DIY Landlord tracking down a loose neutral wire.

[billnahorn]

Really glad you said it could be in a light fixture, just never thought about looking there, thanks

[Nyck]

Your video was the best that I watched about this problem. Today I also watched other videos about lose neutral but you was the best. At 5:40 you mentioned about "watch other Youtube videos" but I would be very careful about what kind of video makers you are watching. Before watching your video I watched another one where the video maker showed everything except how to resolve the issue.
Great video. Congrats.

[vince]

Great example of a loose neutral. Thank you for sharing.

[RWang-zrcn]

Outstanding teaching, really helped regular people.

[blokey]

Pigtail connections to the receptacle would be a better way to daisy chain them.

[nevrbdwnruby]

I'm an electrcian, did not undersand how you gave tempower to the lights when you jumped it... I came back to this video and I understand it now... You used the ground as an effective ground fault current path which your not suppose to do but in this case of situation I can understand.. The ground is bonded to neutral which is a way to see and troubleshoot, I see now.. Ty

[timmack]

I HATE using those back stab connectors. I've been an electrician for 35 years and I cannot begin to tell you all of the problems I find from those backstab outlets. I urge everyone... Never, ever use them.

[allenjay]

It is a lazy electrician that uses the 'push-in' connections on an outlet. The push-ins do not carry the current that the terminals do. You should take your needle nose pliers, hook the conductor and put it under the terminal screw in a clock wise rotation. Best if the conductor is completely under the terminal screw head. Newer outlets have square head terminals giving better torque.

[porsche]

Kevin Caudill: Yup, that’s my problem. Thanks for the vid!

[ctingermann]

Informative video with good content. Only complaint is troubleshooting lice electrify with non rubber wedding band on poses potential short/ electric shock hazard.

[michaelhiggins]

Excellent real-world video and very helpful. Well done you !

[keithharrington]

This house highlights the cost effective way they wired this house. Gfci recepticles can provide protection for many recepticles or just the one. S, if you are building/wiring a house, give consideration to where you put them.

If you are outside working in the dirt on this house, you have to travel through the house to reset your gfci. The outside recepticle could be a gfci and prevent dirt everywhere. The second bathroom could have its own. It is all about the connections to the gcfi.

Please research it well or ask a pro.

[KEZZO]

Best practice is to hook
Outlet up to pigtail so not depend on outlet to pass thru hot and neutral to other outlets down stream….

[sjttiez]

your original receptacle also have screws on it's side to secure wires? Anyhow, very thoughtful of you for warning others to be safe, as some of your unknowledgeable viewers may not notice themselves poking their dedos into 230 volt location.

[videosrfunme]

REPLACE any receptacle that has the wire push in ports. use screw tightening mount only.

[MegaRiffraff]

I have rentals also, if i encounter a back stab working or not, i remove it, also be aware of live neutral’s, i have encountered them-in houses from 70s and 80s, first one was a shocking experience 🤕

[dansanger]

Worst is when the loose neutral is intermittent, which is what I'm dealing with now. I thought I had fixed it, and then a few hours later I got a call that it was out again.

It's always the push connectors that go bad. I hate those things! One of the problems is that they are designed for 14 gauge wire only, and people jam in the bigger 12 gauge wire, which is what I think happened to the outside outlet in your video. But, I don't trust them for 14 gauge, either.

On the inside box, it looked like there might have been multiple wires under the same screw. You're only supposed to have one wire per screw. It's one of those things where it can work fine for a while, and then stop working years later. Worse, it can cause arcing, which creates heat and can melt things. Ideally, you would create a pigtail in this situation and then run one wire to the switch or outlet. I like to use clamp connectors such as Wago, but wire nuts also work. But, I think Wago are more idiot proof for people like me.

[bigdaddy]

GFI isn’t supposed to trip the breaker unless the breaker itself is a gfi.

[frankw]

Every time I turned on the microwave the light was flickering and the fuse in the plug blew..I thought it was a faulty light bulb. Ordered a new one for £16 changed it but same problem 😮 I decided to open the socket and found a loose cable, screwed it tight and problem solved . How can the wire get lose after years ?? Just noticed that my Coffee grinder (which was on the same socket) doesn't work anymore. Not only i wasted £16 on a new bulb the loose wire also blew up my Coffee grinder £50

[tommywatterson]

Wouldn't a receptacle tester you plug in tell you if receptacle is wired right and tell you if it's operating right...that one would be the problem if it's not working right