2007-09-02 21:26:32 · 7 answers · asked by Faith Walker 4 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
I think it's time to call an electrician.
2007-09-03 03:52:58 · answer #1 · answered by John himself 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you speaking about ? if it's your outlets and you have no power. Let's assume you have checked all your breakers. One or even two can be bad but, not all of them unless there's a loose main wire on top of the box.
Look up and see, don't touch to wriggle or you'll get a shock. You can see if they're connected and tight, you should be able to.
If this is all O.K. then you'll have to go to each individual switch and plug in and test each one, starting at the front to make sure you don't miss any in one line.
You know this could be complicated, I'm not saying you can't do it but, it's not really for a novice, it's for an experienced hand that knows electricity.
It would be better you hire an electrician. It might run about $150.00 if it's simple and someone forgot something, if it's complicated then you have to have it fixed right before something happens.
2007-09-02 23:41:17 · answer #2 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure what you mean by "done," but have you checked the breakers for the outlets? If this is new construction, then it could be that simple - that nobody turned the power on! It it's not new construction and your breakers have tripped, you will have to wait until they cool down before you can reset them. Of course, it's not a good idea to reset them until you know WHY they tripped; it usually happens for a good reason!
2007-09-02 21:34:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have turned all breakers off and back on and reset all GFI recepticle breakers and still have no power, I would say to replace the GFI recepticles. If they were the cheap ($5-$7) ones to begin with, one has probably gone bad. Replace with the good ones at about $14 each.
To check if it's a faulty GFI, you can use a current tester and test the current at each receptical. If 1 has power to it and the rest don't, replace the one with power to it. You can also check by temporarily replacing the GFIs with regular recepticals, but don't leave them that way.
2007-09-03 01:55:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you feel safe about taking the wall plate covers off and checking each and every single plug to see if wire may be loose. you could try that I personally would turn off the breker that feeds power to them though before doing so. Its possible they are wired in series and if one wire is loose on one plug would or could cause the others to loose power further down the line. If that doesnt fix the problem CALL A Electrician.
2007-09-02 21:38:56 · answer #5 · answered by BOBROB 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To reset breakers - turn them all the way off and then all the way back on......A common mistake that folks make.
2007-09-03 02:45:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give more info so that you can get a better answer. . .
2007-09-03 01:14:02 · answer #7 · answered by towanda 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋