I was replacing a ceiling light fixture this afternoon when all of a sudden there was no more power in the box. there are 3 sets of wires in the box: power coming in, another set of wires going out, and a third that runs to the wall switch. Nothing in the entire box is giving any power. I checked all the breakers and none were tripped. I even switched every breaker off and on again to be sure. Every other light fixture and outlet in the house is still working, which is what’s most baffling about this. It appears this light is in the mid-stream, as if it was the last thing on the circuit there would only be two sets of wires in the box (one coming in and one going out and back from the switch).
I’m at a completely loss for what could be happening. The only thing I can think of is if there is some hidden box in my ceiling where a wire has come loose, but I still feel like something else should have no power since power can’t be leaving the box. I’m attaching a photo of the wire configuration. The black wire at the top left is between the fixture and the switch. The bottom left cluster has the white wire going to the switch and the two blacks from the other sets of wires. The other two whites are joined. When I pulled off the old fixture. The cluster of 3 was wired and tucked up in the box. The light was wired to the single black wire and the two whites.
Anyone have a clue what could be happening here? It’s baffling to me. Thanks in advance.
It's usually easier to find a loss of hot rather than loss of neutral.
Did you check from hot to ground in that box ?
You should know everything on that circuit. More than likely there are things on it that are still working. Your problem will be at the last working device or the first dead one. If you don't what is on that circuit..... you will need to figure it out. There is no easy way around it.
Have a Hunter Bay ceiling fan, about 12 years old, been running fine up until a week ago or so. Fan and light stopped working. I checked the breaker, it's fine there. Checked the power going to the wall switch, fine. Checked the power going to the light bulb socket and there's power going to it - so I can imagine if the motor or the capacitor burned out, that it would stop the fan, however how can a light socket getting power not illuminate a bulb? Changed light bulbs, neither work, same one from fan works in another table lamp. Please advise if you have any clue or if I'm missing something, thank you.
Hello! Just purchased my first home and part of that came with some quality of life improvements. One of those improvements we wanted to make was placing a ceiling fan with a light in a bedroom that currently does not have a light or a fan. I removed the cover and discovered that the junction box says "acceptable for fan support." However the junction box is loose (upward pressure only) on the side the wires enter from. The other side is sturdy in both directions.
I don't exactly have easy access to the attic (mainly because I don't own a ladder yet and we have 9ft ceilings and the attic has a lip that is about another two feet.
Is that normal for the junction box to have that upward pressure give?
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[i]Numbers on box[/i]
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[i]Fan Support Stamp[/i]
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[i]Overall of junction box[/i]
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[i]Close up of numbers on box[/i]
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Do I need to figure out where that looseness is or is it safe to mount the fan there, or should I just put a standard light fixture?
Any guidance would be appreciated.
09-12-21, 04:03 PM
