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    Maria4 Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Jul 9, 2007, 10:08 AM
    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?
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    Jul 9, 2007, 12:51 PM
    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..
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    Jul 9, 2007, 05:31 PM
    thermal breaker on the fans.
    They have thermo breakers on residential bath fans? Which manufacture?


    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..
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    Jul 9, 2007, 06:16 PM
    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.
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    Jul 10, 2007, 03:12 PM
    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.
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    Jul 10, 2007, 11:52 PM
    Still, "Get back to us!" Or them, seeing that I'll be out of town! :)




    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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