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Originally Posted by Bangarang
I forgot to mention that if it's old aluminum wiring the wire might have actually corroded to the point that it breaks. If this is the case I buy special Marrettes (wire-nuts) that are designed for splicing copper and aluminum. Sometimes you need a de-oxidizing paste to put in the wire-nut as well. Just take the old splice apart, cut a new pigtail with a chunk of copper, pour a glob of de-ox on the wires and splice it back together.
But the guys above me are right, it's probably a GFCI that's across the house somewhere.
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Thanks! I'll keep checking all the outlets...lights, plugs, etc and see if there is something. I can't find anything back there, though. And that kinda concerns me... Where the heck could it be? I think I might go out there once it stops raining and take apart the plug...see if there is something weird in there. The house is only 7 years old (bought new) so we know no one did anything fishy back there.