I am not that familiar with the electrical Circuit box. When I bought the
house I had a home inspector look at it and he told me it has been recently
upgraded. If the work has been recently done then I should be able to
assume all the wires are tight. I can replace receptacles and switches but
opening the Circuit box is out of the question.

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I am new to this group but may be using it a lot since I have just
bought
a
house that is turning out to be a true Handy Man Special.

Question: Some of my receptacles will run low voltage such as lights,
but
not very bright. A hundred watt bulb will only look like it is 50W. A
vacuum cleaner will not even work.

I have replaced all receptacles in the bedroom but there may be more
switches and receptacles on this circuit.

Can anyone tell what the problem may be and is there an easy way to test
it?

Try tightening all the wires in the panel below the main breaker. You
really should turn off the main when you do this. Then turn on the main
and
see what voltages you are getting there. If your in the US it should be
240
phase to phase at the main and 120 from each phase to the ground/neutral
bar/can. You need a vom, a Volt Ohm Meter to do this. If these voltages
are
not present then you need to call an electrician. Now check the outlets
with
your meter, if your not reading 120 volts ac then you still need an
electrician.