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Originally Posted by Ladygolfer93
Light switch in bathroom started making "crackling" sound when turned on & off. No sparks or such. Then, after a few weeks of this, nothing, no lights in the bath. But. also lights in hall outside bathroom now does not turn on.
. Can a switch that goes out with broken wires (bathroom) also cause hall light not to work ?
. Checked the breaker, switch does not appear to have changed any; did not "trigger".
. Is this an electrician job, or just call a handyman to put in new switch in the bathroom ?
. If an electrician job, recommendations ? Have used Pike's for many years but they kept getting more and more expensive and in some cases did not even fix the problem ! (yard light only worked a few days and then back to no light after paying for some parts and labor) So would like reasonable and knowledgeable person if anyone knows one ???
. If a new switch would solve it, that much we can do.
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The crackling sounds like a bad switch. I would replace it. But, are you sure the circuit breaker is not tripped? To reset it, you need to push all the way to the "off" position, and then all the way to the "on" position. Two directions. A bad switch should only affect the bathroom light.
Also, check all of the GFI outlets in the bathrooms. Push in the reset button if they are popped out.