I have been replacing the outlets in my living room/dining room. I thought
I had it but my circuit tester (plug in type that shows different
combinations of lights) is showing no lights lit and a message of "open hot"
on the legend. I lost my instructions to decipher what this means. What
should I be looking for to correct this?

Thanks
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Edee Em
I know the truth is out there, but I like to stay in....

It means the power is off to that outlet. Maybe just have to turn on a
switch
"edee em" wrote in message
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I have been replacing the outlets in my living room/dining room. I thought
I had it but my circuit tester (plug in type that shows different
combinations of lights) is showing no lights lit and a message of "open
hot" on the legend. I lost my instructions to decipher what this means.
What should I be looking for to correct this?

Thanks
--
Edee Em
I know the truth is out there, but I like to stay in....

Typically means that the black wire isn't making contact. Or, the breaker
hasn't been rest.

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Christopher A. Young
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"edee em" wrote in message
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I have been replacing the outlets in my living room/dining room. I thought
I had it but my circuit tester (plug in type that shows different
combinations of lights) is showing no lights lit and a message of "open hot"
on the legend. I lost my instructions to decipher what this means. What
should I be looking for to correct this?

Thanks
--
Edee Em
I know the truth is out there, but I like to stay in....

edee em wrote:
I have been replacing the outlets in my living room/dining
room. I thought I had it but my circuit tester (plug in type
that shows different combinations of lights) is showing no
lights lit and a message of "open hot" on the legend. I lost
my instructions to decipher what this means. What should I be
looking for to correct this?

It means the outlet is dead. Perhaps the black wire is disconnected or
the circuit breaker is blown.

These testers check three things;

1. lamp 1 on -- voltage exists between HOT and NEUTRAL
2. lamp 2 on -- voltage exists between HOT and GROUND
3. lamp 3 off -- no voltage exists between NEUTRAL and GROUND

Note:

HOT = narrow blade = black wire
NEUTRAL = wide blade = white wire
GROUND = rounded blade = bare wire