Bathroom outlets won't work
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11-18-13, 10:06 AM
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Bathroom outlets won't work
My bathroom outlets won't work and I usually just have to reset the GFCI outlet in my garage....but for some reason it's not working this time. I actually plugged in my radio in the GFCI outlet and it works, but when I plug in my radio in the bathroom outlets it doesn't. I also turn off and back on the circuit breaker labeled "bathrooms" and nothing. Do you have any suggestions what I can do next?
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11-18-13, 10:31 AM
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Yes, there is one in the kitchen and I reset that one too and still no power to the bathroom outlets.. 
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11-18-13, 10:37 AM
There may be more hidden you are not aware of. Do you have a multimeter, preferably analog? (No, a non contact tester or receptacle tester won't work.)
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11-18-13, 10:54 AM
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I do have two in my kitchen that I have reset and still nothing. I switched off and on the circuit breaker to my bathroom and now I don't have electricity to my bathroom lights.
And I don't have a multimete.....I don't know what that is.
Maybe it's time I called an electrician.
And I don't have a multimete.....I don't know what that is.
Maybe it's time I called an electrician.
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11-18-13, 11:58 AM
And I don't have a multimete.....I don't know what that is
Example: GE 50952 Multimeter, Analog 14 Range 6-Function Non-Recording, Yellow - Amazon.com (Cheap digital multimeters are cool looking but not recomended for beginners.)
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11-18-13, 12:49 PM
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I give up! I have 3 GFCI outlets and I reset them all several times and still my bathroom outlets upstairs do not work. I checked the outlets outside and the GFCI outlets and they all work. I called an Electrician and he is coming tomorrow!
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11-18-13, 01:55 PM
having a similar problem
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11-18-13, 03:32 PM
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@jimbo1025............Electrician coming tomorrow afternoon and I will post what he says and does to fix the issue. 
#12
11-18-13, 03:48 PM
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Sorry to hijack the thread but...
I read the phrase "GFCI in garage" a lot on here. Is this common practice in the states to have a GFCI in the garage which also runs the bathroom receptacles? I can honestly say I have never seen that here.
I read the phrase "GFCI in garage" a lot on here. Is this common practice in the states to have a GFCI in the garage which also runs the bathroom receptacles? I can honestly say I have never seen that here.
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11-18-13, 05:00 PM
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Prior to changes to the NEC bathroom receptacles did not require a separate circuit, just GFI protection. It was common to install one GFI to protect garage, bathroom and exterior receptacles.
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11-18-13, 05:56 PM
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Prior to changes to the NEC bathroom receptacles did not require a separate circuit, just GFI protection. It was common to install one GFI to protect garage, bathroom and exterior receptacles.
I read the phrase "GFCI in garage" a lot on here. Is this common practice in the states to have a GFCI in the garage which also runs the bathroom receptacles?
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11-18-13, 06:09 PM
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I just had one a few months ago where the GFI was next to the panel in the garage. All the outside and bathroom receptacles were downstream. It was on a 15 amp circuit too.
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11-19-13, 04:23 PM
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@jimbo1025....electrician advised that my GFI outlet was broken and replace it. I now have power to both my upstairs bathrooms.
