[Opmoochler]

just had a lightening strike and need an electrician. 1/2 of our breakers don't work. Any one you recommend?

[jsw14]

Open your breaker box & if U see the breakers are in the middle > turn them Off then turn them back ON!! this might help.....

[Chatbrat]

you may have lost half of your underground feeder leg--call SECO and have the FD check out your house

[Opmoochler]

nope, they aren't working. I tried the breakers first

[jsw14]

Originally Posted by Opmoochler

nope, they aren't working. I tried the breakers first

Hmmmm, Then call SECO.........

[Opmoochler]

Mike, nice after hours tech at Lenhart Electric implored me to try the breakers again while I was on the phone. I had thought I had pushed them all the way to the right before then moving them back to the left, but I hadn't pushed hard enough to make them click. He saved me $$$ and him time to get to the other 14 customers on his list!

[jsw14]

Originally Posted by Opmoochler

Mike, nice after hours tech at Lenhart Electric implored me to try the breakers again while I was on the phone. I had thought I had pushed them all the way to the right before then moving them back to the left, but I hadn't pushed hard enough to make them click. He saved me $$$ and him time to get to the other 14 customers on his list!

GOOD JOB Opmoochler I should have told U that the breakers R Hard to move On & Off......My Bad....

[New Englander]

It's nice to hear a happy ending to a potential big issue.

[PennBF]

Went into garage, hit the button suggested and Bingo the outlet on the Lanai worked again. THANKS TO YOU UNSELFISH ELECTRICIANS WHO GAVE THE FREE ADVISE.

[Chatbrat]

Lots of times certain brands of circuit breakers, when tripped move a hair from the on position--best advice if you have a potentially tripped breaker is the following:
1)unplug affected equipment and or turn lights, etc off
2) push the breaker handle fully to the off position, you may feel it cock, like a hammer on a gun
3)push the breaker handle to full on position
4) turn on affected equipment one @ time--if the breaker trips--the problem is with the equipment