Home electrical outlet acting strange

[olds]

The GFI for the bathroom MAY be in another room.
I lived in a house where the bathroom and back porch (next to each other and both wet locations) were on the same GFI. Had to go to the porch to reset the bathroom outlet.

 

[disappoint]

Colostomy sex. I would suspect I am being trolled, but someone around here claimed ignorance of anal beads, so I guess I'll play along.

Perhaps I'm mistaken but it seemed like Ruby meant than but wrote then instead. It means the opposite!

 

[SparkyJJO]

I always used the side screws until I moved into my new house here and noticed they were all back wired, so I thought that was preferred and started doing it that way. Guess I'll go back to side screwing them.

I just replaced an outlet that had been backwired and had burnt because the back wiring spring clip had failed. The outlet was crispy and the wire was charred.

How backwiring got UL approved I'm not sure.

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'm suspecting it's loose inside, the blades may be worn, or the wire going to the screws is lose.

No matter what though, I'd replace that with a GFCI ASAP. Get your LL to do it or arrange it to be checked by an electrician, if nothing gets done, do it yourself. Not something to mess around with.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

My favorite bathroom wiring problem is when a remodel occurs and a tankless water heater, vacuum hose connection or, whirlpool bath is installed and comes with a GFCI circuit that's put on an existing GFCI circuit. Yeah, one trips and maybe the second, first one reset and still no power. Makes me want to hunt down the installer and smack him upside the head.

 

[Red Squirrel]

My favorite bathroom wiring problem is when a remodel occurs and a tankless water heater, vacuum hose connection or, whirlpool bath is installed and comes with a GFCI circuit that's put on an existing GFCI circuit. Yeah, one trips and maybe the second, first one reset and still no power. Makes me want to hunt down the installer and smack him upside the head.

Hahaha that's hilarious. It's the "Find the next upstream GFCI" game! Should throw in an AFCI in there too.

 

[Rubycon]

Perhaps I'm mistaken but it seemed like Ruby meant than but wrote then instead. It means the opposite!

1) The stupid pill has not worn off, it was quite worse earlier...
2) Well yes than would be intended HOWEVER then makes sense in the original idea: "Tell you what, if you aren't sure, double up! With things electrical two is always better than one!"

3) As you can tell it still has a way to go...

 

[Rubycon]

The GFI for the bathroom MAY be in another room.
I lived in a house where the bathroom and back porch (next to each other and both wet locations) were on the same GFI. Had to go to the porch to reset the bathroom outlet.

Depending on what some people do, a lot of their rooms are wet locations.

 

[AmdEmAll]

I prefer to screw the sides

 

[dennilfloss]

I have a wall outlet in my bedroom that makes a distinct tick-tick-tick sound at a similar frequency to my small fan when I plug that one in. Made sure the sound comes from the outlet, not the fan blades. Otherwise it works but I have switched it off and I'm not using it until that gets fixed by maintenance. I don't want a short in the wall. The fan plugs in with only two blades (no ground) and this connection feels loose in the outlet.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Great way to test a GFCI is take a load such as a light bulb that has two wires (hooking two wires to a socket will do) and put one wire in the ground and one in the hot. (smaller hole) If the light does not come on and the plug no longer works, there is a GFCI upstream of it, or it IS a GFCI (which is kinda hard to miss as it would have buttons).

It's important not to touch the end of the wire especially if you put the hot first, that's why I say put the ground first.

Or you can just plug an extension cord and throw the other end in the sink full of water. I prefer the light bulb method myself.

 

[Ichinisan]

Colostomy sex. I would suspect I am being trolled, but someone around here claimed ignorance of anal beads, so I guess I'll play along.

I did not.

 

[Fiat1]

Sounds like a loose neutral wire (white/silver screw side) it may be at the main panel check all white wire connections at the main panel and at the outlet. Including the main incoming white wire.