There are several different things going on in my home that have me a little concerned. I had a portable heater turned on in my master suite bathroom. When I unplugged the heater, the cord was very warm. And, the metal prongs that plug into the outlet were so hot, that I felt burned when I touched them. I felt the outlet on the wall where the heater had been plugged in and it was very warm. I checked the other outlet in the master suite bathroom. It was very warm too even though nothing had been plugged into that outlet. Then, I went into my hallway bathroom and felt the outlet in that bathroom. It was also very warm even though nothing had been plugged into it. I checked other outlets in the house and they were all cool to the touch. After the heater was unplugged for 15 minutes or so the 3 outlets that had been very warm cooled off. I also have a couple of other strange things going on. In the hallway bathroom, I have one outlet with 2 places to plug-in appliances. A month ago, for several weeks, the top plug-in worked but the bottom one didn't. Now, they are both working again. I was just wondering what would cause that? It seems like either both plug-in's would work or both wouldn't work. Also, I have an outlet in a closet in my kitchen. This outlet is close to the outlet in my hallway bathroom. I have converted this closet into a work area where I have my computer along with my printer, speakers, router, cable modem, cordless phone, tv and sometimes a heater. I have a large surge protecter plugged into the outlet that has everything connected to it except for the heater. It seems like the power from this outlet is turning itself on and off. Last night, my computer turned on and off repeatedly. There is no unusual heat coming from this outlet. I know that seems like a lot of equipment to have connected to an outlet. But, other people have computers and have a lot of things connected to their computers. I was hoping that someone could give me some advice on what is causing these problems and what I need to do to fix them. Thanks, Lindsey

I have a receptacle in bathroom that has a test button. A metal hair band came into contact with something that was plugged in and started throwing sparks. I went and bought a new receptacle, but someone else removed the old one before I could see how it was wired. I spoke with the people at Home Depot, but they could never get past the fact that there are no black wires, only light brown and white. I could swear I've tried every combination, and was able to get the plug to work, but then the other plugs on circuit wouldn't work. Took back and got another one hoping it was faulty receptacle. Question: What wires hook up where? The wires are light brown and white, NO black wires. There is a grounding wire also. One wire group(?) contains one white and one brown wire and the other wire group contains one white and one brown wire. Which wires are the hot and which are the load? No, I know nothing about wiring except to turn off the main breaker before I do anything. Is one set of the wires (brown/white) hot and the load? I would think the hot wires would be the same color. Because the receptacle is in a tight spot, I hate to think of going through the 20 combinations. I would appreciate any enlightment. Thanks in advance