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haunted power outlet
Baron Dirigible
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So, uh, first things first, I'm calling a young electrician and an old electrician in the morning.
Until then, though: is it possible for a power outlet to, uh, reverse itself?
My fridge light stopped working tonight, and after about an hour without hearing the compressor kick in, I thought maybe the entire fridge had stopped working. (It's only a month old, so I figure it's even odds that it could be dodgy from the factory.) As a last-ditch resort, I did the IT standby of turning it off and on again -- only for the fridge to kick in immediately after I turned the switch off at the wall.
Right now my only theory is that the switch itself failed in the hour or so between me getting home and starting to make dinner. But I've never heard of anything like this happening before, so I thought I'd cast the question over to the H&A hivemind to see if a) anybody can tell me what the hell's going on, and b) how concerned I should be?
Until then, though: is it possible for a power outlet to, uh, reverse itself?
My fridge light stopped working tonight, and after about an hour without hearing the compressor kick in, I thought maybe the entire fridge had stopped working. (It's only a month old, so I figure it's even odds that it could be dodgy from the factory.) As a last-ditch resort, I did the IT standby of turning it off and on again -- only for the fridge to kick in immediately after I turned the switch off at the wall.
Right now my only theory is that the switch itself failed in the hour or so between me getting home and starting to make dinner. But I've never heard of anything like this happening before, so I thought I'd cast the question over to the H&A hivemind to see if a) anybody can tell me what the hell's going on, and b) how concerned I should be?
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If the latter, you may have another switch that also is controlling that outlet and caused the confusion.
I'd prefer not to entertain the idea there's a second switch somewhere controlling the outlet. I was home alone when the fridge stopped working, but there is an attic space above the kitchen...
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If that's the case, I hope the ghost is happy in his temporary meat shell. It's a bit more maintenance than an electrical outlet, but with proper care it should last you long enough to take care of whatever unfinished business binds you to this mortal coil. I'm guessing you need to take vengeance on an electrician or hardware installation person?
Re: GFCIs, I'm not sure I have any? The only things I know about are circuit breakers and surge protectors. It's a relatively old house but I know the wiring was all professionally redone no earlier than 2000. This particular outlet isn't near any water sources, in any case. (It's hidden away in an alcove and only serves the fridge, and possibly also Cthulhu).
In any case the issue isn't with an outlet not working, but rather an outlet working when it shouldn't (switch is in the off position).
E: However, a fridge is unlikely to be on the same circuit as the GFCI. It should be on it's own isolated circuit IIRC (that means no switches or anything to it).
1970ish is when they started to become common in homes, IIRC.
On the plus side, he noticed one of our circuit breakers is 32A when it should be 16A, which is dangerous.
On the down side, he smashed our toilet seat when he dropped his drill onto it, making this a terrible fetch quest.
Plus, an excuse to get one that doesn't slam!
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is dropping your drill a euphemism?