One day after using the microwave the power went out. I did the usual and flipped the power back on the electrical box. Everything came back on --- except the power outlets in all the bathrooms. Anyone help is appreciated.
The outlets in the bathrooms all do not have reset buttons or any buttons what so ever
2007-04-12 06:23:09 · 10 answers · asked by Mr. M 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can have several outlets protected with just one GFI breaker. So somewhere you have a reset button. It should be in one of the bathrooms, if not then maybe in the kitchen.
the other possibility is that they used a GFI breaker instead of the outlet ones. So go back to the main panel and take a look for the breaker that controls the outlets in the baths and rest that one. Good luck
2007-04-12 07:05:40 · answer #1 · answered by Fordman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to the nearest live outlets and inspect each one for loose connections. I suspect that you will find a loose neutral connection in one of the outlets. You are getting a 1 volt reading because you have a digital voltmeter and this will read an induced voltage from an adjoining wire. Get a receptacle tester type with 3 neon light use this to test the hot outlets and the dead ones. The device is about $5 US. If you turn a breaker off then back on you may locate a faulty unit but you already checked for power in the panel. It is remotely possible that you have a broken wire in the walls but I doubt it unless some work has been done on the walls like a picture hung on the wall.
2016-04-01 11:16:44 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your GFCI may be located in the kitchen near if not at the Microwave. The last time I did kitchens, any receptacle above the counter top had to have that protection and yours may also be linked to the bathrooms as well. If this type of receptacle in your kitchen (anywhere along the counter top) is connected this way, then the installer probably used the standard 15 Amp ($9 special) which looks like a standard 3 prong outlet. (2 vertical blades and a round one for ground).
The 20 Amp size (best for your situation) has one of the two vertical blades with a horizontal notch in it (for a 20 Amp plug which has 1 vertical blade and 2 horizontal blade).
Best to have an electrician do this type of repair.
Good Luck and hope this helps ! ! !
2007-04-12 10:37:48 · answer #3 · answered by norman8012003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the house was built after 1975 you should have a GFCI outlet some where. It was common practice back then to install 1 GFI in the house and run all the outdoor and bathroom outlets off it.
Check all you outdoor outlets and any bathroom outlets. I have seen them installed in the garage to protect the bath outlets.
Good luck
Email me if you have more questions
2007-04-12 06:36:49 · answer #4 · answered by danzka2001 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Even though not all the outlets are GFCI, they are probably powered by one. This means that if it is tripped, none of the outlets after it will work. I have seen some strange locations for GFCI's including in the garage.
2007-04-12 06:56:14 · answer #5 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Find the one that has the reset button. Push the reset button. It is feeding all the rest of them. The reset may be on the breaker itself.
2007-04-12 13:52:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
time to check the breaker box and flip switches. If that doesn't work, call an electrician. Your power box could be bad, switches could be bad. Don't wait for an electrician, this could be a fire hazzard.
2007-04-12 06:32:11 · answer #7 · answered by drwbama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably is a main ground fault switch somewhere ... you will have to find that .... I know some of the houses I have looked at .... have had one ground fault outlet ... strung to the others ..... and you will have to reset the groundfault. ..
2007-04-12 06:26:25 · answer #8 · answered by burlingtony 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GO TO THE BREAKER BOX A SWITCH ON ALL OF THE SWITCHES IT HAS TO HAVE ONE CALL PG&E AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY HOW OLD IS THIS HOUSE? THE BATHROOMS ARE GETTING POWER FROM SOMEWHERE YOU NEED TO FIND OUT WHERE IT'S COMMING FROM?
2007-04-12 06:35:01 · answer #9 · answered by kitty 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
turn the bathroom breaker off and back on again. leave it off for 10 seconds. beyond that i dont know
2007-04-12 06:27:08 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋