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    Pamela_King Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Oct 27, 2011, 12:01 PM
    Circuit breaker is on but no power?
    Using a compressor to use a hopper for surfacing a wall, power in that part of house went out,no noticeable breakers off did however turn all off then back on to make sure, I checked main switch to whole house turned it off then on also, still no power to that section, plugged into a different section of house and same thing happened again. What could possibly be the problem?
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    Oct 27, 2011, 12:10 PM
    A loose connection at any one of the receptcles, most likely.

    Usually at the last working outlet on the circuit.
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