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Originally Posted by rp001
It's called a GFCI..Ground fault circuit interrupter...Probably got wet in that rain today..No biggie....Check the breaker in the panel, look for one marked either lanai or gfci...Reset it and come back to the switch..push the button and wallah....Unless the outlet is still wet then it will just trip again...
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Ground fault interupters are special protection so you don't "drop" applicance iin sinks or whatever. Also note some plug ins are connected to the ground fault interupter and may not have a reset on it. There may be small decal "gfci outlet" to identify it.