Not getting power on lights and plugs
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Not getting power on lights and plugs
I got water in my outside gfci plug, now multiple lights and plugs don't work in my home. I replaced the gfci to see if it would fix the issue but it didn't work. None of the breakers are tripping and I checked all the breakers with a multi meter and everything is getting power. So I'm not sure what the issue is. Does anyone know?
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Did you check to see if you have power on the wires in the box where the GFCI is? If not it is possible that there is another GFCI that protects that outlet as well. Check all the GFCIs in the house. One might be hiding someplace like in the garage, basement, or in a bathroom.
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Some time back we had an odd situation at the house: whenever we changed a baby diaper, the lights in the kitchen would blink / falter. The changing table pressed against an outlet, and that outlet was "back stabbed": the electrical connection relied on wires held in place by a blade in the outlet, which can weaken and fail over time. When that happens downstream lights / outlets lose their power feed. The sure way to connect electrically is to use the wiring screws on the side of outlet.
Apologies if you knew all that already. Just to clarify, JoeD's suggestion is to check outlets upstream of the dark outlets to make sure they have correct electrical connections.
Apologies if you knew all that already. Just to clarify, JoeD's suggestion is to check outlets upstream of the dark outlets to make sure they have correct electrical connections.