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hokiehunter07

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I had a similar situation...


The connection running to the outlet was "wire-nutted" to the main line. There was a gap in the wire nut, it arced, melted the nut, and broke the circuit down stream.

May want to get in there and make sure everything is tight.

(In response to this post by HokieSignGuy)

Posted: 02/08/2022 at 2:36PM


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