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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki
Our outside post light wasn’t working (our landscape lighting was tied to the post light). I finally got around to bringing an electrician out a few weeks ago.
Electrician took the post apart, couldn’t figure out what’s wrong. Wanted to come back, rerun wiring from the box, through the ceiling, down wall, under landscaping, under sidewalk, etc - i didn’t get a price, but easily into the thousands.
electrcian told my wife they do ALL the electrical for the Villages, they know where all the wiring is, etc. Call him, they’ll come back
This week I read Village Tinker commenting that the post lights run through a GFCI outlet in the the garage - there are two outlets.
I looked today, the outlet on the back wall was hidden, and the GFCI was RED.
I reset the outlet, waited for dusk, and Wala- lights work.
I guess I earned my electrical engineering degree from University of VT.
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This story is not even possible. There is no way that looking on the internet can give a good solution when the PROFESSIONAL told you otherwise! You may think you found a good solution, but the electrician is going to be back at your house before long to fix the real problem and you may even die from using the internet instead of the professional.
{100% sarcasm intended for a completely different member of TOTV, who mayor may not even see it. Reminds me of one if his posts, "I bet you argue with your electrician too..}