Electrical issue

I've got one of those... works well, and indicates whether the wiring is correct on the plug-in component.

Another thing I like is the little tool that beeps when it gets near a hot wire.

Also, a stud finder with voltage detection!
 
Alright folks I have an update. Based on the two circled it would appear the outlet in the middle of the garage in the ceiling only has one set of wires. It's also weird because another outlet in the garage only has one set of wires.

So the one I think is the next hop is the outlet under the house. There's 4 sets of wires because it also runs a light switch/light.

I've replaced all but one outlet with brand new ones. I took the meter to the screws on each outlet. Checks out!. I'm going to change the last one tomorrow.

My current thinking is changing that one out won't matter but it's worth a shot.

At this point I'm not sure what the issue is unless it's in the panel but that's beyond my comfort zone or a hidden junction box...
I've never seen one in the garage ceiling on a gfci. No reason it should be.
 
I've never seen one in the garage ceiling on a gfci. No reason it should be.
I haven't checked but I assume my garage outlets are on a GFCI breaker and that the outlets in the ceiling (for openers) would be on the same circuit. No?
 
I haven't checked but I assume my garage outlets are on a GFCI breaker and that the outlets in the ceiling (for openers) would be on the same circuit. No?
The ones on the wall may very well be.
But dont remember ever seeing one on the ceiling on gfci
 
The ones on the wall may very well be.
But dont remember ever seeing one on the ceiling on gfci
Yup...I just checked and the ceiling outlets are on a different breaker. ;)
 
Sounds like you might want to confirm that everything you think is on one circuit, actually is on one circuit. If it's not, the tail you've been chasin' is on the wrong dog!
Yup...I just checked and the ceiling outlets are on a different breaker. ;)


I'll confirm about the ceiling again which would make sense because it only has one set of wires going to it. I know that when my GFCI outlet trips in the garage the garage door plugged into the ceiling doesn't open.

New Diagram

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I have bought gfci receptacles that were bad out of the box.

I'm sure you have but ......

Did you confirm that you have power on the load side of the receptacle at the screws that should feed the next in line.
 
I have bought gfci receptacles that were bad out of the box.

I'm sure you have but ......

Did you confirm that you have power on the load side of the receptacle at the screws that should feed the next in line.
I did not with the power on but I did put a meter to each side of the screws with the power off to check. The ohms went to zero like it was supposed to. I've heard of GFCI outlets being bad but it would be suspect that it's doing the same thing as the last one. Typically, I see they're dead or trip not stay green and pass power.
 
I think I need to talk to @Scsmith42 about borrowing his line tracer so I can at least pinpoint the problem. I'm 3 outlets away from replacing everything...
That gadget is $16 with a HF coupon. It's a handy thing to keep in your toolbox. ;)
 
Chris, I can stop by this weekend.
Thanks! I feel like im really close. Made another discovery that I should have checked first. The red to be confirmed outlet on the diagram... I should have checked it before. I will check it today. This HAS to be the next hop from the GFCI. It's a straight shot to it. It would make sense that it feeds the outside outlets. I'll report back today what I find. As far as logical chain of events this outlet is on our screened in porch. The wind was blowing so bad the rain came down sideways which probably hit that outlet with water even though its covered with a plastic box.

Stay tuned! I also purchased a continuity tester so I can start tracing this out. Figured I'd probably need one of these at some point.
 
Ok guys I'm throwing in the towel. I know I'm close but I'm at my wit's end. I've replaced every electrical receptical on that circuit and still nothing. The only thing left is a junction box. I checked under the house and only saw one junction box but it had orange wire in it and was a different circuit. I'm sure there is a probably one in the attic since there's two outlets in the garage with a single set of wires.
 
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