I was replacing a light fixture last night. I turned of the switch and (like an idiot) didn't deactivate the breaker because I needed the light in that part of the house. Anyway, after I had the old light completely off the thing popped. Now the whole section of the house won't go back on when I flip the breaker on. Do I need to restore the circuit through the empty light fixture? Is it possible that I blew ou the wiring for that section of my home?
2006-12-07 05:06:24 · 7 answers · asked by The Oregon Kid 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
If you turned the breaker back on and get no power on the entire circuit then it sounds like a bad breaker. They don't last forever and when they do fail most of the time is when you shut if off or it was tripped.
2006-12-07 05:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you have managed to flip the lighting breaker back on, and its remained on, the problem is that you have probably wired up your new light fitting incorrectly . Or if you have just left your original wiring 'open circuit' you need to restore the circuit or you will have no lighting supply to that area., not really a problem if you follow the color code, make sure you switch off the breaker before you do this, one of the cables you have left open will be live.
2006-12-07 13:24:20 · answer #2 · answered by budding author 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Push the circuit breaker over to the left and then
click it back over to the right to reset it.
If it won't stay reset there is either a short in the circuit or the breaker could have went bad.
My guess is you have a short.
If their were more than one set of wires in the fixture in the ceiling you may not have wired them back together correctly.
make sure that black wires go to black, white wires to white, and bare or green wires to same.
It is REAL EASY to have a wire slip out of a wire nut and when you cram it all back up into the fixture the wire comes out ans touches a ground wire and keeps tripping the breaker as fast as you resest it.
2006-12-07 13:14:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Make sure the wires in the junction box are not touching. That will automatically throw the breaker.
2006-12-07 13:19:56 · answer #4 · answered by discokevin2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously you have a bare wire touching a ground.Look for open wires in the fixture itself.
2006-12-07 13:10:17 · answer #5 · answered by gibbyguys 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you may have blown a fuse. They're pretty easy to replace, and are readily available at the hardware store.
You should be able to just pull it out, as you would a fuse in your car...It will be labeled with the appropriate wattage/voltage values.
2006-12-07 13:14:02 · answer #6 · answered by abfabmom1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Consult a qualified electrician, don't fool with electricity its invisible to the eye and when it bites it can kill you.
It sounds like you have a short somewhere and the trip won't reset until you get it sorted. Look in the adds and get somebody out to have a look.
2006-12-07 13:17:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋