"Mike Dobony" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:04:29 -0700, james wrote:

I have a dead outlet, but no breakers are tripped. Is there a way to
trace
these unpowered circuits? I have a circuit tracer, but it only works on
powered lines. Thanks.

if this is the only dead outlet, then the problem is between this outlet
and
its "uplink"
I would check this outlet for any loose wire, then check all the
potential
uplinks (nearby outlets or light switches)

There are 3 dead outlets with other good circuits nearby. There doesn't
seem to be any method to what outlets are on a particular circuit. There
are outlets in between and nearby that are powered.

It may be of help to know which rooms or locations these dead outlets are in