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Outlet suddenly stopped working

Posted by greg_2010 (My Page) on
Wed, Oct 24, 12 at 8:50

Any idea why my outlet suddenly doesn't work anymore. Here's a picture:


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RE: Outlet suddenly stopped working

Ah, as we used to say, one of those liquid cooled power outlets. At least it won't overheat and catch fire.


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RE: Outlet suddenly stopped working

Is this what is meant by current leakage?


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RE: Outlet suddenly stopped working

Quick! Get a bucket! All those electrons are running all over the place!


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Obviously, this house is served by a hydroelectric power plant. :)


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You guys are GOOD!


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There's a LOLCAT in there somewhere

Yerz waterz is makin yer electricks run out...


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RE: Outlet suddenly stopped working

Obviously you didn't use THWN wiring for wet locations. You should always check here first when selecting wiring....


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