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I may have found the problem... - fredhargis - 08-06-2025
Our property has a lot (I mean a LOT) of outdoor wiring/circuits. the folks who built the place has a real love for landscaping and outdoor lighting. Anyway, one of the circuits quit working earlier this year, it had an area light as well as several outlets on it...one that I used for the garden fence charger to keep coons out of the corn. In tracking it down i came across one outlet on the circuit that was hidden by some plants. The box was quite black on the outside so i took a look...the duplex in the pic is what i found. Now, this circuit is on a GFCI (indoors) so I was wondering why it didn't trip, turned out it was faulty. Replaced it, removed the burnt outlet and got everything back to functioning. I didn't replace that duplex, I just replaced the box and connected the wires putting a blank cover on it.
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RE: I may have found the problem... - museumguy - 08-06-2025
Was there a need for an outlet at this location? I like your solution though.
RE: I may have found the problem... - fredhargis - 08-07-2025
(08-06-2025, 07:09 PM)museumguy Wrote: Was there a need for an outlet at this location? I like your solution though.
I have no idea, within 15 feet of this outlet are at least 5 other ones, so for me it doesn't have a purpose. This one was right next to a lily pond, and doesn't have any use that i can see. It's hard to explain just how much outside wiring they did, but there are 12 (!) breakers on the main and sub panel labeled for outside use.
RE: I may have found the problem... - MarkSingleton - 08-07-2025
Christmas lighting displays perhaps?
RE: I may have found the problem... - fixtureman - 08-07-2025
(08-07-2025, 05:27 AM)fredhargis Wrote: I have no idea, within 15 feet of this outlet are at least 5 other ones, so for me it doesn't have a purpose. This one was right next to a lily pond, and doesn't have any use that i can see. It's hard to explain just how much outside wiring they did, but there are 12 (!) breakers on the main and sub panel labeled for outside use.
Maybe for a fountan, waterfall or airiator
RE: I may have found the problem... - fredhargis - 08-08-2025
Yes to all that stuff. But it still seems like that's a lot more power outside than most folks would ever need.
RE: I may have found the problem... - Brian in sunny FL - 08-08-2025
Hopefully they all tie into a GFI.
I tripped a GFI last major rainstorm. Have some outside outlets whose boxes are busted up, need to replace them. Couldn't reset it until it dried out.