The electric to one area of my home is out. The breaker did not trip could it be bad anyway?

Answer 1

Breakers can go bad.
Easy enough to replace & if that works , you're done.
However, if one or more outlets on that circuit work,a common fault is an open neutral.
Check for voltage on all outlets & check , tighten or redo all connections starting at the last one that works.
Drove me wild ,since my problem was intermittent & caused by one outlet hidden behind a sofa
Electrician buddy sorted it for me.
Best regards

Answer 2

A breaker can go bad but is not overly common to happen. One thing to double check is to make sure it is not tripped, with some breakers it actually can be hard to tell. Turn the suspected breaker all the off and then back on as a double check. The other thing to look for is the possibility of a GFI outlet that is tripped, the kind with the test & reset buttons. Typically a large area of a home would not be linked to one but you never know?? Outlets located in the kitchen, bathroom, garage, and outside would be a good place to look especially behind objects, you may not even know you had one.

Answer 3

Could be bad, but most likely not. The breaker will only kick if the current is above the rating on the breaker (plus or minus a little.) If it's an area of your house all from one breaker you may just need to replace the breaker. They do go bad over time especially if their in a lot of moisture in the air. If they are bad across more than one breaker then it may be a faulty main breaker. One line may not be going thru. Now if you not very good at checking this breaker boxes, I always tell people to call the electric company and say you checked your box and it's fine. They will come and verify the electric to your house if it's good call an electrician cause you need some inside work. But you could probably fix it all yourself cause once you get the hang of it, it's pretty safe and easy.

Answer 4

Here's what you can do. Remove the panel cover. Use a screw driver and carefully remove the wire coming out of the breaker you think is faulty ( the wire is most like black or red). Now take the wire you just removed, and touch it to another breaker and see if the lights go on or not. Like some of the previous users have mentioned, this problem could've been caused by recent work done. A splice left loose after a fixture was installed or replaced, or any nails through the cables. It could be any number of things...

Answer 5

A wire has come out of a wire nut connector or it could have been wired differently and a switch or plug could be breaking the circuit.

I have also worked on issues like these and you can hear electrical arcing which will mean equipment failure. Harnessing the electron is the most dangerous job in the world, hire a qualified electrician so they can fix it right and have the liability. You don't want to save a few dollars and cause a fire. The fire will be bad and your insurer will ask you about that electrical you did.

It is usually something simple.

Answer 6

Turn the breakers off and then back on. Look for a tripped GFCI receptacle. Look for a tripped arc fault breaker. Then call an electrician.

Answer 7

The breaker may have tripped but doesn't show. Turn off the breaker and reset it. See if that solves the problem.

Answer 8

Sure. They do go bad.

Did you have any recent construction that could of cut a line? Hang any pictures with long nail? or maybe cut a line in your attic getting the Christmas stuff out?

Last, if the installation of your wiring used staples that were put in too tight, I have seen them short out with time. That is the hardest to find and fix.

Answer 9

Sounds like you may have a broken wire.

Answer 10

yep, is it spongy,
there a nonmal cost so replace it,