!!! I pulled the office outlet that I thought might be the most-upstream, and that one had backstabbed neutrals. (But not hots?? What was I thinking!?) I had already tripped the breaker for the office outlets so I went to pull the backstabs and re-do them, when I realized... WTF!? This outlet is live!?!
It's on the other side of the wall from the entryway, which is on another circuit. And they must have pulled a line THROUGH the wall from the entryway into the closet, I think just for that ONE outlet. Isn't that against code!? I thought the outlet was dead along with the rest of the outlets in the room. Damn lucky I tested it first.
But ... there are lines going in AND out of that outlet. It's not just a pigtail hanging off the entryway circuit. Maybe it goes back across the wall into the entryway / living room / etc. Or maybe not. I think it's time to call it a night and look at this more carefully in the morning...
It's on the other side of the wall from the entryway, which is on another circuit. And they must have pulled a line THROUGH the wall from the entryway into the closet, I think just for that ONE outlet. Isn't that against code!? I thought the outlet was dead along with the rest of the outlets in the room. Damn lucky I tested it first.
But ... there are lines going in AND out of that outlet. It's not just a pigtail hanging off the entryway circuit. Maybe it goes back across the wall into the entryway / living room / etc. Or maybe not. I think it's time to call it a night and look at this more carefully in the morning...