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    blackduckshores Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 11, 2008, 08:12 PM
    Electrical outlets
    Electrical outlets will not work but show they do with an electrical tester

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    Oct 12, 2008, 07:06 AM

    Plug in a lamp in top receptacle, and tester in the bottom. If something has no voltage under load, it is usually a loose connection, corroded buss under breaker, loose wire on breaker, or neutral bar.
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    Oct 12, 2008, 09:31 PM

    What is the standard horizontal distance between sockets or outlets in a house? Is it written in electrical code?
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    Oct 13, 2008, 04:15 AM
    Fiel, see the replies in the other thread you started.
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