Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Electric outlet fails; tell me what to do and I'll do it (carefully)

14 July 2014

Re: [DIY] Electric outlet fails; tell me what to do and I'll do it (carefully)

some times electricians get lazy and back wire the outlets that means they skin the wire and push it into the holes on the backside of the outlet and over time depending on use the wire can fall out, or break off causeing a once working outlet to fail and depending on the wiring layout other outlets,switches and fixtures may also by effected by such in the same circuit run.

On Wednesday, July 9, 2014 1:08 AM, "Ray Kornele krazykyngekorny@gmail.com [DoIt_Yourself]" <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

You first need to determine which breaker feeds it and shut it off, Electricity is very dangerous.

KrazyKyngeKorny (Krazy, not stupid)

On Tue, Jul 8, 2014 at 7:09 PM, ctg@tampabay.rr.com [DoIt_Yourself] <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

I noticed my night light wasn't on and tried to plug a new one in. Nope.

So it's get a screwdriver, take off the face plate, throw the breaker, take out the old outlet, go to HD or Lowes and take it with me, and buy another one just like the other one. Or should I ask my knowledgeable neighbor to do it? Seems as though it would be simple enough for untrained hands as long as I'm careful.

Carol In Valrico FL