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georgeniedhamme · Jul 15, 2008, 08:07 AM

I have checked the breaker box and there is no indication of a tripped breaker. The two romms with no power each have a breaker assigned.

Stratmando · Jul 15, 2008, 03:03 PM

Hopefully it is just a 2 pole breaker triped. When 2 circuits share a neutral, both hots need to trip together. It would be a 2 pole 20 or 2 pole 15 amp breaker, Good Luck.

Missouri Bound · Jul 15, 2008, 05:43 PM

George... did this happen all of a sudden? Has there been flickering of lights or appliances in these two rooms? It's not uncommon for two circuits to share a neutral. Buy a cheap tester and check from the hot side of the outlet to the grounding screw. If you have power there, you have an open neutral, either at the panel, or at some junction box.

stanfortyman · Jul 15, 2008, 06:00 PM

I suspect an open neutral of a multi-wire (shared neutral) circuit.

Probably a bad back-stab connection at a receptacle.
This is why the neutral of a MWBC is required to be pigtailed.

Does anything at all work? Do lights go up and down in brightness anywhere?

gizmo_529 · Jul 15, 2008, 06:35 PM

How many outlets in these rooms?. any chance it's just the outlets themselves... seen it happen before... pull an outlet and test the wire's for power... just a thought.

stanfortyman · Jul 15, 2008, 06:53 PM

Originally Posted by gizmo_529

How many outlets in these rooms??.......any chance it's just the outlets themselves.........seen it happen before.......pull an outlet and test the wire's for power......just a thought.

Are you suggesting all the receptacles in two rooms all failed at the same time?? :rolleyes:

It is extremely rare for a receptacle itself to "fail" in the first place.

gizmo_529 · Jul 16, 2008, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by stanfortyman

Are you suggesting all the receptacles in two rooms all failed at the same time??? :rolleyes:

It is extremely rare for a receptacle itself to "fail" in the first place.

Wasn't suggesting anything... just asked a question... who knows maybe its and efficiency apt with small rooms and only one outlet per room... lol... and I have seen more than one receptacle shot in a single room before... again... not the greatest apartment in the world... stranger things have happened... so roll your eye's at someone els pal!

stanfortyman · Jul 17, 2008, 12:04 PM

Jeeze, what is with this crowd?

JustMarried614, you CANNOT be serious!
Connections fail, splices fail, it is rare for the receptacle itself to "fail", other than getting loose as far as plug grip goes. This typically does not affect the circuit though.
Where is YOUR professional reply to this thread??

Gizmo, sorry PAL, you certainly were suggesting that.
What do you think the possibilities are that all the receptacles in two rooms all failed at the same time? THAT was my question. That's all.

hkstroud · Jul 17, 2008, 02:33 PM

George

Suggest that you remove one of the non working outlets. See if it has been wired using the little holes in the back. Called back stabing. These are known to develop poor connections after a period. If you find this wiring methord was used, rewire all of the outlets using the screws on the side. Rewire all outlets and switches including the ones that work. The bad connection can be where the last working outlet feeds the non working outlet.