How can I reset my GFCI protected outlets?

Question

All the outlets in my house are protected by GFCI. However, recently several outlets have stopped working. Is there a central "swtich" where I can reset the GFCI? I might not be asking the right question, but I'm hoping somebody can make sense of my situation and offer a soltion.

Answer 1

Usually the only outlets inside the house protected by a GFCI are in the bathroom and kitchen, as well as the garage and exterior outlets. Most often, one of the outlets in each room is a special GFCI receptacle. Other regular outlets may be connected to the GFCI outlet for protection. The GFCI outlet will have two buttons. One button is used to test the GFCI function, and the other button is used to reset the outlet after it has tripped from a fault or test. These buttons are sometimes colored red and black.

The GFCI may also be incorporated into the circuit breaker protecting the branch circuit. You'll need to look in your breaker panel, which can be inside your house or outside at the electric meter. Like with the GFCI receptacle, a GFCI breaker will have a test button, but reset is performed the same as if the cicuit breaker had tripped.

You don't have a central reset switch per se, except to the extent that the GFCI protection is in the circuit breakers.

Answer 2

check each gfci and reset the "reset " button on them...and possibly you have a gfci BREAKER which may need resetting...
if this doesnt work possibly ONE of the gfcis are bad OR you have something shorting out the gfcs every time you try to rest it... so unplug everything first..

Answer 3

When they are wired it will depend on which is end of line and which is at the beginning. If all the plugs have been reset and still not working go to the main panel box and check the circuit breaker there as it may have been tripped.

Answer 4

When you are at the breaker box look at each breaker handle. If one seems like it is in a different position than the others ,turn the breaker handle to the off position then turn it to on . Some GFI's have a reset button on the breaker (clearly marked) push the reset button it should click on. In most homes more than one receptacle is in a circuit, probably why more than one in your home has been tripped.

Answer 5

many times several out lets are set up on one gfci outlet find that one and reset it.

Answer 6

HAY most likley 2 or 3 of them are wired togather, Go to the one that is the nearest to your brakre box,, And start to reset them ,,,Its like this,, Say you have 3 GFIC And there in order like this1''' 2''''' 3 if nm,1 is off then 2,, 3will be off,,, Or if nm,2 is off nm,1 will be on but nm,3 will be off....
numbre 1 will be the power feed to nm,2,,,,3 and nm. 2 will be the power feed to nm3 1>>>>2>>>>.3 then 2>>>>>3 so on and so forth...