Maybe you didn't pay the power bill for those two rooms. I once forgot to pay the power bill for my car and it wouldn't start.
2006-11-25 01:39:49
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answered by Chad 7
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With circuit breakers, they may look on but still be off. my guess would be you a wire off some place. With two rooms off, you have to remember that rooms are often wired together. I would first the breaker with a tester, make sure your getting power though the breaker. Then have a look at your plugs. If the wires go in the back, instead of the side. The springs that hold the wire in get weak after time, and let go. That will break the circuit to the rest of the lights/plugs. Also, make sure if the wire does go under a screw at the side; that the two screws are connected. If you replaced a plug recently and the wire between the screws is missing it won't make the rest of the circuit. Be aware though, if you have a red and black to one side; leave it alone. Two differnt colours on one side is okay....it's a split pug. Different breaker on each side, with one white on the other side. Example a kitchen plug...
2006-11-24 14:28:28
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answered by John M 1
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The residential outlets run at a MAXIMUM 15 amps of power. The bedrooms and office will NOT be on a GFI. Those are for your bathrooms, garage and outdoor outlets. You say that you're on surge protectors in the office. Check those. They will either have a small "reset" button OR they will use the On/Off switch as a rest. Turn them OFF, wait 10 seconds and turn them back on. Understand that these "overload protectors" are rated at 15 amps EACH. That's the limit of ONE strip, but the wall wiring is LIMITED to 15 amps for just the outlets, not cumulative for the entire set of power strips. More "places to plug stuff in" does NOT bring more POWER to a room that's rated at 15 amps for the entire room, much less adding the bedroom to the same breaker. So, I just saved you a bunch of money!
2016-05-22 23:31:41
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answered by Anonymous
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We have a 40 year old house and our electrical has been going nuts lately. The dining room light quit, then the dishwasher and garbage disposal. Then the living room lights.
The contractor I hired told us that the breaker switches were bad. Unfortunately, the box is so old the parts are no longer made. He was able to salvage some parts from a neighbors remodel and use them to repair our circuit box, but he says we will need a new one when we finish the remodel.
2006-11-24 13:45:03
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answered by whitsonn 2
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Either you're not looking at the breakers closely enough and not seeing the ones that have tripped, or the rooms are protected by a GFCI outlet (required where there is running water, kitchen, bath, laundry, etc.) that needs to be reset.
2006-11-24 14:11:48
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answered by Anonymous
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The 2 extra rooms may have been additions . Check your closets for hiden sub panels . A sub panel is a fuse box and or braker panel depending on the age of the house that was installed due to the fact that there wasn't room on the main panel . It's very common in older homes and homeowners don't even know where they are .
2006-11-24 14:43:41
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answered by mdk159 2
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Check the power at the breaker and make sure the breaker is good.
2006-11-24 13:38:59
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answered by Daniel H 2
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Something may have blown the fuses or tripped the breaker. Try flipping the breaker off and on again.
2006-11-24 13:39:27
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answered by Justsyd 7
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some times a breaker appears to be on. try checking each breaker by turning it off and back on.it may be the breaker. if its a wall outlet check and see if it has a reset button on it
2006-11-24 14:04:35
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answered by wfomaxx 1
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You may have a phase that dropped. This means that not enough electricity is coming into your house from the electric company. This happened to my many times, for about 6 months before Entergy finally fixed it. E-mail your utility company for them to check it. Or you may need to get an electrician to verify it, b/c it might be something like a loose wire instead.
2006-11-24 15:30:59
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answered by Michelle G 5
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You should flick all the breaker swtches off and then back on again. Sometimes they look like they're on, but they're not.
If that doesn't work, you may have a wiring problem... and that could be dangerous.
2006-11-24 13:38:20
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answered by Anonymous
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