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Posted: Yesterday 6:33:32 PM EST
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So this is probably dumb, but I am sick and probably not thinking clearly. I am insulating my garage bit by bit. Stupid previous owners put a window in and just cut the wire from one outlet to the last on the chain. End doubled over with a quick wrap of duct tape around it. To my surprise, the multimeter showed it was still hot. No wire nuts or anything, just a cut old romex style. So i ran new romex between the outlets. Problem - installed new outlet, and it doesnt work. Slept on it, checked it out again, have voltage so its not my connection at the previous outlet. Thought maybe i got a bad outlet. Swapped for another, no go. Am I missing something? I only was using gfci outlets because I had a couple on hand, they were cheap ones and have been sitting for a couple years. Sucks to run to town, minimum hour round trip to swap parts. Also left circuit dead because of fire concerns, which kills my garage door opener and made the fiber optic box start beeping at 0430. So sleep deprived as well. Help me not be tarded GD! |
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I have tried line and line/load. Maybe line/line? Havent popped a fuse... fuses are cheap though ETA Excuse my foggy brain. Tried load/load and load/line. Also I cant tell if these cheap pieces of s are resetting. Mushy button Smart electrician Menards stuff. I bet no smart electricians buy them |
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