[hkstroud]

No, only two wires connected to the switch. You should have two white wires connect together and two black wires connected to the switch. If that is correct, forget the switch loop thing. There would be only two wires in the closet light.

[Troy28]

I will have to double check tomorrow. That might be correct because I do remember on the light switch for the main light had all three white wires commented together and the three black wires connected to the switch.

[hkstroud]

Double check everything and let me know. If everything you have told me is correct, the only thing left is a faulty black between outlet 1 and outlet two. Something that just doesn't make sense.

Good night

[Troy28]

Okay, I checked the both light switches and the white wires are tied together and the black wires are connected to the switch, just like you said. The faulty black wire is what I had narrowed it to but I just find it hard to believe that it would have broken at the same time I replaced the outlets. I keep thinking that I have missed something.

[hkstroud]

I keep thinking that I have missed something.

I agree but I don't know what. I'm kind of stumped. Suggest rechecking every thing. Make sure that the GFI in the bath has not tripped. I know you said it was on a different circuit, but suppose some one did something screwy like coming out of the GFI to outlets 2,3,4 and 5. Then when you were replacing the outlets you could have tripped the GFI and never have known.

Go back to the attic and make sure that the line from outlet 1 simply goes across the attic and down to outlet 2.

[Troy28]

I checked the bathroom and GFI not tripped, still have power. Checked the attic and line from outlet 1 comes up and crosses over to outlet 2.

[hkstroud]

Nothing that linen closet is there?

[Troy28]

The linen closet does not have a light or anything in it.

[hkstroud]

If I remember correctly, you said earlier that you had continuity between the two ends of the whites and the two ends of the ground wires in outlet 1 and outlet 2. That you did not have continuity between the blacks.

If the boxes are metal and have a cable clamp remove the cable clamp. Plastic boxes will not have the cable clamp.

Then pull real hard on the black wire. If it is broken, it should be broken near the box. If it is broken it should pull out.

Grasp the bare end of the wire with pliers, not the insulation.

[Troy28]

That is correct, no continuity between the black wires of outlet 1 and 2. The white and ground wires do have continuity.

The boxes are plastic.

I pulled on the black wire (the bare end) real hard at both outlet 1 and outlet 2 and it would not pull out.

[hkstroud]

I am at a loss. At this point I think I would first connect the black, white and ground wires together in each box of the cable between outlet 1 and outlet 2 . Making sure that I had the right cable. Then go up in the attic and cut the cable at some convenient point. Do a continuity check between the black and white, between the black and ground, and between the white and ground on each half of the cable. Assuming that there is a break in the black, that should tell you which half of the cable it is in. Hopefully, if you have to replace any part of cable, it will not be the half that is under low potion of the roof.

[Troy28]

That is a good idea. And yeah, I agree. Hopefully the break will be in the first half that comes from outlet number 1.