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chefg
Jul 5, 2012, 08:26 PM
Some lights and outlets stop working, I check the breakers they were'nt triped is there a fuse that I should replace?

creahands
Jul 6, 2012, 03:04 AM
Welcome chefg

Some breakers have to be moved to the off position to reset them. If a breaker has a little movement in it, it may have tripped. If more then one circuit, you could have lost one leg of your service.

Can you give us location of things not working?

After checking breakers, you will have to find the start of the circuit and check to see if you have power. It is possible that the wire is broken inside a wire nut. Shut power/breaker off to circuit and remove wire nuts to check. Turn breaker on and check if you have power with a volt meter.

Chuck

chefg
Jul 6, 2012, 06:24 AM
Welcome chefg

Some breakers have to be moved to the off position to reset them. If a breaker has a little movement in it, it may have tripped. If more then one circuit, u could have lost one leg of ur service.

Can u give us location of things not working?

After checking breakers, u will have to find the start of the circuit and check to see if u have power. It is possible that the wire is broken inside a wire nut. Shut power/breaker off to circuit and remove wire nuts to check. Turn breaker on and check if u have power with a volt meter.

Chuck
It started in one room where one set of outlets stop working but in the same room on the opposite wall they were still working. Then the outside lights stop working this is directly below the room where it started now in another room the same thing just started some outlets and the ceiling fan and lights just stop working and this is on the other side of the house.

creahands
Jul 6, 2012, 03:25 PM
Are all these outlets and lights on the same breaker.

If not , what is location of breakers that you think are hooked to these units. It sounds like you have lost one leg of your service.

Call an electrician and your power company to have it checked.

Chuck