My family room was built before I moved into the house 20 years ago. Over the years a number of outlets have stopped working. They seem to be failing in sequence. I now have to plug the TV in across the room. This has been happening over a number of years. The outlets were added when the room was finished so they had new wiring when they were built. The breaker is obviously not tripped because the other outlets work and there are no GFI outlets. Any ideas?

So this has been going on for 15 years and I am finally going to chase down what the heck is going on with our electricity usage and could use input and ideas.. Family of 4 using 1500 kwHrs/ month without heat or Air Cond. We use 30% over neighbors usage but show no significant household/lifestlye differences. Many years of seeing October and/or May bills when no heat or A/C is on. Many appliances changes (more efficient). I'll be concise: 1: b4 moving in house empty, no heat/AC. Hot H20 ON but unused - around 500 KwHr STILL USED 2: Since then: - new windows, add insulation, new more efficient appliances (including H2O heater) - requested test of meter (analog meter) test OK, 2 yrs ago new digital meter installed - I physically switch off breakers that serve base board electric when not in seasonal use. - the only "appliance" not changed over the years is the submersible well pump Question: Could a "leaky" ground fault somewhere cause this much excess usage? If not, any suggestions/techniques? I just purchased an clamp ammeter and start looking to see if I can see some "ghost" draw.