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    Terryriver Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Apr 14, 2014, 11:27 AM
    Wall outlets in some rooms not working after storm.
    After storm, some wall outlets in rooms in front of house stopped working. Ceiling lights work. Lamps plugged into wall, flicker on/off, radio won't work. Have older house with screw-in fuses. Have checked all fuses, including large ones in main. What's the prbolem?
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    Apr 14, 2014, 06:35 PM
    Sounds more like a loose wire but could have had a wire burned off. Any GFCI's. Need to check AC at the outlets before and after the ones not working. Have a Volt Ohm Meter?
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    Apr 14, 2014, 08:16 PM
    Pull outlets. If outlets wired using quick connect holes in back, move wires to screws.
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    Apr 17, 2014, 01:53 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ma0641 View Post
    Sounds more like a loose wire but could have had a wire burned off. Any GFCI's. Need to check AC at the outlets before and after the ones not working. Have a Volt Ohm Meter?
    Thank you for your response. Someone else suggested it may be a problem with the power company line and to ask them to come out and check lines. There was a problem. They fixed it. Everything's working now.
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    Apr 17, 2014, 01:54 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by hkstroud View Post
    Pull outlets. If outlets wired using quick connect holes in back, move wires to screws.
    Thank you for your response. Someone else suggested it may be a problem with the power company line and to ask them to come out and check lines. There was a problem. They fixed it. Everything's working now.
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