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    nevets0123 Posts: 3, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 1, 2013, 08:09 AM
    I keep losing power in half my house but my breaker is not tripping. Why?
    I lose power for a few hours then gain it back. My circuit breaker is not tripping, and I tried to replace the breaker but still same issue. I also checked the gfci outlets and re-set them but still same problem. What can be causing this?
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    Sep 1, 2013, 08:14 AM
    Which breaker is the breaker?

    Sounds like you have a problem with the main breaker. This is not something a diy should be messing with. Please call an electrician.
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    Sep 1, 2013, 08:33 AM
    I have two boxes, one that piggy backs off the other. In one box, all the breakers on the right side lose power. In the other box, it is a scattered few. Any idea how much it would cost to have an electrician replace the main breaker?
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    Sep 1, 2013, 08:51 AM
    Probably not much more than a service call plus the price of the breaker.
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    Sep 1, 2013, 12:59 PM
    Have you contacted the power company?

    This sounds to like you are intermittently losing one leg of the power to your home.

    This can be caused by a bad meter base, or a fraying cable that is unable to make a complete connection. From the meter back to the transformer belongs to the power company. Call them, the worst they could tell you is that it is not their problem.
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    Sep 1, 2013, 04:15 PM
    Power company said everything is connected correct on the pole but they are not allowed to stand on my roof to check the connection to my house. So far today, I have not lost power... odd that everything is OK after the power company checked their poles.
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