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    Jan 6, 2009, 09:08 PM
    No power to outlets in one room.
    About an hour ago the power suddenly went out in one room. The overhead light was still on, but none of the outlets are working. I turned everything off just in case and went to try the circuit breaker, but that didn't work. Then I unplugged everything, but that also didn't work. I felt the walls around the outlets just in case something behind the wall caught fire, and I didn't feel any heat (although I have to say I'm happy that I didn't... ). Before it went out, I had a little heater on, and about half an hour after I plugged it in, the power went out, so I think that might have something to do with it. I unplugged it as soon as the power went out and tried to use it in another room and it worked just fine.

    The house is about 20-30 years old, and none of the outlets are GFIs.
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    Jan 6, 2009, 09:18 PM

    Many older houses have fuses as well as circuit breakers. Look for them in the circuit breaker box as well. The additional load of the heater caused some protective device to react.
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    Jan 6, 2009, 09:22 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by bones252100 View Post
    Many older houses have fuses as well as circuit breakers. Look for them in the circuit breaker box as well. The additional load of the heater caused some protective device to react.
    Our house only has circuit breakers, no fuses. :(

    Thank you for your suggestion, though! :)
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    Jan 7, 2009, 05:32 PM
    Ensure it is not a circuit breaker tripped. Unplug all devices in the suspect room. Completely throw & reset all C/B's one at a time. Do twice on each breaker just to make sure. Unfortunately, now there may be clocks, etc to reset, also. If that does not resolve the problem, suspect a burnt-out wire between the circuit breaker and the room. If you are abolutlely certain of the correct breaker, the easiest repair is to run new wire from the circuit breaker to the room. Repairing 30 year old wiring would eliminate the weakest link but leave the next weak spot ready for more trouble.
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    Jan 8, 2009, 06:07 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by bones252100 View Post
    Ensure it is not a circuit breaker tripped. Unplug all devices in the suspect room. Completely throw & reset all C/B's one at a time. Do twice on each breaker just to make sure. Unfortunately, now there may be clocks, etc to reset, also. If that does not resolve the problem, suspect a burnt-out wire between the circuit breaker and the room. If you are abolutlely certain of the correct breaker, the easiest repair is to run new wire from the circuit breaker to the room. Repairing 30 year old wiring would eliminate the weakest link but leave the next weak spot ready for more trouble.
    It turns out there was a loose receptacle between my room and the one next to it. We just got it fixed today, thank you so much for your help! :)

    We're going to get all the other ones replaced as well, just in case.
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