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Why would a wall outlet give a dim indication on a tester of hot-neutral reversed when everything appears to be wired correctly in the outlets?
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∙ 17y ago
A -dim- "hot/neutral reversed" indication means that there is -some- voltage, but less than 120V, on the neutral line, referenced to the safety ground. Ideally, the ground and neutral should be at the -same- potential, but a loose neutral connection "upstream" of this outlet will cause measurable voltage between ground and neutral. No need to swap any wires; just tighten neutral connections at all points (including outlets AND breaker panel) on the same circuit as this outlet. My guess is that whoever pulled the wire swapped the white/black wires from the point prior. Trace back the wire to the previous outlet and check the hook up. Try to swap your white/black line on the outlet and retest. If it checks ok, then the wire have been swapped from the previous point.
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What could you do to troubleshoot a circuit with several hot-neutral reversed outlets if they all appear to be wired correctly ie black-hot to brass and white-neutral to silver?
On polarized receptacles the short slot is the hot side and the taller slot is neutral side. Colors can be swapped around sometimes. If they all are reversed, it is because the line is reversed somewhere, and all of the following outlets "downstream" from that one are reversed. Could even be in the main panel, if everything on the circuit is reversed.
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