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

ballengerb1
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?

ma0641
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?

donf
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.

ballengerb1
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.

aguywithfeet
Jan 4, 2011, 04:14 PM
Many resi contractors too...

stanfortyman
Jan 4, 2011, 04:15 PM
Many resi contractors too... What exactly is a "resi contractor"?

EPMiller
Jan 4, 2011, 07:23 PM
What exactly is a "resi contractor"?

A short form of "residential contractor. Done by someone who doesn't want to waste finger effort. :D

stanfortyman
Jan 5, 2011, 05:10 AM
I know what he meant, considering the context it just seemed a little like a put down.