Two of three bedrooms on same circuit breaker have no power
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Two of three bedrooms on same circuit breaker have no power
Lost power in two bedrooms (light and outlets) plus an outlet in the hall and one in another bedroom, but not our hall ceiling lights that are all on the same circuit. Checked the breaker (flipped on and off) and nothing, no power back on. Checked all four GFCIs in nothing tripped but did reset. A GCFI tester showed hot/grnd reversed. Two light switches were floppy so I replaced them. Checked and replaced all but three outlets (ran out of new outlets) still no power. Only change in our household wiring recently was a replaced outdoor light which is functioning properly and on a completely different circuit.
Really stumped.
Really stumped.
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Where..... plugged into a regular but dead receptacle ?
That would indicate an open neutral in the circuit.
A GCFI tester showed hot/grnd reversed
That would indicate an open neutral in the circuit.
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Hot ground reverse is usually an indication of an open neutral.
Check for a loose connection. It could be in a working device. Back stab pushin connections are often the source of this type of problem. Move any back stab connections to the screw terminals.
Check for a loose connection. It could be in a working device. Back stab pushin connections are often the source of this type of problem. Move any back stab connections to the screw terminals.
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Yes, it was plugged into an outlet with the circuit breaker on. The colors on the testers three lights were red, no light and amber.
I've replaced nearly all outlets on the circuit. I made a new cut for nearly all of the wires.
I'll continue to troubleshoot with the meter.
I've replaced nearly all outlets on the circuit. I made a new cut for nearly all of the wires.
I'll continue to troubleshoot with the meter.
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Yes, it was plugged into an outlet with the circuit breaker on. The colors on the testers three lights were red, no light and amber.
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Thanks everyone for the guidance. I was able to resolve the issue. I found an outlet with one of the white wires not plugged in. The outlet was behind a bookcase. We've not used that particular outlet in maybe 10 years.
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DMK1971: "Back Stabbing" - this is why we strongly discourage the use of back stabbing wires into devices. Over time the mechanism wears and does not hold the wire as firmly as it should for a good solid connection. If you find any more receptacles like that move the wires to the screws.
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