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Terryriver
Apr 14, 2014, 11:27 AM
After storm, some wall outlets in rooms in front of house stopped working. Ceiling lights work. Lamps plugged into wall, flicker on/off, radio won't work. Have older house with screw-in fuses. Have checked all fuses, including large ones in main. What's the prbolem?

ma0641
Apr 14, 2014, 06:35 PM
Sounds more like a loose wire but could have had a wire burned off. Any GFCI's. Need to check AC at the outlets before and after the ones not working. Have a Volt Ohm Meter?

hkstroud
Apr 14, 2014, 08:16 PM
Pull outlets. If outlets wired using quick connect holes in back, move wires to screws.

Terryriver
Apr 17, 2014, 01:53 PM
Sounds more like a loose wire but could have had a wire burned off. Any GFCI's. Need to check AC at the outlets before and after the ones not working. Have a Volt Ohm Meter?

Thank you for your response. Someone else suggested it may be a problem with the power company line and to ask them to come out and check lines. There was a problem. They fixed it. Everything's working now.

Terryriver
Apr 17, 2014, 01:54 PM
Pull outlets. If outlets wired using quick connect holes in back, move wires to screws.

Thank you for your response. Someone else suggested it may be a problem with the power company line and to ask them to come out and check lines. There was a problem. They fixed it. Everything's working now.