my dad can wire recpts backwards
seems addicted to it.
his simple method works
1- gotta use a plastic box
2- and if something trips the breaker cut off its ground prong

"DanG" wrote in message
news:Jc%_c.26744$Ka6.13647@okepread03...
It sounds like you need to buy the gizmo. If the wiring was
crossed anywhere you have the potential for a "back fed" neutral.
If the color code was followed meticulously through the entire
circuit you will not have a problem. Sounds like some home wiring
went on at some time.

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"Niel" wrote in message
om...
I just bought a house and the inspector tagged four of six
basement
outlets as hot/neutral reversed.
I open the first two, see the problem, and fix it (one of two
blacks
was going to silver and one of two whites was going to brass).
However, the other two "bad" outlets are already wired correctly
(white to silver/black to brass).
Plus, these two outlets have one set of wires
(white/black/ground)
instead of two sets, which may not be a problem, but could be a
clue.
Supposedly, if I switch the wires, the plugs won't be reversed
anymore. But that would put white on brass and black on silver.
Maybe the electrician got the white and black wrong at the head
end,
wherever that is. So switching the two at the plugs will be the
right
thing to do.
If the inspector was right, what is wrong with the wiring and
how do I
fix it?
If the inspector was wrong, how could that be, as he was right
about
two other plugs in the same room?
Or do I need to spend a couple of bucks on a sensor to check for
myself whether the inspector was right?