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    neil1 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Nov 27, 2009, 11:38 AM
    Electrical outlets not working
    We just got a backsplash installed in our kitchen and now the electric outlets are not working on one one wall of the kitchen and one wall in the dining room which is connected to kitchen. We just removed the covers and did not touch the wiring. We have checked the wiring in the outlets and they all are fine. We have tried reseting the switch in the fuse box, but that did not work. Does it mean that the switch in the fuse box is not working? Please help.
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    Nov 27, 2009, 04:32 PM

    Could be the breaker. Things happen coincidentally sometimes. I would more suspect that something got jiggled along the way and loosened up a connection. A non-contact voltage tester would be a good way to find which box has power in it and that would be the place to start. If you are not comfortable working on live electrical circuits, just call a professional. It shouldn't take them very long to fix you up. That is, if I understood your post correctly. If you didn't provide all details, I could be all wrong.
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    Nov 27, 2009, 04:58 PM

    Are any of the outlets GFI? If so press the reset button.
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    Nov 27, 2009, 05:43 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by hkstroud View Post
    Are any of the outlets GFI? If so press the reset button.
    Duh. Thanks. I still was back on that knob and tube stuff and totally missed that one.

    EPM
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