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    jdcrady Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    #1

    Jan 1, 2011, 09:55 AM
    Dead circuit
    All my bathrooms and my outside recepticles are dead. Could my GFI in my kitchen be the cause, because its not tripped
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    #2

    Jan 1, 2011, 10:20 AM

    Yes, if they are all tied to the kitchem GFCI. Is the kitchen protected by a GFCI receptacle or a GFCI breaker in the panel. Are your kitchen outlets still hot?
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    #3

    Jan 1, 2011, 10:38 AM
    Is there a separate GFCI in the bathroom or does the outlet say "GFCI protected"? Check the breaker for the bath. Are all baths on 1 circuit?
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    #4

    Jan 1, 2011, 12:05 PM

    Kitchen and bathrooms cannot share the same circuit.

    Nor can bathrooms feed outside circuits.

    Bathrooms receptacles should be on dedicated GFCI protected 20 amp circuits.
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    #5

    Jan 3, 2011, 09:55 AM

    Don is correct but I never assume a home is wired per code. Many DIYers will connect wires anywhere they can to get a circuit, even if it is not code.
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    Jan 4, 2011, 04:14 PM
    Comment on ballengerb1's post
    Many resi contractors too...
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    #7

    Jan 4, 2011, 04:15 PM

    Many resi contractors too...
    What exactly is a "resi contractor"?
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    #8

    Jan 4, 2011, 07:23 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by stanfortyman View Post
    What exactly is a "resi contractor"?
    A short form of "residential contractor. Done by someone who doesn't want to waste finger effort. :D
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    #9

    Jan 5, 2011, 05:10 AM

    I know what he meant, considering the context it just seemed a little like a put down.
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