flips333 wrote:
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Thanks to all who helped and here's the answer... the neutral is
receiving power. Thus it blows out any and all normal appliances that
go in it. Until I can get someone to fix it I'm just gonna fill it
with those baby proof socket fillers.
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What you mean by "the neutral is receiving power", kemo sabe?

If it was just reversed hot/neutral that wouldn't make any difference;
think unpolarized cord plugs. (It ain't right and should be corrected,
but that won't cause the problem described).

If neutral _AND_ hot are hot and not same supply side, that's a 240V
circuit and that certainly _WILL_ blow a 110V appliance.

Sounds like the same "handyman", maybe????

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