I know my picture isn't very clear, so hopefully I can explain the issue. LOML told me there as a "spark" when she went to use an outlet, which is a switched outlet. I went to replace it and noticed the outlet itself is damaged (top half is missing the plastic outer part) so I am not sure what that's about.
Anyway, I take the outlet out of the wall and notice there is one black and two whites going into the outlet (it's an old style, insert wire into the back). There is also one white wire that is loose--stripped as if inserted before and came out. There are three romex cables coming into the box. Two of the blacks are tied together and covered with a wire nut, the other going to the outlet.
My questions are, why only one black going to the outlet and where in the heck does the extra white wire go?
Anyway, I take the outlet out of the wall and notice there is one black and two whites going into the outlet (it's an old style, insert wire into the back). There is also one white wire that is loose--stripped as if inserted before and came out. There are three romex cables coming into the box. Two of the blacks are tied together and covered with a wire nut, the other going to the outlet.
My questions are, why only one black going to the outlet and where in the heck does the extra white wire go?
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