120 not working on some outlets
I have a 1995 Newmar Country Star with 22000 miles.. I am the original owner. My 120 plug for my refrig was not working so I used an extension code to plug it into my outlet outside near the frig. ...
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The fridge is probably on the same GFCI circuit as the other dead plug but if the GFCI itself isn’t even working it sounds like an upstream issue. What I would do it pull the GFCI out, cut up and wire an old extension cord to the LINE wires in place of the Romex that’s there TEMPORARILY ONLY. Plug the cord into a working receptacle like the outside pedestal then see if all of the others including the fridge start working. You may have a bad wire between the GFCI receptacle and the breaker. If you can prove that’s disconnect and taping off both ends if you run a new one.
FYI, the ground wires on the receptacle you replaced should be wire-nutted together and not just twisted. If one is long enough, run it around and under the screw on the receptacle and then wire nut the other one onto its end.
Fire risk? That’s not easy to say from here. Anytime there is power leaving the breaker and not arriving where it’s expected there’s a chance for a lose live wire to be somewhere it shouldn’t be. The risk is low, IMHO, but not zero. Turning off the breaker that is known to power the dead receptacles can lower that risk, if you know which one.
FYI, the ground wires on the receptacle you replaced should be wire-nutted together and not just twisted. If one is long enough, run it around and under the screw on the receptacle and then wire nut the other one onto its end.
Fire risk? That’s not easy to say from here. Anytime there is power leaving the breaker and not arriving where it’s expected there’s a chance for a lose live wire to be somewhere it shouldn’t be. The risk is low, IMHO, but not zero. Turning off the breaker that is known to power the dead receptacles can lower that risk, if you know which one.
