Two days ago I went to the the light swith and did not know that my wife's little heater was plugged in in and out went the lights. Now for some odd reason I do not have power to a cretain part of the house. I went to the breaker they all have power and I reset the main power and flipped each switch 3 to 4 times and those lights are still off. Someone please help!!!
2006-12-22 15:14:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
The reset plugs Larryd is talking about are ground fault recepts. They are typically used near a water source. They shut off very easily, thereby protecting people from electrocution when an electrical appliance may be dropped into a tub of water, etc., and are resetable. There will be two small buttons in the center of these recepts, one black, the other red, usually. One says test, the other one says reset. They act like mini breakers. Sometimes there will be more recepts wired in the circuit, that are fed by the electricity going to these mini breaker recepts and if they pop for any reason, all the recepts and anything else wired in after, will shut down.
If you live in an older home, there could possibly be a small fuse box somewhere that you don't know about. I've seen that several times, in attics and sometimes in closets. Check it out if you don't have the ground fault plugs.
2006-12-22 15:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by Corky R 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If the little space heater is still plugged in and turned on it is probably tripping the breaker as soon as you reset it.
Another thing you can check for is arc spots under the breakers where the breaker connects to the bus. If you know which breaker it is, just pull it off and check for arc spots. Try switching the breaker to a different spot in the panel.
2006-12-23 00:24:00 · answer #2 · answered by the4biddendonut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could be gfi receptacle just needs to be reset? could be gfi went bad? where else did u lose power (the other bathrooms or random spots) if its bathrooms try reseting the gfi but if the button just keeps poppin then try replacing the gfi plug(its the one with the push button on front in your bathroom) its like 14 bucks ,but if its random spots u could have a bad breaker.if u need to know how to replace a gfi receptacle post another question cuz they can be a little tricky question if u arent an electrician.im a service electrician myself so these would be the first things id do.but the plug or breaker bein bad is your do it yourself fixes but if that doesnt work then u could have a major prob in that case and i'd spend the money to have your local electrician come in and check it out cuz you dont wanna get into all that
2006-12-23 12:10:07 · answer #3 · answered by b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All breakers must reset properly if any breaker was fused then replaced, also check the voltage may be the cable was cut off. Check voltage on the fitting.
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2006-12-23 05:32:31 · answer #4 · answered by muhammad irwan 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You blew a fuse, call an electrician or go to your local home improvement store (Ace, Loews, Home Depot, etc) asking for advice.
2006-12-22 23:36:26 · answer #5 · answered by Passion 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe it a fuse that blew out or you can try and call the energy company so they can give you the up dates on what happened to your power
2006-12-22 23:22:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude you need to call a Electrician be cuz your main breaker its bunt
i know i am a Electrician
2006-12-23 04:24:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you have any reset plugs in bathroom or kitchen?They can cause that,if you do reset.
2006-12-22 23:18:40 · answer #8 · answered by Larry-Oklahoma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the fuses
2006-12-22 23:29:03 · answer #9 · answered by kikaida42 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋