On 24 May 2006 12:18:09 -0700, "
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Jeff, Jim

You guys are right, thanks for the replies... I'll just get someone to
come look at it here in a few weeks. And Jeff - thanks for the little
lesson, yes, it's two duplex receptacles - creating a place were four
plugs can be put in... there are little orange lights next to each one
- if I plug in a machine that is turned off (like let's say, a blender)
- the lights stay off, if I turn on the blender, however; all four
little orange lights come on.... *if* I plug it in to the left side
(either top or bottom 'plugs')

While if I plug it to the right receptacle, none of the lights come on.

That doesn't seem right, either the left two or the right two. So it
might be that red dot thing. And I think it is beyond you to fix it.

Do you have instructions for this red dot, or coudl you find them on
the web. Despite the previous paragraph, I have 4 outlets that I
wired differently. But I plan to tell the next owner of the house
about it, and there are no funny red lights.


I was going to suggest a friend or neigbhor that knew more look at it,
but this one sounds a bit tricky and that it would the guy if he were
like me, hours. A pro, much less time.

So, guess it's time to pull up the yellow pages.

Thanks Jeff!
(my camera is in one of 20 random boxes packed... won't be another week
or so, but I thank for the offer of checking further into it)