snakevargas
Active Member
I have a receptacle where the "hot" wire is dead. The neutral and ground do seem to be connected. It only has one romex, so it's the end of a branch. I checked the nearby boxes and the hot wire doesn't seem to run to them. Short of pulling apart every box in the house until I find which one the electrician wired this outlet to, is there an easier way? Is there a tool that can be used to trace the wire in the wall?