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    Feb 16, 2009, 11:16 AM
    Broken outlets
    I lost 2 outlets last night that are now dead, but did not pop the breaker
    I replaced them, and bought a tester that indicated hot neutral or hot ground but I am sure I reconnected the wires as they were (had no problems for years before) any suggestions?
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    Feb 16, 2009, 06:58 PM

    What colors are your wires and how many?
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    Feb 16, 2009, 07:01 PM
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    What colors are your wires and how many?
    One has 3 black wires going in to one, a red and two whites
    The other has one black and one white
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    Feb 16, 2009, 07:07 PM

    So aparently no ground wire. Your black wires should be the 120v hot wire, can you ground to the box or is it not metal?
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