So I have an outdoor outlet without any power. Since there isn't any point to an outlet without power, I've set out to resolve the problem.
The outlet sits on the back deck and above it is the deck light. Above that light is a second floor bedroom, where an outlet was replaced. It was while changing that outlet that power to the deck outlet went out. But once the new outlet in the bedroom was installed, the deck outlet came back on.
Based on this, I came to conclude that the deck outlet was being fed from the outlet on the second floor.
Fast forward several years later to today, where the deck outlet is now without power.
I've removed the deck outlet and tested directly to wires to be sure the outlet itself wasn't the culprit. No power.
I then went to the second floor bedroom outlet mentioned above. Everything seems connected correctly, but I am puzzled by some of my voltage readings...
Below is a picture of the bedroom outlet:
1. The black and white wires on the lower right have no voltage.
2. The white wire, which is left of the red wire and the black wire that is still connected to the outlet read 120v AC.
3. The voltage across the black wire connected to the outlet and the red wire reads 240v AC.
How is this possible in a building that is only 110 service?
Nothing else in the house is effected with the outlet as pictured. Frankly, I'd like to cap off the red and not use it.
Any electricians that can help me understand what's going on here?
The outlet sits on the back deck and above it is the deck light. Above that light is a second floor bedroom, where an outlet was replaced. It was while changing that outlet that power to the deck outlet went out. But once the new outlet in the bedroom was installed, the deck outlet came back on.
Based on this, I came to conclude that the deck outlet was being fed from the outlet on the second floor.
Fast forward several years later to today, where the deck outlet is now without power.
I've removed the deck outlet and tested directly to wires to be sure the outlet itself wasn't the culprit. No power.
I then went to the second floor bedroom outlet mentioned above. Everything seems connected correctly, but I am puzzled by some of my voltage readings...
Below is a picture of the bedroom outlet:
1. The black and white wires on the lower right have no voltage.
2. The white wire, which is left of the red wire and the black wire that is still connected to the outlet read 120v AC.
3. The voltage across the black wire connected to the outlet and the red wire reads 240v AC.
How is this possible in a building that is only 110 service?
Nothing else in the house is effected with the outlet as pictured. Frankly, I'd like to cap off the red and not use it.
Any electricians that can help me understand what's going on here?