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hlthe2b

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3. Some electricians are doing some bizarre wiring things to save $$ vis-a-vis gfci outlets...

Reply to NMDemDist2 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 23, 2012, 01:55 PM

Feb 2012

Last edited Thu Feb 23, 2012, 04:22 PM - Edit history (1)

I had this happen in my upstairs bathroom, yet there was no "reset" button on the outlet and I believed the previous residents when they said it had been working fine. FOrtunately before I got an electrician in, a neighbor pointed out that the gfci outlet might actually be in the downstairs bathroom and I would need to reset it there for the upstairs outlet to work..

I know I looked at them like they were crazy, but sure enough, they were right. So, to the OP, I recommend finding out if this or another outlet might be on the same circuit and which one is fitted with a reset button on its outlet.

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what does it mean when an outlet goes dead? [View all] grasswire Feb 2012 OP

is it a GFI? maybe it just tripped (or the one 'upstream' tripped) NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #1

Some electricians are doing some bizarre wiring things to save $$ vis-a-vis gfci outlets... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #3

I had a porch light on a house like that once. Robb Feb 2012 #6

It's kosher to load an additional non-gfci outlet off the gfci .... Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2012 #7

Actually, that's not bizarre...that's how they're designed to work jeff47 Feb 2012 #11

I was told.... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #13

The GFCI outlets were much more expensive jeff47 Feb 2012 #15

ah, I see... thanks hlthe2b Feb 2012 #16

This post just solved my problem! cui bono Sep 2014 #19

LOL... I scarcely remember posting it, but yeah... I'm glad you didn't waste $$ on an electrician! hlthe2b Sep 2014 #20

it's gfci...ground fault circuit interrupt. ret5hd Feb 2012 #4

right you are!!! i had a couple of the right letters in there anyway NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #5

Does it have a circuit breaker on it (small red button usually). cbayer Feb 2012 #2

problem solved grasswire Feb 2012 #8

YAY! NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #9

I read an eletrician online comment how this is his favorite service call. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2012 #10

Just to list some other possible problems jeff47 Feb 2012 #12

good advice grasswire Feb 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #17

Wow! I'm glad I found this thread from my search for outlet stopped working. cui bono Sep 2014 #18