We just purchased a home and had mixed color electrical outlets (in the same
room!!)and am replacing them with only 1 color. The first outlet was wired
very strangely. There were 1 Romax wire sets going into the box. Both black
were put together with a pigtail running to the hot one outlet. The 2
whites were run to the other outlet, one to hot and one to neutral, and the
connection between the 2 hots was removed. Anyone have any idea why this
would be run this way? I took off the pigtail and kept the 2 blacks
together and just used the 2 whites to power the whole outlet. All the
other outlets were normal. So far this is the only outlet like this. The
lights are on a separate circuit.

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Mike Dobony wrote:

We just purchased a home and had mixed color electrical outlets (in the same
room!!)and am replacing them with only 1 color. The first outlet was wired
very strangely. There were 1 Romax wire sets going into the box. Both black
were put together with a pigtail running to the hot one outlet. The 2
whites were run to the other outlet, one to hot and one to neutral, and the
connection between the 2 hots was removed. Anyone have any idea why this
would be run this way? I took off the pigtail and kept the 2 blacks
together and just used the 2 whites to power the whole outlet. All the
other outlets were normal. So far this is the only outlet like this. The
lights are on a separate circuit.


The weird set of wires probably go to a wall switch somewhere and form a
"switch loop" -- half of the duplex outlet was controlled by the switch.

Bob

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Mike Dobony wrote:

We just purchased a home and had mixed color electrical outlets (in the
same
room!!)and am replacing them with only 1 color. The first outlet was
wired
very strangely. There were 1 Romax wire sets going into the box. Both
black
were put together with a pigtail running to the hot one outlet. The 2
whites were run to the other outlet, one to hot and one to neutral, and
the
connection between the 2 hots was removed. Anyone have any idea why
this
would be run this way? I took off the pigtail and kept the 2 blacks
together and just used the 2 whites to power the whole outlet. All the
other outlets were normal. So far this is the only outlet like this.
The
lights are on a separate circuit.


The weird set of wires probably go to a wall switch somewhere and form a
"switch loop" -- half of the duplex outlet was controlled by the switch.

Bob

"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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Mike Dobony wrote:

We just purchased a home and had mixed color electrical outlets (in the
same
room!!)and am replacing them with only 1 color. The first outlet was
wired
very strangely. There were 1 Romax wire sets going into the box. Both
black
were put together with a pigtail running to the hot one outlet. The 2
whites were run to the other outlet, one to hot and one to neutral, and
the
connection between the 2 hots was removed. Anyone have any idea why
this
would be run this way? I took off the pigtail and kept the 2 blacks
together and just used the 2 whites to power the whole outlet. All the
other outlets were normal. So far this is the only outlet like this.
The
lights are on a separate circuit.


The weird set of wires probably go to a wall switch somewhere and form a
"switch loop" -- half of the duplex outlet was controlled by the switch.


If so, the switch is not in the same room. The light switch in the room is
on a different circuit and both sides of the outlet are off with the same
breaker. Unfortunately, all 3 bedrooms are on the same breaker. One room
will be the computer room and right now the laser printer is quite a drain.
I will have to wire in 2 more circuits for the computers.

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Mike D.

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Some houses are wired with a Christmas circuit, a switch or switches
controlls outlets under windows for candles.



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"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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Mike Dobony wrote:

We just purchased a home and had mixed color electrical outlets (in
the
same
room!!)and am replacing them with only 1 color. The first outlet was
wired
very strangely. There were 1 Romax wire sets going into the box. Both
black
were put together with a pigtail running to the hot one outlet. The 2
whites were run to the other outlet, one to hot and one to neutral,
and
the
connection between the 2 hots was removed. Anyone have any idea why
this
would be run this way? I took off the pigtail and kept the 2 blacks
together and just used the 2 whites to power the whole outlet. All
the
other outlets were normal. So far this is the only outlet like this.
The
lights are on a separate circuit.


The weird set of wires probably go to a wall switch somewhere and form a
"switch loop" -- half of the duplex outlet was controlled by the switch.


If so, the switch is not in the same room. The light switch in the room
is
on a different circuit and both sides of the outlet are off with the same
breaker. Unfortunately, all 3 bedrooms are on the same breaker. One room
will be the computer room and right now the laser printer is quite a
drain.
I will have to wire in 2 more circuits for the computers.

--
Mike D.

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Some houses are wired with a Christmas circuit, a switch or switches
controlls outlets under windows for candles.



On a wall opposite the window. Again, unless there is a switch hiding
somewhere, . . .


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"zxcvbob" wrote in message
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Mike Dobony wrote:

We just purchased a home and had mixed color electrical outlets (in
the
same
room!!)and am replacing them with only 1 color. The first outlet
was
wired
very strangely. There were 1 Romax wire sets going into the box.
Both
black
were put together with a pigtail running to the hot one outlet. The
2
whites were run to the other outlet, one to hot and one to neutral,
and
the
connection between the 2 hots was removed. Anyone have any idea why
this
would be run this way? I took off the pigtail and kept the 2 blacks
together and just used the 2 whites to power the whole outlet. All
the
other outlets were normal. So far this is the only outlet like
this.
The
lights are on a separate circuit.


The weird set of wires probably go to a wall switch somewhere and form
a
"switch loop" -- half of the duplex outlet was controlled by the
switch.


If so, the switch is not in the same room. The light switch in the room
is
on a different circuit and both sides of the outlet are off with the
same
breaker. Unfortunately, all 3 bedrooms are on the same breaker. One
room
will be the computer room and right now the laser printer is quite a
drain.
I will have to wire in 2 more circuits for the computers.

--
Mike D.

www.stopassaultnow.org

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Bob


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