040527 1555 - A Nony Mous posted:

Your problem probably stemmed from the fact
that outlet #3 was back-stab wired, right?

Probably so, and to avoid that problem when I replaced it and when I swapped
the other outlets, I used the screw terminals on all of them. Thanks for the
advice. Now I'll know where to look if any other outlets start giving me
problems.



The wires in the boxes should be brought together with a wire nut and leave
a pigtail to connect the outlet to. Then you wouldn't have the downstream
electrical failures.