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Made the mistake of linking together 3 exten cords (on outdoor GRCI) to use a wd whacker. Worked for 2 outings, - on the 3rd time, - no juice. Maybe a flash of power, and then nothing. Did troubleshooting: not an indiv cord problem, not a flipped breaker, not the whacker, not a GFCI button to reset. However one outside outlet appears ?? to be on a different circuit and it would give a flash of power and then nothing.

Another GFCI outlet (on the porch) which I had tried once with the 3 cords delivers NO juice. Appears that no other outlets (in a line) are affected. Is it at the end? Did I blow it out?

1) I was sold a 20amp breaker to replace the 15 in the box for the outside circuit ... Will this help? A breaker never has flipped....
2)If porch outlet has no juice, how do I know which breaker covers it?
3) how many GFCI outlets can be in one circuit line?
Help!! Thanxxx

2007-11-30 09:29:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden Maintenance & Repairs

3 answers

It's entirely possible that you did blow the GFI outlet. I'd try a new one, and put it in further up the line from the last one on the circuit. If you have a two or three outlet circuit, you can put the GFI unit in the first outlet position and it will cover the last two as well, (regular outlets).
If you've never tripped the 15 amp breaker, there's no reason you should need a 20 amp to replace it.
The only way to tell which breaker controls the outlet is to take the outlet out of the box, remove the wires from the side screws and then turn on the breakers one by one, till you get juice to the wires. You can make a set of jumper wires with some alligator clips and some lamp cord. Both are usually available at any decent hardware or home improvement center. Hook up a lamp that's turned on to the loose wires with the jumpers and when the light comes on you've got juice.

2007-11-30 10:05:53 · answer #1 · answered by Corky R 7 · 0 0

Guess bc ur in pretty deep-lots o ques.

(1) NEVER replace w/ larger breaker/fuse unless the wiring has also been upgraded
(2) is there a breaker tripped?
No? then process of elimination-the other 10-20 breakers will shut something off when flipped, porch one is one that does nothing
(3) One GFI outlet will protect all outlets on its circuit if it is the first one in the line
(d)"give a flash of power and then nothing. "
happens sometimes when there is a oxidation prob with wiring/outlet and the connection isn't good, The high resistance point has the possibility of EVENTUALLY causing a FIRE.
[PWR OFF] the solution is to go to the outlet that worked even briefly, take it out and check the connections.
No? check the rest of the outlets on that line.
Would suspect that U will find that all ur now dead outlets r on the same circuit. (not bc u couldn't have 2 prob. just bc simpler explanation).

prob one of those neon test lamp w/ clipleads would help since ur going to be poking around trying to find first receptacle w/pwr.

2007-11-30 10:17:13 · answer #2 · answered by stanly s 4 · 0 0

sounds like you have a short in a cord that is tripping a g.f.c.i. for it to get a short burst of power-and then nothing. Maybe try changing cords?

2007-11-30 10:03:44 · answer #3 · answered by Will T 3 · 0 0

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