Comments on: Dead electrical outlet https://dfarq.homeip.net/dead-electrical-outlet/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dead-electrical-outlet David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:31:14 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dave Farquhar https://dfarq.homeip.net/dead-electrical-outlet/#comment-46080 Sat, 22 Sep 2018 22:01:29 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=16321#comment-46080 In reply to Shirley Marquez.

Good point. It’s been a long time since I’ve dealt with outlets so loose that plugs just fall out, but that can definitely happen too. I run into upstream issues more than anything else, but it all depends on the house’s history.

]]> By: Shirley Marquez https://dfarq.homeip.net/dead-electrical-outlet/#comment-46045 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:33:18 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=16321#comment-46045 In an old house, the most likely kind of electrical outlet failure is that the outlet itself has worn out. 100 years of metal fatigue can take their toll! Symptoms include outlets that the plugs simply won’t stay in, or ones where the connection is intermittent and wiggling the plug gets the device working temporarily.

The good news is that it’s a really easy problem to fix. All you have to do is replace the failed outlet. Don’t forget to turn off the breaker first!

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