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    Jul 6, 2009, 12:23 PM
    Bad outlet?
    The wire going to the outlet is hot. The wires are all hooked up correctly, when I plug something into the outlet, it is no longer hot and does not work... what could be wrong?
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    Jul 6, 2009, 12:27 PM

    Bad outlet.

    If you want to do things the best way possible, you wirenut the existing wires to a pigtail and attach the pigtail to the outlet. When you do this failures at an individual outlet will not affect outlets downstream.

    You can still have a failure before that outlet for the above reason. Any loose connection can cut off power when a load is drawn.

    Outlets are cheap.
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    Jul 6, 2009, 03:26 PM

    You may have lost your neutral. Test between black and white wires, if you get no reading then the neutral is dropped. Could be a loose connection at a previous receptacle or at the panel.
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    Jul 6, 2009, 03:44 PM

    Doubt the neutral is lost, since the outlet is likely warm to the touch. That''s what I think he means by hot.
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    Jul 6, 2009, 03:47 PM

    You could be right but boy, I sure hope folks don't use the term hot with electrical stuff when they mean warm to the touch. Buford how's about telling us more, try my test before you post.
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