Electrician needed to trouble shot several outlets not having power, all GFI. I can't
 

Just need electrician to trouble shoot.. I have most of my gfi outlets not working.

I sent you a PM on how to check them. Len

Curious. How could there be a lot of GFI outlets not working? I have one go and I know it. Normally in the garage for an outside circuit. Fix is to reset and move on. One time had to replace GFI outlet that was defective. most of my problems have been floodlights accumulating water. Lights go out and I check floodlight.

Depending on the age of the house, you may also have arc fault breakers in your panel. They will sometimes trip when an older electric motor is turned on.

Lenhart.


Good Guys.

I was stumped when a GFI in the garage tripped and there seemed no way to reset it. Turns out it was linked with a GFI on the other side of the garage, and that one had the red reset button.

No idea how all the different circuits can be tied together. But sometimes it is hard to tell if the fuse in the circuited breaker box is off. I would turn each on, then off and back on. Before that I would push all the GIF reset buttons. I had a problem and called an electrocution. After a 1/2 hour of testing the electrician found a GIF receptacle next to the circuit break box that I never paid attention too. Pushed the reset button and all was ok.

Shimpy, I can help you, please let me know the location of the outlets that are not working. Typically, all of the outside receptacles are protected by GFCI units in the garage (walls) receptacles. I have seen bathroom GFCI protect adjacent bathroom. Also, there are AFCI breakers that are used for (typically bedrooms, dining room, living rooms), and you may find GFCI breakers for some of the equipment in the kitchen. I may be able to help you over the phone, or I could come to the house. Send me a PM.

We just had Lenhart Electric fix a GFI outlet. They were great.

I just had Electrical Works come out because my gfi circuit kept triping. They resolved the problem and were very reasonable.

GFI breakers can go bad. Several in our home had to be replaced within the first year of ownership because of a GFI production issue and recall. Many homes still have those installed.

Ouch. I thought I was the only one to overreact. Pretty harsh response to a electrical problem.

Your GFI needs reset or is bad. Several outlets behind it are wired in a series to protect them as well. So they also go out.

I had a GFI not working in master bath. When trying to find out why found that MOST of the GFIs had been wired wrong. All were fixed. None of them indicated this problem until the master bath went out.

I have two outlets on my patio that were "off" until I figured out they where being fed by a GFCI in the garage. Simple to walk around and make note of every GFCI in your house. One of them could be the issue.