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    Penny750 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Feb 28, 2014, 09:18 AM
    Electric outlets are not working
    My lights work, but all my electrical outlets quit working
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    Feb 28, 2014, 10:07 AM
    Penny,

    Call your Power company and have them make sure that the supply to your home is working properly.

    Sometimes, a cable an break or come loose and which cause you to lose one supply buss. This would mean that instead of getting 240 volts, your panel is only getting 120 volts.

    However, it is unusual that all of your receptacles would be on one bus and all of the lights on the other. Usually the circuits are on either buss.
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    stanfortyman Posts: 5,598, Reputation: 279
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    Feb 28, 2014, 02:08 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by Penny750 View Post
    My lights work, but all my electrical outlets quit working
    Please try again with a lot more detail.
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