Submitted by imadude1134 t3_1232vnu in DIY
Hopefully someone can help me.
In a new to me home, I have 4 outlets that are dead (2 backyard and 2 in the garage). The wiring path goes breaker->gfci->outlets (not sure what order, but all 4 are downstream from gfci).
Here is what I have checked so far:
-Breaker is on, good, reads 120v -Gfci was working and not tripped. Plugs read 120v. Replaced (it was 20ish years old anyways), and plugs read 120v, lines in and lines out read 120v
- All 4 dead outlets have no power at any of the wires behind (1 has 3 sets of wires, 2 have 2 sets of wires, 1 has 2 sets of wires) -Replaced outlet recepticals on all 4 dead outlets. -GFCI does not trip, breaker does not trip. 120v in the lines coming out the GFCI, that is "disappearing" somewhere between the gfci and the other 4 outlets -used a line tester (Klein VDV500-820) and got continuity between: GFCI->Outlet 1 (3 arts of wires) Outlets 1 (3 sets of wires)->outlet 2 (2 sets of wires) Outlet 1 (3 sets of wires)->Outlet 2 (2 sets of wires)
What am I missing here? How could I detect signal on the line coming out the gfci but there is no power on it?
Help!!
BZ2USvets81 t1_jdt9zet wrote
That GFCI is obviously not powering those outlets. Either there is another outlet between the GFCI and the four you're trying to fix, or those four get power from somewhere else. My guess would be the former.