. Can use extension cord in known good receptacle as a reference, for testing.
dinows
Jul 13, 2007, 03:56 PM
Thank you, you have no idea how hulpful you have been
Dino