[damionsm]

Hopefully I can ask this clearly, apologies if not. Also, apologies if this has been answered but I wasn't able to find what I was looking for.

Details:
Power comes in at the switch (see box diagram)
14-2 wire throughout the house, using existing wires
Replacing single pole switches with newer single pole switches
Two switches for independent receptacles
Need to maintain power downstream independent of the switch

I'm remodeling our bathroom, which had two can lights on separate switches. I've wiring two led ceiling lights in parallel on one switch, and a fan on the other switch from one feed in. Those I've worked out, but it's the lights that are downstream from the bathroom (further down the circuit from the breaker box). It's likely a matter of being a novice and getting flustered, but I get power to the bath receptacles fine but the downstream lights in the laundry and spare aren't working, or vice versa.

I have capped & pigtailed the hot wires from the feed + receptacles. I've also capped the downstream hot wire to that bundle (which looks messy) with no luck. And I've tried several variations all with no luck. Can someone tell me where I might be going wrong, based on this? I would greatly appreciate it. Please let me know if you need more details.

[ebaines]

Are you absolutely sure that the "Power Out" leads feed the receptacles in the other rooms? If so, then all you need do is bridge the "Power In" leads to the "Power Out" leads. If that isn't working, then perhaps one of the two switched receptacles in the bathroom feeds power to those other receptacles. I suggest that you open up the two switched receptacles in the bathroom and see if they aren't bridged to other circuits further down the branch.

[damionsm]

Are you absolutely sure that the "Power Out" leads feed the receptacles in the other rooms? If so, then all you need do is bridge the "Power In" leads to the "Power Out" leads. If that isn't working, then perhaps one of the two switched receptacles in the bathroom feeds power to those other receptacles. I suggest that you open up the two switched receptacles in the bathroom and see if they aren't bridged to other circuits further down the branch.

Thanks! It does appear to be the load out. Just to put my mind at ease I wired the power in to the power out (as in my diagram) with no bathroom receptacles and the downstream fixtures were working.

Turns out I wasn't making good contact when capping. I trimmed all of the wires to an even length and taped them together at the insulation and made sure the cap was on good and snug. I guess the 43rd time was the charm! I had to have been over thinking it as I do and not looked at the basics.

[ebaines]

Glad to hear you were able to resolve the issue!