gfi issue
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gfi issue
Hello,
I own a duplex that I just moved into. My tenant called me and said none of his electrical outlets in the bathroom work. I didn’t have time to test his out, but I looked at mine this morning, and none of mine work either. I hit the reset button on the gfi outlet and I flipped the power in the power box. Still no power in the outlets. Am I missing something?
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I own a duplex that I just moved into. My tenant called me and said none of his electrical outlets in the bathroom work. I didn’t have time to test his out, but I looked at mine this morning, and none of mine work either. I hit the reset button on the gfi outlet and I flipped the power in the power box. Still no power in the outlets. Am I missing something?
Ryan
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The only thing I can think of is that there is another GFI somewhere in the circuit.
It seems very odd that the halves of the duplex were not wired separately and only one circuit was used.
It seems very odd that the halves of the duplex were not wired separately and only one circuit was used.
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Hello,
I own a duplex that I just moved into. My tenant called me and said none of his electrical outlets in the bathroom work. I didn’t have time to test his out, but I looked at mine this morning, and none of mine work either. I hit the reset button on the cfgi outlet and I flipped the power in the power box. Still no power in the outlets. Am I missing something?
Ryan
I own a duplex that I just moved into. My tenant called me and said none of his electrical outlets in the bathroom work. I didn’t have time to test his out, but I looked at mine this morning, and none of mine work either. I hit the reset button on the cfgi outlet and I flipped the power in the power box. Still no power in the outlets. Am I missing something?
Ryan
Make sure you note how the device is wired before you take it apart, so that reassembly is easier.
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OK, I think it's fixed. I had another cgfi outlet in my downstairs batheroom that needed to be reset. Once I did that, all of my outlets worked.
Tonight I will try the same for my tenant's side and I am willing to bet it will work. They probably got tripped during the inspection process last month.
Thanks for the replies!
Ryan
Tonight I will try the same for my tenant's side and I am willing to bet it will work. They probably got tripped during the inspection process last month.
Thanks for the replies!
Ryan
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Since you have a GFCI covering the circuit from the other bathroom, I would remove the GFCI in the upstairs bathroom and replace it with a standard receptacle. Having two obviously creates more confusion than good, and the circuit only needs protection once.
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You could possibly also change the GFI wiring so that only the bathroom where the GFI was located would trip. This would make it easier to reset instead of running to another room. You would need to move the downstream wiring to the LINE terminals. You would also need to verify that and receptacles downstream that need GFI protection would still have it provided.