Electrical outlet no longer working

[Ben]

Try checking the GFCI outside they could be connected to the that one being that it is by the back door!!! good luck

[mm]

I stand corrected. Thanks.

[modece]

Tackled this outlet problem again a little while ago and here's the run down.

First, as suggested I tried switching the wires from the push in type to the screws, that didn't do anything.

Secondly, I took off the next nearest outlet which is across the way on the other side just inside our front entry way. I pop the plate off and take out the outlet and I only see two wires attached to it. I had thought there would of been four on this since the other outlet across the way, the problem one, also had only two wires going to it. Is it possible that another outlet on the same chain also had two wires? This was on the same circuit, since I only turned off one switch at the box outside and tested the power on the specific areas I was going to be working on. That area was off and the rest of the house remained on. Anyway, couldn't do anything there, so I just put that back together.

The next closest electrical switches/outlets on this chain were two sets of (3) switch panels inside our front entry, I took off both of them and basically just re-tightened the wire caps that had big groups of wires stuffed in there and made sure that the wires going to each switch were snug. Everything appeared OK in there before I did anything, the wire caps appeared to already be tight etc... But I guess everything wasn't fully tightened, since after putting everything back together on those 6 switches and flipping the power back on for that area, I tested the problem outlet and wah lah it's now working once again!!!

I put in a little digital programmable timer about 6 months ago in one of those switch panels to control the outside lights and I "guess" somehow, someway one of those wires that were in the wire caps that I re-tightened today quit making contact all the way. I don't know how it quit making contact since everything worked fine for many months after I put in the digital timer, and the last I knew, our house and walls haven't moved any, lol. Nevertheless, it's fixed and I can rest easy again :).

Thanks again for the help and suggestions from everyone!

David

[mm]

voila

It's French

Glad you got it working. Life's a mystery.