You carefully changed wire for wire?
You carefully changed wire for wire?I was changing outlets and switches in our two office rooms, both had power and are on the same breaker. After completing the changes, one of the rooms does not have power. I have checked all the outlets and switches for loose wires and did not find any. No GFI's.
Any tips on tracking the problem down?
Thank you in advance.
DP
You only broke the hot tab rightI thought I did. I checked them again and they all seem correct. On my way to purchase a multi-meter. I have changed many outlets and never really had any issues. The only technical part was the switched outlet with the red wire and the need to break the metal tab. The other 4 rooms I have completed are working fine! Just this one room.
This is particularly true on 4-ways... I always test a 4-way before it is installed to get the correct connections.Another common problem when changing switches is "assuming that position means anything at all" in 3/4-way switches and twin switches. They don't. The switch makers rearrange the screw positions so they are different on every switch. You have to pay attention to screw colors/functions.
CheersWhat is your voltage between hot and neutral and hot and ground on the "dead" receptacles?
Danger is what you have created. The ground wire is not allowed to carry the neutral current. You will liven the metal parts of your 3 wire appliances. Disconnect what you have done and find your lost neutral.Finally!!!
Somewhere the neutral was lost.... I didn't manage to find it, so by connecting the ground to the white terminal I was able get the room back online.
This seems a bit unorthodox to me. Have you ever seen this done?