Nope, makes no sense. What does the GFI have to do with it?My problem is specific to one breaker that feeds 4 outlets. I get perfect 118 volts on half of each outlet, the other half reads low erratic volts. Hope this makes sense...
Everyone says "go to the gfi", there are no gfis?? So can anyone explain why 4 outlets on one circuit read perfect 118 volts while probing hot to common and also hot to ground and yet STILL not work? One plug on each outlet reads erratic.Nope, makes no sense. What does the GFI have to do with it?
You have to test the outlet while it's delivering power to a load. A voltmeter doesn't load the circuit so a bad high resistance connection can deliver voltage the voltmeter can measure, but choke off the current that's also needed to produce power.Everyone says "go to the gfi", there are no gfis?? So can anyone explain why 4 outlets on one circuit read perfect 118 volts while probing hot to common and also hot to ground and yet STILL not work? One plug on each outlet reads erratic.
Just to make sure we understand, these are duplex outlets (two receptacles in each) and one of the two has good voltage on the hot side but the other does not? On all four outlets?I get perfect 118 volts on half of each outlet, the other half reads low erratic volts. Hope this makes sense...