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    Jul 31, 2008, 03:41 PM
    Dead outlets
    I have a gfi outlet in my garage controls one outlet in basement and three outside outlets when it tripped and I reset it the gfi and the basement outlets came on the three outside are dead any ideas.
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    Jul 31, 2008, 03:52 PM
    Check the wiring right at the GFCI to make sure you are sending power out to the exterior outlets. If the power is leaving the garage GFCI then go to the first downstream outlet and check the wires coming into the box. I suspect that a wire has shorted or come loose in one of the exterior outlets and this is the reason the GFCI popped in the first place. The first downstream outlet is the most likely problem, check there and be sure to treat these wires as HOT.
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