I have two outdoor electrical outlets and three in bathrooms that have become inoperable. Checked the electricity at the main panel, no circuit breakers are tripped and electricity is going out of each one. I have no GFI outlets in or outside the home, all regular outlets. Could one of these regular outlets have become defective and now causing the rest of the outlets on this circuit to become inoperable as well?
2007-08-30 07:56:33 · 5 answers · asked by Dan G 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
1) I'd suggest going back to the breaker panel and flip the suspect breaker all the way off and then back on. Too many times people have said the breaker wasn't tripped and it was, some types are pretty hard to actually tell. 2) Are you positive there are no GFI outlets in the house??? If you unsure the garage and a different bathroom would be a good place to look. I've been paid good money to reach down behind a chest freezer in a garage to reset a GFI that the home owner was unaware of. 3) The $8 dollar tester is a good buy and a handy little tester. Good luck!
2007-08-30 09:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by louiesiddog 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For safety reasons have an electrician look at it. Look closely on the extension cord and see what size wire it has in it. It will be an even number. IF it is NOT 12 or a lower number you are over loading the extension cord and will act as a resistor. IF it is 14 or higher take it off and make them go get a 20 amp rated cord. Most air conditioners use more then 12 amps. You can melt the recepticles or chord ends if you continue to use this and possibly even start a fire. Im sure they are using lights as well as the AC. possibly some other things that they shouldnt use with the AC running.
2016-05-17 08:06:51 · answer #2 · answered by ema 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the outlets are all on the same circuit, there's a good chance that a loose wire on one has caused the rest to fail. Are all the outlets in the same general area of the house? That would support the loose wire theory.
Unless you feel comfortable trying to diagnose the problem, the safest thing is to call an electrician and have him diagnose and fix the problem.
2007-08-30 08:03:35 · answer #3 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
one of the circuit breakers could be partially tripped, when
you checked them you didn't notice it,the problem happened
to me once.i agree with the other answer have an electrician
check things out,my suggestion is have all 5 outlets replaced
with gfci's the 3 in the bathroom&the2 outdoors.ask the
electrician if thats a good idea.
2007-08-30 08:14:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you need a tester , go to lowes, walmart, and buy one , the little yellow tester. cost about $8. then you will lfind out whats up with the elc, very simple to work,
it would seem ,you have a bad conection , on one of the ,units .
2007-08-30 08:05:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋