dnoyeB wrote:
wrote:
BE VERY CAREFUL with what appears to be a dead outlet if your unsure as
to which breaker its on!
Better to turn off the main and use a flashlight.
you might have a lose wire and get shocked.
I recall doing some work on one of my mothers outlets. I turned off the
breaker then went to work. Got shocked and used ssome colorful language
to express that I had turned the power off.
My mother had some joke about my fathers wiring at that point 
Now that I recall it, this was my fault. The outlet under the sink has
one portion switched by a light switch for the garbage grinder, and the
other wired standard. I turned off the switched part, then got shocked
by the other part.
So he may want to see if one outlet is on a switch.
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Thank you,
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor
man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16