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    Fagin22 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 24, 2009, 05:10 PM
    Open hot outlet
    I replaced an outlet in my basement. Put everything back together and it wasn't working.
    I plugged in a tester and it read "open hot". There were three white wires and three black plus a ground. I didn't have much wire to work with since I had to cut them to remove the old outlet so I connected all three white wires with a fourth and ran that one to the outlet.
    I did the same with the black wires. Can you tell me what is an open hot and possibly why the outlet isn't working? Thank you.
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    Oct 24, 2009, 05:50 PM
    Open hot means there is no power at all to the receptacle.

    Was it working before? If so check your splices to see if there is a bad connection to the blacks.
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    Oct 24, 2009, 06:50 PM

    You probably didn't have to cut the wire. Back stabbed wires have a release mechanism to release solid wires. Stranded wires usually have to be cut.

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