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Default Can Miswired Receptacle Affect Others?

easy enough to check. get a plug in tester.

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"John Ross" wrote in message
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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