Your neutral is open. Start checking at the breaker panel. If that looks good, try to determine the circuit routing and start opening boxes. With your meter you should get a reading (approx.) of zero ohms from ground to neutral.
Definitely open neutral.
A very common cause of this is the use of back stab connections. If any of the devices are using the back stabs move the wires to the screws.
Sounds like my kind of luck.At a loss as to where to try next once those last two outlets are switched out. I suspect I don't need to look at the fixture connections as one of the failure modes still exist with all light fixtures switched off.
It is always in the last place you check:smile:Sounds like my kind of luck.
It will probably be the last outlet you check.
It is always in the last place you check:smile:
If it is back stabbed then I would not stop when you find the problem. I would continue to change all the devices to the screw terminals.
A failed breaker does not cause an open neutral. And that is what he has.I suggest replacing the breaker. They're not expensive and do fail on occasion. You didn't change anything before the problem started so why not take that out of the equation.
Ahhh - I didn't read the OP through. ThxA failed breaker does not cause an open neutral. And that is what he has.
Sounds like a multiwire branch circuit. One neutral sharing two "hots." Can you tell if the two breakers share a neutral? Should be a cable with a black, red, white and bare conductor.The circuit on the other half of this duplex breaker works just fine.
Any idea what the next steps would be?
Sounds like it could be a multiwire branch circuit. One neutral sharing two "hots." Can you tell if the two breakers share a neutral? Should be a cable with a black, red, white and bare conductor.The circuit on the other half of this duplex breaker works just fine.
Any idea what the next steps would be?