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If one or more receptacles are wired backward (hot wires on neutral
side and vice versa), can that affect other outlets on that circuit?

I guess I am confused since they are wired together through the
receptacles is it possible to introduce current to the neutral wire
(which would then screw up the next one)?. I was wondering if doing
one wrong could cause a ripple effect so that even if another is wired
correctly (black wires to hot side and white wires to neutral side),
it may not in fact be functionally correct.

Or does the backward wired one(s) only affect itself and the others
are fine? Note: There would be NO GFCI's in this scenario.
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John

If at one receptacle, you wired the hot wires to the neutral side and the
neutral wires to the hot side, it would only affect things plugged into that
outlet. You can buy a plug in outlet tester to prove out all the outlets


That's a relief! I had a few receptacles in a room replaced and at
least one was wired backward. So I was concerned the newly correctly
wired ones may still be "wrong."

These are 2 prong outlets. Those testers are for 3. Is there a way to
test the 2 prong outlets? I should note that the screw on the plate
does NOT provide a ground.
--
John

Tester schmester. Just connect a voltmeter to a ground somewhere in the
house, and check the voltage on each side of the outlet. Obviously you
should see 120 V on the hot and approximately zero on the neutral.