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Adding electrical outlet question
hello - I am adding a couple of outlets in my unfinished basment,
something I have done before (though never in this house - new (1985) house) However, with this circuit, when I add an outlet (black/white/ground NM), and I test the outlet with circuit tester , I get "hot/neutral reversed". When I flip the switch that I believe is at the end of this circuit, (this switch controls an overhead light, and only has cable going into it) my circuit tester (on my "new" outlet) changes from "hot/nuetral reversed" to "hot/ground reversed". As far as I know, there is nothing (outlet, junction box, switch) between my new outlet, and the wall switch. The light switch has a black wire, and white wire that has been painted black going in, as well as bare ground. Any suggestions as how to wire outlet, re-wire wall switch? Many thanks, -paul |
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