Outlets wont work

04-19-2009, 01:34 PM	#1
LesElkins Newbie   Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1	Outlets wont work I have a room with 4 outlets a ceiling fan and recessed lights. They appear to be on the same circuit. Only 2 outlets work and the other 2 show power when I use a tester but when I plug something into them they do not work . The lights nor the fan work either.

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04-19-2009, 01:48 PM	#2
Yoyizit It was a dark and stormy     Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NW of D.C. Posts: 5,954	Outlets wont work Quote: Originally Posted by LesElkins other 2 show power when I use a tester but when I plug something into them they do not work Neon testers and voltmeters respond to phantom [capacitively coupled] voltages. At least one wire in your Romex is disconnected.

04-19-2009, 01:49 PM	#3
dSilanskas Member     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Cape Cod, Massachusetts Posts: 474	Outlets wont work Check to see how much voltage is coming out of the outlets. You have a loose wire in one of the outlets. You have to take them apart to find the problem. I bet the outlets are backstabbed.