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  • Sep 8, 2008, 07:56 AM
    makljohnson
    Reset gfci
    The gfci protective outlets I have don't have a reset button that I can see. How can I reset them? I have flipped all the breakers in the breaker box but that didn't reset them.
  • Sep 8, 2008, 07:58 AM
    lmangileri
    Do they look just like a regular outlet? It could be that they are protected by another gfci outlet and you need to reset that one.
  • Sep 8, 2008, 08:00 AM
    Stratmando
    If it is in the panel, the breaker needs to be turned all the way off, then back on.
    It may be protected by a GFI in another location(Kitchen, bath, outside outlet).
  • Sep 8, 2008, 09:25 AM
    ballengerb1
    The advice given is accurate but you need to provide more details. How do you know the circuit is GFCI proetected, where do you see the GFCI, on the wall or in the panel?
  • Sep 8, 2008, 02:28 PM
    Stratmando
    Ballanger, I'm guessing their was a sticker on the plate? We'll see, Take care.
  • Sep 8, 2008, 03:49 PM
    makljohnson
    There are stickers on the outlets ( where the reset buttons normally are ) that say "GFCI Protected Outlets". There is 1 outside & 1 in both of the bathrooms. I plugged my pool pump into the 1 outside & that is when all 3 outlets quit working.
  • Sep 8, 2008, 04:24 PM
    Stratmando
    Look for a receptacle with a reset button that needs to be pushed in (reset). Maybe red.
  • Sep 8, 2008, 04:30 PM
    ballengerb1
    A sticker can mean you have GFCI protection but its not a 100% guarantee. You will find at least one receptacle that has the reset at the start of the feed or a GFCI breaker in the panel,it looks different from the other breakers. If you find neither all you have is stickers.

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