"Aaron Fude" wrote in message
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Hi,

I have two outlets in the house which are not working. I would like to
find out whether they are on the same circuit. Is it possible to find
out whether these outlets are connected? Please treat this as an
intellectual curiosity question. I know that answering this question
may not solve my problem. But I am curious: what tools does one need
to make this determination and how does one do it?


Open up the receptacles and check the connections. You might see a burn
mark on one of the receptacles. Check for juice with a pigtail socket and
light bulb.

If you have no juice anywhere on these two receptacles a simple continuity
tester such as a flashlight with leads or a volt ohm meter should work to
see if they are connected together. Remove the wires from the receptacles
and at one receptacle location connect the ground wire to the hot wire (The
wires MUST BE DEAD to do this) and go to the other receptacle location and
check for continuity between the hot and ground wires. You may have
multiple conductors at each receptacle location so you will need to check
each one. Continuity between the ground wire and the neutral will probably
exist because they are connected together at the main panel.