View Full Version : Dremel drilled into own wire, blew out outlets
sidsdreams
Sep 19, 2012, 04:57 PM
I was in my garage using my dremel on a project and accidentally hit the wire of the dremel with the drill causing it to spark and blow out. Neither of the outlets where the dremel was plugged in ( test and reset buttons) will work and another in the bathroom ( test and reset) and the adjacent room are also not working. I have gone through all the fuses in the circuit breaker and the outlets are still not working. Is there anything else I can do myself before calling in a professional electrician to look at it?
shuntripper
Sep 19, 2012, 05:35 PM
All I've got is... Did the circuit breaker trip? (sounds like it) did you reset it properly? Some folks do not realize that to properly reset a circuit breaker you must push the handle to the "off" position first, and then push it to the "on " position.
Please try that and reply
mike 165278
Sep 19, 2012, 06:04 PM
all I've got is.........Did the circuit breaker trip? (sounds like it) did you reset it properly? some folks do not realize that to properly reset a circuit breaker you must push the handle to the "off" position first, and then push it to the "on " position.
please try that and reply
It kills me, but I agree, chances are you're not noticing the tripped breaker. Might want to check outside outlets too. Is there an LED on the GFCI outlets?
ballengerb1
Sep 19, 2012, 06:21 PM
"fuses in the circuit breake" which do you have, breaker switches or fuses? Are the receptacles GFCI?
Fr_Chuck
Sep 19, 2012, 06:24 PM
Have you tested current on both sides of the breaker ( or fuse or whatever it is you have)
How many GFCI do you have on one circuit and are they wired in series ?