Receptacles are dead.
#1
01-01-16, 09:28 AM
Receptacles are dead.
Hello All,
I hope you can help me. Am at my vacation cottage. A couple days after arriving, the GFI in the bathroom died. After this, I noticed that an exterior receptable on the covered and protected porch died.
I had to go to town so I picked up new GFIs to install. Installed the one in the bathroom and green light is on, indicating power to the receptacle, but there is no output. Installed receptacle on the porch - nothing.
A couple of days later, the light fixture in the washroom area died. I tried a new bulb - nothing.
Could these three things be on the same circuit? What could be causing this to happen? Squirrels? They have been on the porch, but we got a super sonic zapper, which hurts their ears and they aren't around as much any longer.
I would like to have an idea of the issue prior to calling a local electrician; thank you for your input!!!
I hope you can help me. Am at my vacation cottage. A couple days after arriving, the GFI in the bathroom died. After this, I noticed that an exterior receptable on the covered and protected porch died.
I had to go to town so I picked up new GFIs to install. Installed the one in the bathroom and green light is on, indicating power to the receptacle, but there is no output. Installed receptacle on the porch - nothing.
A couple of days later, the light fixture in the washroom area died. I tried a new bulb - nothing.
Could these three things be on the same circuit? What could be causing this to happen? Squirrels? They have been on the porch, but we got a super sonic zapper, which hurts their ears and they aren't around as much any longer.
I would like to have an idea of the issue prior to calling a local electrician; thank you for your input!!!
#3
01-01-16, 09:46 AM
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What do the instructions say the green light means? Sometimes it means tripped, others mean it has power.
#11
01-01-16, 06:57 PM
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Yes, it appears to be wired correctly.
However, in this case you have a GFCI receptacle and these are specifically made to NOT have the wire under the screw head but instead have a length of straight wire inserted in the hole in the back of the device and then the screw is tightened to clamp the wire in place. Note that there are TWO holes for every screw so you may have two incoming and two outgoing cable assemblies without having to use pigtails.
Did you READ the instruction sheet before wiring?
#13
01-02-16, 10:42 AM
No, it is NOT wired correctly. I see multiple wires under a single screw head and that is wrong.
