New issue. I discovered today that the 2 GFCI outlets in my kitchen island don't have power. Although, that's not entirely accurate. My little 3 prong plug in power analyzer says there's power but an Open Common. This has developed over the past month or so. In the winter I keep a small ceramic heater on the island to keep the freeze out of the trailer. This morning I noticed it wasn't running, even though it was running the last time I checked on it. So recent issue...trailer hasn't moved since October.
I have 4 GFCI outlets. Main one in the bath (not tripped although I popped it off and on a couple times to make sure it's working), one outside by the door, and 2 in the island. Plugged into an island outlet I can push the GFCI test button on the plug in analyzer and it pops the outlet in the bathroom. So I know they're all part of the same run. I pulled them all out of the wall to begin to investigate and can see that one of the island outlets is the end of the run.
Using some longer wire and a multimeter I can see that I have continuity through all four outlets on the black (power) wire and the unshielded ground wire. On the white (common) wire I have continuity to the outside outlet but not to the island. My plug in analyzer also confirms that the outside outlet is fine. So the issue is between the outside outlet and the island outlets. I can see that the outside outlet wiring feeds from behind the basement wall.
I haven't gone so far as to open up the basement wall to see if I can see anything and try to trace wiring. That's next on a nicer day. In the meantime I thought I'd bring it here to see if there are any ideas. I can't imagine that there are any junction boxes buried behind the basement wall or in the belly. But it also seems odd that all of a sudden that one of the wires shielded in a romex bundle would somehow disconnect.
Any insights? Thanks
I have 4 GFCI outlets. Main one in the bath (not tripped although I popped it off and on a couple times to make sure it's working), one outside by the door, and 2 in the island. Plugged into an island outlet I can push the GFCI test button on the plug in analyzer and it pops the outlet in the bathroom. So I know they're all part of the same run. I pulled them all out of the wall to begin to investigate and can see that one of the island outlets is the end of the run.
Using some longer wire and a multimeter I can see that I have continuity through all four outlets on the black (power) wire and the unshielded ground wire. On the white (common) wire I have continuity to the outside outlet but not to the island. My plug in analyzer also confirms that the outside outlet is fine. So the issue is between the outside outlet and the island outlets. I can see that the outside outlet wiring feeds from behind the basement wall.
I haven't gone so far as to open up the basement wall to see if I can see anything and try to trace wiring. That's next on a nicer day. In the meantime I thought I'd bring it here to see if there are any ideas. I can't imagine that there are any junction boxes buried behind the basement wall or in the belly. But it also seems odd that all of a sudden that one of the wires shielded in a romex bundle would somehow disconnect.
Any insights? Thanks
