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Got a pic of what is "should" look like?

Oh ok. I gotcha. Yeah, I wouldn't mind going around in the basement and making sure the wiring gets cleaned up. As for the conduits, man I don't know if I wanna mess with that. If one of the electricians on here, tells me I should, I will. But I won't be looking forward to it...

I may do that at some point. which panels are you referring to? Oh don't mind ripping on it. No big deal. I would rather know if something is sketchy and maybe I can fix it.

Yeah, I'm gonna start there. I will replace the GFCI and see what happens. If everything is good, I'm done. If not, I will pull some other outlets starting with the one outside. We are the second owners of the house. It is a nice lake house. Good condition and everything is holding up...

Yes, I did. The GFCI is toast. That was my thought as well. I can't imagine it is good for the GFCI to have it run that way. This makes me wonder about the people that lived here before me. Did the builder just hook up the electrical incorrectly and the homeowners were like...."meh, we...

OK so I think I figured out what is wrong. I pulled the GFCI and I found that there are 4 wires coming in. 2 from the "line" and 2 from the "load". However, I noticed that the hots from the line were in "line" and the neutrals were in "load". So it was miswired. I correct that and put the...

well of course.... :D

Okay. That will be my first step tomorrow. I think home depot has a kids building day tomorrow anyways. I will take the kids to build something and get a GFCI. Win win!

No. Just those 4 outlets in the diagram

Ok, so I haven't checked the voltage with the DMM on the wires connected to the GFCI. I was using that dumb non contact tester that I have sinced learned is junk (haha). So I haven't done that yet. The voltage through the outlet at the GFCI is zero. I don't know what the voltage in the wires...

Yes, it is. I actually had to move this breaker during the install so I know the connections of the hots are good. I didn't check the ground or neutral but those would have to be good for the switches to work, no?

No, the voltage at the GFCI is zero (probably because it is flipped). But I see your point. If you pull the GFCI and the voltage on the lines is 120 then the wiring from the breaker to the GFCI is good. I'm not sure if the GFCI is the first in the circuit. I don't know how I would know that.

On a good outlet the voltage between hot and ground and between hot and neutral is 120

Also, can you guys explain two things for me 1)does the GFCI flip because it senses a difference in current from the open neutral? 2)why is the voltage 60, 106, and 6 between the different leads? I would like to understand why things are the way they are

I'm gonna pull all of them just to be safe and make sure they aren't backstabbed. I did read that article that someone provided and it was very helpful. I will be sure to change them if they are backstabbed. Thank you!!!!!!! Once again, GJ comes through. I will update this thread with my...

Yes, I confirmed that by checking voltage again with the DMM and they all went to zero with the breaker off. Just for my own knowledge, why would the GFCI flip if there was an open neutral? Just because it senses a difference in voltage in the circuit?

So what's my next step? Just pull the outlets and see if there is a neutral that is corroded or missing? My guess is the outdoor plug given that it is exposed to the elements

Good point. I went back and checked again. Here is what I got on all other outlets besides the GFCI

Okay boys. I finally got around to making a diagram. I find a couple things interesting. 1)voltage at every other outlet is 60 other than the GFCI when the breaker is on. 2)two outlets (entry bath and outdoor) show "open hot" when tester is plugged in and the other two show "hot/neutral...

I'm glad you didn't! Those wires live there now anyways. That is their home haha. If my generator works, correctly when I plug it in, I'm done!!!! See next post for detail about GFCI.