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  • Jul 9, 2007, 10:08 AM
    Maria4
    No bathroom lights
    Can anyone help me figure out why the bathroom lights or fans do not work in either bathroom. I have tried restting breakers and GCFI switches. Nothing!! Any input?
  • Jul 9, 2007, 12:51 PM
    tacramer
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Maria4
    Can anyone help me figure out why the bathroom lights or fans do not work in either bathroom. I have tried restting breakers and GCFI switches. Nothing!!! Any input?
    When you reset the breakers - do they blow again?

    If they do you have a short probably in the fixtures.
    If they do not then see if the (I know this is elementary) bulbs are burned out and if there is a thermal breaker on the fans.
    -the continuity (is the motor still good) of the fan needs to be checked as well.

    Or you did you see if all the breakers are good - sometimes more than one will blow in sequence..
  • Jul 9, 2007, 05:31 PM
    Washington1
    Quote:
    thermal breaker on the fans.
    They have thermo breakers on residential bath fans? Which manufacture?


    Quote:
    Can anyone help me figure out why the bathroom lights or fans do not work in either bathroom. I have tried restting breakers and GCFI switches. Nothing!! Any input?
    Need more information

    Q:
    A. Is the power dead when you turn on a switch, or is it dead regardless.

    If the GFCI trips when you turn on the light or fan, then you have a ground fault between the equipment and switch.

    Post back with more details..
  • Jul 9, 2007, 06:16 PM
    Stratmando
    Pull off panel cover, veriy voltage at each breaker. On GFI Breakers, measure between GFI Hot, and GFI(not panel)Neutral. May be a GFI Receptacle not yet located.
    Make sure you can trip and reset, newer GFI's can't be reset unless power at line side.
  • Jul 10, 2007, 03:12 PM
    KaFidela
    If the other outlets in both bathrooms are functioning, the hotline ( black ) or neutral ( white ) wire might have gotten disconnected from the nearest junction (the receptacle outlet boxes in the bathrooms). This should be checked.
  • Jul 10, 2007, 11:52 PM
    Washington1
    Still, "Get back to us!" Or them, seeing that I'll be out of town! :)




    Quote:
    newer GFI's can't be reset unless power at line side.
    If it's not counterfeit

    I agree with the above, but I'm speachless.

    Seeing that I was called a wac job, by some idiot on this site, I'll rest here!

    I'm sorry to hear so many of us know more than us!

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