Hello anyone,

This is the first time I've done this so I hope I explain this O K

I have an outlet on the outside of my home ,actually there are two,
One in the front and one in the back of the house. Whenever I plug anything like Christmas lights or the swimming pool filter into either of them a circuit breaker on an outlet in the upstairs bathroom pops out and both outlets and bathroom outlets do not work for a while. I can not push the breaker back in for at least a Half hour and only when I unplug whatever I have outside, obviously. I have been told I need to connect to two outside outlets to a new circuit but I do not know where to start.

jsb

Sounds like its time to call in an electrician... something might not be functioning correctly such as a bad receptacle, etc. that may cause it to do that... but I would suggest calling an electrician who will have test equipment, etc. to figure out all those issues... maybe some of the experts will have an opinion also, best of luck.

To start with, plug in the filter and what you were plugging in in the front somewhere else, use a extension cord if you need to. If they kick the other breaker out, the devices are bad. Does the outlet in the bathroom have a circuit breaker or is it a GFCI outlet? GFCI outlets usually have a red reset button plus a yellow test button and are one rectangle instead of the 2 part round pieces. I know modern codes require GFCI on outlets in the bathroom or outside. I would go buy 3 GFCI outlets, replacing all 3 outlets. They used to be expensive, but are only about $5 now. Put each of the outside outlets on its own circuit. In rerouting the wires for new feed to the outside outlets, make sure any splices are in a box.