CoraBear
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Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 09:43:56 PM
l disconnected and removed an electrical outlet yesterday, and now the
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outlet closest to it does not work. There were two cables leading into the
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box, and l taped and capped all the wires individually before covering the
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box back up. After doing some initial research, l think that this outlet
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was part of a series with the other one (as well as a third that has never
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worked), but the other one is closer to the breaker panel. If this outlet
was in the middle of the other two, why would the first one in the chain
not work? Do l need to connect the two cables together somehow?
Jumboshrimp ;]
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Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 02:37:25 PM
To have anything electrical work properly, there must be a feed
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(hot) line & a return (neutral) line. Outlet receptacles are wired in
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parallel, not series. The hot line is connected to the gold looking
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terminal & the neutral is connected to the silver looking terminal. To
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connect other outlets to the same feed, a jumper line, or cable, (two
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wires) runs from the first outlet to the other outlets. Connect the others
in the same way as the first outlet. After connecting, you will have two
wires on the hot terminal & two wires on the return terminal. The last
outlet will have only the two wires attached. The first outlet did not
work, as the circuit was incomplete. Although highly unlikely, it is
possible for the terminals to not make contact with the strips inside the
outlet. If that turns out to be the case, the outlet needs to be
replaced.
Cookie Monster Wobbie Dovie
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Friday, 13th of August 2010 09:00:02 PM
Yes, electrical outlets are connected in a series, if you
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remove one, you disconnect all those that follow it.
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Connect black wire to black
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Connect white wire to white
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Connect grounds.
Or just put in another outlet..