View Full Version : Basement room  plugs  problem
 
 Stillwater Lake
Aug 7, 2012, 05:29 PM
Hi  to everyone !
My  problem is that  after  power  company  did it's  maintenance in the  night,  next  morning  I  realized  that  no  electric  plugs are  working  in one  of  the basement  rooms . The  light  is  O.K.  the  other  2  rooms  are  O.K. as well as  a  bathroom .So  just  one  room  all 4  plugs  are  out  of  power . We  checked  the  breaker related  to  this  room and  found that  it  tripped  of , but  there is  no way to reset  it  back on , it trips  off  right  away . Is  it  a  problem  with  a  fuse ?  If  yes  , where  can we find  it  ?
Thank you
 hkstroud
Aug 7, 2012, 05:41 PM
My problem is that after power company did it's maintenance in the night
 
Explain that please.   I don't see a connection between the power  company doing  work and problems internal to your home.
 
 
We checked the breaker related to this room and found that it tripped of
 
By any chance does this breaker have a reset button that the other breakers don't have?  If so do you mean you are pressing that reset button?
 
Is any thing plugged into any of the outlets?
 Stillwater Lake
Aug 7, 2012, 06:20 PM
Explain that please.   I don't see a connection between the power  company doing  work and problems internal to your home.
 
 
 
By any chance does this breaker have a reset button that the other breakers don't have?  If so do you mean you are pressing that reset button?
 
Is any thing plugged into any of the outlets?
 
Yes , you're  right . It's  just a  coincidence , nothing to do with  Power company .This  breaker  has  only  a  TEST  button but  not  RESET  one and  not  all other  breakers  have  the same button .
Nothing's  plugged in to any  of the  outlets  .And nothing  powerful  was  used  in this  room .Only  cellphone  charger, TV and  a  computer tower , alarm clock .That's  it . I'm still  thinking about  a fuse...
 hkstroud
Aug 7, 2012, 06:44 PM
That is a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) breaker.  I can't tell from you post whether it is tripping from a ground fault or from over load.  If nothing is plugged in I don't see how it could be over load. Remove all appliances and try reseting breaker.
 
The breaker is the fuse.
 
Look around to make sure that there is not an outlet somewhere else that could have a faulty appliance plugged in.  Also check out door outlets.  Since this is a GFCI circuit, outside outlets could be on this circuit.  One of those could have a faulty appliance connected of if you have had rain or a storm moisture could have gotten in an outlet.
 Stillwater Lake
Aug 8, 2012, 03:43 AM
That is a GFCI (Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter) breaker.  I can't tell from you post whether it is tripping from a ground fault or from over load.  If nothing is plugged in I don't see how it could be over load. Remove all appliances and try reseting breaker.
 
The breaker is the fuse.
 
Look around to make sure that there is not an outlet somewhere else that could have a faulty appliance plugged in.  Also check out door outlets.  Since this is a GFCI circuit, outside outlets could be on this circuit.  One of those could have a faulty appliance connected of if you have had rain or a storm moisture could have gotten in an outlet.
O.K.  thank you  very  much  , we've  found  a  basement  lift  pump  transformer was  partially  unplugged .We  plugged it  back in and  reset  worked  at  this  time .Thanks  a lot  for  help...