Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this, but I have an electrical question. I was painting a room and had the outlet covers off. While replacing one I saw the outlet was loose. I started to tighten it and grabbed it to steady it and was shocked (I know, trip the breaker). That had never happened before and just assumed I reached in to far and touched one of the wires.
After getting it back in I decided to test it with a receptacle tester. It tested fine (wired correct), but as soon as I plugged it in the bathroom light started flashing. I checked another receptacle on the same circuit and it caused the light to flash as well. This in combination with getting shocked makes me think something may be wrong. This is the first time using a receptacle tester, so not sure if this is normal or not.
This is a new house we just purchased that was built in 2002.
thanks