Yesterday 3 of my outlets stopped working.
Earlier this winter 2 got burnt and I haven't replaced them yet, but they're on the other side of the house.
The 3 that stopped working are all around each other.
One showed hot/ground reverse and had nothing plugged into it (near the kitchen).
One showed open neutral but has 1 extension cord and a surge protector to my saltwater tank, but nothing got wet or anything and it didn't do anything open neutral (by the front door).
The other had my computer and printer plugged into it and also showed open neutral (in-between the other two).
Nothing is plugged into them and I know digital plug in meters suck. I'm not sure what do and I'm kind of panicing because I don't have the money to call an electrician.
please help, my mobile home was done in 94 its a double wide.
Best Answer
Hire an electrician.
If your outlets are catching fire, there’s a significant safety problem present since your house clearly isn’t wired to code. Electricity is dangerous in ways that aren’t obvious to a layperson, but a trained professional should be able to safely solve your problem for you.
It’ll cost you some money, but it’ll cost you less money than buying a new house would if your house burns down due to dodgy wiring - especially since it’s possible your insurance might refuse to pay for it due to a pre-existing flaw of the property that you knew of and failed to take steps to correct.