No electricity in only 1 room.
#1
02-06-20, 01:42 AM
No electricity in only 1 room.
I live in a 4 bedroom house, yesterday when I was doing some work on a desktop computer. In the room, I was working in, the lights went ON and OFF around 4 times finally staying off. I checked the breaker box everything was on the ON position. I did eventually unplugged everything and turned the breaker OFF than On to the room but no luck. Does anyone have any ideas on how to solve this issue?
#2
02-06-20, 01:59 AM
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Try to find the last working outlet on that circuit. The problem is likely to be a loose wire back stabbed in outlet or a bad connection in wire nut. This problem happens at the last working outlet or the first not working outlet (could be a light fixture)
#3
02-06-20, 02:02 AM
Sadly they were all plugged and didn't see the last working one. Since u stated it might be a loose wire I guess I can go one by one since there are only 4 outlets and make sure everything is plugged right.
#4
02-06-20, 02:08 AM
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If any wires are back stabbed move them to the screws. Turn breaker off and check to see if any more outlets are effected
#5
02-06-20, 02:39 AM
Sorry, I'm new to this and only replace GCFI ones that the wires are on under the screws is this what u would call backstabbed wires?<img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/chat-application-cddbd.appspot.com/o/20200206_043320.jpg?alt=media&token=947b2d78-41b1-4791-a8b4-af014e4b3555" width="4160" height="3120"/>
#6
02-06-20, 04:28 AM
The pic shows the wires under the stabs, not the screws. Move the wires to under the screws. In post 1 you said the lights went on/off. Were those lights plugged into an outlet(s)? If the computer doesn't have battery backup, did it go on/off with the lights?
#9
02-06-20, 08:44 AM
there is a fan and with a light on it which is off too but i haven't tried anything with that and I've been using the meter that looks like a pencil that beeps made sure it worked in other places of the house before i tried it in this room.
#10
02-06-20, 08:49 AM
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This is why I said the last working outlet in circuit. Did you try all outlets in other rooms With this breaker off to see if a outlet in in there. Also look around for a gfci outlet any place in or around house. Bathrooms and garages are common places for them.
#11
02-06-20, 08:56 AM
I have tried the other outlets in the other rooms with the breaker off they seem fine.as for the GFCI outlets there's 1 in the bathroom 1 in the kitchen and 1 in the garage which I reset them all. So the fan with the light bulb could be the cause of all this?
#12
02-06-20, 09:00 AM
Forum Topic Moderator
Depends on house was wired. If they pulled wire to fan, light first there maybe some wire nuts up there that the rest of wiring comes off of. No way to tell without looking.
