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all of a sudden, ceiling lights in the front section of my house (built in 1993) stopped working. (basement and 1st floor)
circuit breaker didn't trip.
light bulbs work in another lamp.
took off 1st floor light switch face plate and used a non-contact voltage tester.
There's power going to the black wire.
used an outlet tester (https://images.homedepot-static.com...n/power-gear-voltage-tester-50957-64_1000.jpg).
it said 'Hot/ground Reversed'.
(Red and right yellow indicators lit up)
the funny thing is that the circuit also powers some ceiling lights and receptacles in the 2nd floor.
the 2nd floor ceiling lights work fine and the receptacles tested fine.
google says 'Hot/ground Reversed' sometimes means open neutral.
and most likely, the neutral wire came loose from the receptacle.
I don't see any of loose neutrals in the receptacles (or light switches).
Where else could a loose neutral be?
or what other problem could it be?
thx
circuit breaker didn't trip.
light bulbs work in another lamp.
took off 1st floor light switch face plate and used a non-contact voltage tester.
There's power going to the black wire.
used an outlet tester (https://images.homedepot-static.com...n/power-gear-voltage-tester-50957-64_1000.jpg).
it said 'Hot/ground Reversed'.
the funny thing is that the circuit also powers some ceiling lights and receptacles in the 2nd floor.
the 2nd floor ceiling lights work fine and the receptacles tested fine.
google says 'Hot/ground Reversed' sometimes means open neutral.
and most likely, the neutral wire came loose from the receptacle.
I don't see any of loose neutrals in the receptacles (or light switches).
Where else could a loose neutral be?
or what other problem could it be?
thx
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