outlet not working
#1
04-19-03, 06:31 PM
outlet not working
there is no electric coming through to some of my outlets. This happened all of a sudden. The outlets in my garage and bedroom. when I go to the breaker box it looks like they are on the same set of switches... (switches are in sets of 2 and they are on the same set of 2) what do i need to fix this. I am assuming the problem is at the box
thanks,
Jenn
thanks,
Jenn
#2
04-19-03, 06:46 PM
Member
Look first for a tripped GFCI. Look everywhere inside and outside your house, not just in the vicinity of the dead outlets. If you're not sure what a GFCI is or how it works, post back for more information. You may have several of them, some in the strangest out of the way places.
If that fails, then go buy a $8 outlet tester at Home Depot. The kind that plugs in and has three lights on it, two amber and one red. Test the dead receptacles and tell us what the tester says. Then we'll tell you where to go from there.
If that fails, then go buy a $8 outlet tester at Home Depot. The kind that plugs in and has three lights on it, two amber and one red. Test the dead receptacles and tell us what the tester says. Then we'll tell you where to go from there.
#4
04-19-03, 07:06 PM
Member
A GFCI receptacle is a receptacle with two buttons on it, marked either "R" and "T", or "RESET" and "TEST". They are commonly located in kitchens, bathrooms, basements, garages (even behind things in the garage), and on porches or other outdoor locations. Press the "R" or "RESET" button on any you find.
If you haven't already, push each 15 and 20 amp breaker hard to the off position, and then hard to the on position. Do this even if it looks like they are not already tripped.
Please tell us in what year your house was built.
If you haven't already, push each 15 and 20 amp breaker hard to the off position, and then hard to the on position. Do this even if it looks like they are not already tripped.
Please tell us in what year your house was built.
#5
04-20-03, 12:15 AM
I will look for the reset/test buttons. I have seen some outlets with those buttons but my house doesn't seem to have them but I will take a look tommorrow to see if I can't find any
I just purchased this house 5 monthes ago... and I am learning.. The year of the house is 1992
thank you for your help
Jenn
I just purchased this house 5 monthes ago... and I am learning.. The year of the house is 1992
thank you for your help
Jenn
#8
04-20-03, 08:23 AM
Member
If the bathroom receptacles are dead, and since this house was built in 1992, the GFCI you are looking for is almost certainly in the garage.
