When I inspect houses where an amateur has been doing electrical work, there's a good chance that I'll find outlets with reversed polarity. This happens when the hot and neutral wires get flipped ...

Saltzman says repairing reverse polarity outlets is usually a simple fix, since the wires just need to be swapped to function properly. However, an electrician may need to hunt down a problem ...

When you move into a new house, you might notice some odd things, like seeing that some electrical outlets are installed upside down. The most common reason for an upside down outlet is because a wall ...