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    Unforgiven
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    I was an Electrician in my prior life (before I took the managment job) first..go to your panel an reset the breakers..they should snap back firmly..Cycle the breakers about 3 times...if 1 reset feels"mushy" that could be your problem...next go into your garage...many houses will have a GFI in the garage as the first recep before the circuit continues into the house..go and TRIP it and then reset...same thing for the bathroom recp...trip then reset...kitcken counters usually have 2 circuits....should be GFI close to the sink...if you still can't find it..pm me we'll get on the phone and go from there...Eddie

    BTW..most Kitchen and appliance circuits are 20 amp...rest of circuits are 15 amp...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unforgiven View Post
    I was an Electrician in my prior life (before I took the managment job) first..go to your panel an reset the breakers..they should snap back firmly..Cycle the breakers about 3 times...if 1 reset feels"mushy" that could be your problem...next go into your garage...many houses will have a GFI in the garage as the first recep before the circuit continues into the house..go and TRIP it and then reset...same thing for the bathroom recp...trip then reset...kitcken counters usually have 2 circuits....should be GFI close to the sink...if you still can't find it..pm me we'll get on the phone and go from there...Eddie

    BTW..most Kitchen and appliance circuits are 20 amp...rest of circuits are 15 amp...
    A 30 yr old house is lucky to have gfi's

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unforgiven View Post
    I was an Electrician in my prior life (before I took the managment job) first..go to your panel an reset the breakers..they should snap back firmly..Cycle the breakers about 3 times...if 1 reset feels"mushy" that could be your problem...next go into your garage...many houses will have a GFI in the garage as the first recep before the circuit continues into the house..go and TRIP it and then reset...same thing for the bathroom recp...trip then reset...kitcken counters usually have 2 circuits....should be GFI close to the sink...if you still can't find it..pm me we'll get on the phone and go from there...Eddie

    BTW..most Kitchen and appliance circuits are 20 amp...rest of circuits are 15 amp...
    Quote Originally Posted by Ziggy View Post
    A 30 yr old house is lucky to have gfi's

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    Lol. There is only one GFI in the house and until recently all the plugs were 2 prong only. No 3rd hole. All I know is its all good and working now. eddie I'll keep you in mind for further problems above my pay grade.

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    My porch light stopped working and I couldn't figure it out I even went and reset all the GFIs in my house. Turned out my master bath gfi went bad. I haven't plugged anything into it for awhile, but figured it worked. ... Well I was wrong, grab a tester and check yours.

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    My hallway light went out about a month ago and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I flipped the switch over and over and it just would not turn on. I check the breaker and it was fine. Finally, after about a month of chasing the problem, I finally changed the lightbulb. Turned out that was the issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mateo View Post
    My hallway light went out about a month ago and I couldn't figure out what was wrong. I flipped the switch over and over and it just would not turn on. I check the breaker and it was fine. Finally, after about a month of chasing the problem, I finally changed the lightbulb. Turned out that was the issue.
    Changing a lightbulb is a serious task. Did you call in a licensed professional?

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    Quote Originally Posted by niceguyeddie View Post
    Changing a lightbulb is a serious task. Did you call in a licensed professional?
    No and it backfired. A neighbor heard I was changing the bulb and called the AQMD on me. Since I didn't pull the proper permit, they dropped the hammer on me. Had to have aesbestos and lead testing on the fixture. Turned a weekend project into a month long ordeal.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Unforgiven View Post
    I was an Electrician in my prior life (before I took the managment job) first..go to your panel an reset the breakers..they should snap back firmly..Cycle the breakers about 3 times...if 1 reset feels"mushy" that could be your problem...next go into your garage...many houses will have a GFI in the garage as the first recep before the circuit continues into the house..go and TRIP it and then reset...same thing for the bathroom recp...trip then reset...kitcken counters usually have 2 circuits....should be GFI close to the sink...if you still can't find it..pm me we'll get on the phone and go from there...Eddie

    BTW..most Kitchen and appliance circuits are 20 amp...rest of circuits are 15 amp...
    I would have suggested the same thing you told him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by McRib View Post
    There are only these four on this bank. Went into the breaker panel and fucked with all the breakers. They are labled wrong and a lil sloppy. I found one that was stuck between on and tripped. Cleaned it up, replaced the 30 yr old plugs just for shits and giggles and I'm good to go now. Thanks everyone.

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    look in the garage for the gfi

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mateo View Post
    No and it backfired. A neighbor heard I was changing the bulb and called the AQMD on me. Since I didn't pull the proper permit, they dropped the hammer on me. Had to have aesbestos and lead testing on the fixture. Turned a weekend project into a month long ordeal.
    Those Claremont residents sure put together a great neighborhood "rat" program.

 

 

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