Troubleshooting an Electrical Circuit?The ceiling fan in my bedroom has been having issues with power. It would randomly lose power and stop spinning. It was on low; I turned on the light and sparks flew. I lost power in the bedroom, bathroom, and hallway. I flipped the breaker back on. Still no power. Could it be a fuse or something bigger?
Kitchen Light Stopped Working?My husband was trying to fix our porch light and now the kitchen light won't come on. All the appliances are working including the electric stove, refrigerator, microwave, and the overhead vent on the stove, just not the kitchen light.
Electric Switch Not Working?I have electricity coming into a switch and going out from the switch to a fan, but the fan does not turn on. I checked to see if the fan is broken, but it actually works. So I tried another switch and get the same results. Anyone know what is wrong?
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?The other night I had a surge protector burn up and smoke when I turned a heater on in my bathroom. Now all sockets on that circuit work, but when I plug a small space heater in them it tries to kick on but won't, and the light goes dim or completely out or some times gets brighter.
Outlets and Light on Same Circuit Quit Working?I came home from work and the outlets in one room were not working. The breaker did not trip, but I reset it to be sure and still nothing. I tested the breaker with a multimeter and it has current. I checked the outlets with a receptacle tester and found that the hot and ground are reversed.
Lights Only Work When the Dryer Is On?I keep losing lights in the house, but when I turn on the dryer they come back on. Why and how?
Outlets Not Working?I have got power to the sockets, but when I plug in anything it does not work.
New Light Switch and Outlet Not Working?I updated my outlet and a switch. After the new switch and outlet were installed only my outlet worked, but the light switch would not turn on lights. While I was removing wires from the old outlet the lights went out.
GFCI Bathroom Outlet Not Working Properly?I have a electrical two socket plug in my bathroom. All the plugs in the bathrooms are on a GF breaker switch in the electrical control box. The bottom socket only has developed a strange issue. If I plug a hair dryer all the way into the plug it stops working. If I then pull it out about 1/16 inch it works.
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?Last night my dryer and stove stopped working. Today I replaced both breakers and there was no change. I need to know what else I can do to fix this issue. I know it would be better to call someone, but I don't have money to do that. So any help I can get is much appreciated.
Microwave Trips Power?My microwave trips the power in my home every time that I use it. I verify that there is nothing else plugged in or in use at the time that the microwave is being used, but the power goes completely out after only 15 seconds of use. What can be causing this?
Troubleshooting Power from Breaker to Ceiling Fan?Why is the power coming out of the breaker that goes to my ceiling fan and light only reading 20 and 30 AC instead of 110?
Dryer Tripping a GFCI Outlet?After years of not having any problems, my electric dryer has starting tripping a GFCI outlet across the room (same line) when the dryer begins a cycle. Yet, the GFCI that it (the dryer) is plugged into is "not" tripped, so the dryer continues to function well without any issues!
Cause of Frequent Appliance Failures in New House?I just moved into a newly renovated house and have had what I think are electrical issues. I installed two security cameras - one in the front of the house and one in the back. The backyard camera has failed twice where it won't turn on and I'm now on my third, whereas the front camera is fine.
Repairing an Electric Outlet That Had Soda Spilled in It?I spilt Mountain Dew in an electric socket and it started making a crackling sound. I don't know how to fix it.
Troubleshooting an Electrical Switch?A guy rewired the house. He ran a three light switch for the bedroom. But he forgot to run a hot. I pigtailed off an outlet in the room that works, but now it stays hot and the switches won't turn off the fan or fan light.
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?Today we were cleaning and spraying some of the walls in our shop with a hose so we decided it best to turn off the breaker before doing so. After the cleaning and letting everything dry for a couple of hours we turned the breakers back on and found that none of the lights or the outlets had power going to them.
Very Unusual Electrical Wiring Problem?I have an intermittent wiring issue. Occasionally, a circuit with a light/fan and a few electrical outlet stops working. Turning on the 240V wall heater causes them to work again (I only need to turn it on for a couple seconds). The two circuits are separate, one a 120v and the other 240v.
Troubleshooting an Electrical Circuit Problem?I was moving an outlet to reach a new dishwasher The box is shared with the light switch for the above sink. Each are connected to different fuses. The receptacle works, but when my continuity tester touched the switch it sparked and popped.
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?So at 2:30 this morning I woke up to no power. I have had power to two rooms, but the rest of the house is dead. I've unplugged just about everything in the house and lights came back on in the other rooms and the refrigerator came on. They stayed on for about 30 minutes and the power went back out again.
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?My electric in several rooms is not working. The breaker is not blown and all outlets and fixtures are hot and getting power, but not working when turned on on.
Main Breaker Keeps Tripping?I am wondering why my main circuit breaker switch won't stay on for all my power in my house?
Breaker for Unused Circuit Keeps Tripping?I have a 15 amp circuit breaker that keeps tripping yet nothing is on related to that circuit. Parts of it go to an outside pond and 4 other outdoor outlets. The pond is unplugged; so again I have nothing running on any of the outlets. What could my problem be? A grounded wire that is buried?
Identifying the Cause for Spike in Electric Bill?What can I do to get me electric bill down? Background info. I live in California in a 2500sq ft home. I do not use central heat or air, no window boxes, etc. My bill went from 150 to 400 with the only change of going from 3 people to 2 people.
No Power to AC Disconnect Box?I've got an air conditioning power problem. My AC worked good till the other day. I have 220 coming out of the breaker, but I have nothing coming out to the disconnect box outside. I don't even have any power at all. Could the wire be broken somewhere in between the breaker and the outside disconnect box.
Plug Won't Stay in New Electrical Outlet'?The plug keeps falling out of a brand new outlet.
Entire Circuit Not Working?We lost power to one of our circuits. We changed the breaker, but there is still no power. There is power to the breaker. Can the problem be a bad outlet if its the first one in line coming from the circuit?
Some Rooms Lost Power After Installing a Ceiling Light?My husband put up a light fixture in the living room. He turned the breakers off for the living room. He installed it and when he put the power back on the light worked, but my stove doesn't work. Also my dryer in the basement doesn't work and my bedroom upstairs has no power either.
Repairing Damaged House Wiring?I used a long wood screw, in place of one of the mounting bracket screws to hold the new light fixture to the junction box. I wired it without flipping the main, by turning it off at the wall. I went through a wire I guess. I know that the wood screw was malformed and soldered together end-to-end from the arc and pop.
Hallway Light Doesn't Work When It Rains?The light in my hallway works normally, but when it rains I've noticed it doesn't work then. After the rain the next day or hours later it works again. What could be the problem?
New Electrical Outlets Not Working?I am in the process of changing all the light switches and outlets in my home. I changed the first switch, which was not grounded so I grounded it and it seems to be OK, but when I started to change the outlets none of them are working in that room.
Changed Bulb But Ceiling Light Not Working?My bathroom light flickered then went out. I got a new 2d 4pin bulb to replace it. I turned off power at the box and bathroom, replaced the bulb, turned the power back on, and then turned the bathroom light on. It did not work.
Dining Room Light Only Works When Breakers are Off?My dining room light only works when all breakers are off. What is the issue that is causing this?
Breaker Keeps Tripping After Changing a Light Bulb?Pretty much all I did was change a light bulb in a recessed outlet in a bedroom and now that switch is throwing the breaker. If I leave the light off, but have the TV/Xbox on it throws after a couple of minutes.
Electrical Switches Don't Seem Connected to Anything?I have three switches that seem to not be connected to anything. They all have power and all breakers in the electric panel are on, but they do nothing when switched. I would appreciate any ideas about it.
Breaker for Storage Shed Keeps Tripping?How do I fix a breaker to a separate storage shed that keeps tripping? This just started.
Hard-wired Smoke Detector Tripping Breaker?I have 9 smoke detectors, all hard-wired. I changed all nine out, two brand new ones. I changed the circuit breaker out. It's a 15 amp, but yet it still keeps tripping.
Lights and Outlets on the Blink?My den ceiling lights and several outlets stopped working, as did the lights and outlets in two basement rooms. The electrical outlets are still firing when checked and no circuits appear to have tripped. What might be the problem?
Repairing Power Surge and Storm Damage to Home Wiring?We had a bad storm come through and knock out our power. It came back on, but in order for it to work, we had to reset the breaker box for each switch. Once we did that, we found that several of our power strips burnt and melted, so we unplugged all of them and reset again to get all lights back on.
Wall Light Not Working?Two out of three wall lights are working. There doesn't seem to be power going to the third light.
Lights and Outlets Not Working in Part of the House?I have 3 rooms that run on the same circuit. A space heater was running in one of the bedrooms, the lights and everything went out in the 2 bedrooms, but not the bathroom. In one of the bedrooms the outlets work, but not the ceiling light. In the bedroom where the heater was running, none of the outlets work nor the ceiling light.
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?My dryer started stopping prematurely and now it won't turn on at all but is still getting power. Soon after my stove's clock works, but there is no heat. They're on separate circuits.
Troubleshooting an Electrical Circuit?The fuse that controls the dryer sparks when the breaker flips. I changed all the breakers and all the little switches so that it will new, but nothing happens. It won't work, could it be the wiring?
Home Electrical Repair Assistance for Low Income Homeowner?I have needed help for over 2 years now. I got some of the stuff I need to do the work, but not all and am out of money and need the job done right. I live in a older trailer I bought. Someone told me the wiring needs redoing.
Lights in Two Bedrooms Not Working?The lights in 2 bedrooms not working. I turned the breaker off and back on and the lights went on for an instant then went off. I shut the breaker off and checked the switch for loose wiring. I put the switch back on and played with the toggle and the light came on for a second or 2 while the breaker was off.
Lightbulb Socket Sparked and Smoked?After the lightbulb blew, it smoked and sparked. I removed that bulb and put in another with the same occurrence. Now I can't get the bulb out. Does light need new fixture for bulb?
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuits?I don't have enough power in my home sockets to run anything. If you turn on all the lights at once they go very dim and the sockets don't have enough power to work anything.
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problem?I have tried to install 5 new fans in a bedroom. They were all different makes and in all cases all of the fans have burnt out the moment I turned them on. The voltage in the ceiling is 120.
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?I cut the wire accidentally that went to a GFI outlet. The breaker tripped to all the outlets in all 3 bathrooms. I connected the wire with a junction box and wire nuts, reset the breaker and the GFI. The outlets in the bathroom that has the GFI works, but none of the other outlets in the other 2 bathrooms.
Electrical Circuit Not Working After Adding a Light Switch?I have two breakers for my basement. I put a room in and the lights came on when all others came on so I wanted to put in a switch. I hooked up a switch and I flipped on the switch, but the breaker tripped. I did not turn the switch off, but threw the breaker back on.
Outlet Not Working?I have a single outlet in my living room that is not working. All other outlets and lights are working fine. I changed the outlet to a GFCI, but it is still not working. I checked the wire with a voltage meter, no juice coming in through wire. This doesn't seem to make sense. I checked the panel, nothing is tripped.
Breaker Keeps Tripping?I changed my breaker from a 15 amp to a 20 amp. I was hoping it would fix it from tripping. It is still tripping. What else can I do?
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?In order to replace a ceiling fan light fixture with a standard, small light fixture, I flipped the circuit breaker to the upstairs bedrooms to off, as to prevent electrical shock. When I did this, all three bedrooms upstairs had no power from just switching this one switch off.
All House Power Out Breakers Not Tripped?I was cooking in my kitchen and all the sudden all the electricity in my house shut off, but when I went to my breaker box everything was still in the on position. I tried shutting everything off and turning it back on and I still have no electricity what could be wrong?
Troubleshooting Circuit Breaker Problem?The power points down one side of my house stopped working so I checked the switch board and found one of the circuit breakers in the off position. I turned it off and unplugged every power point and the offending breaker would not reset.
Circuit Blown When Light Bulb Replaced?I put in a light bulb into the light socket because it currently did not have a light. I replace it with a bulb I had been using. As soon as I did so it sparked. It did not make a sound and it turned off all of the upstairs lights.
Repairing Intermittent Electrical Outlets?The electric outlets in the living room stopped working. We flipped the breakers and now when you plug something in it goes on and off. I think one of the outlets is blown what can I do?
Heat Pump Causes Breaker to Overheat?I have a heat pump for the emergency heat. When it kicks on the heat strip and the blower motor overheat the breaker, so I replaced it. It's a 60 amp breaker, do I need to put a slightly bigger one in?
Furnace Trips Breaker?The guy I'm buying my double wide from just hooked up a fairly new furnace. It will run for like 6 to 20 minutes, then the breaker will kick off. The breaker does get warm. Is the breaker going bad or is there something else that he did wrong?
Troubleshooting Problems with an Electrical Circuit?I'm getting power to my light switches, but no power to my receptacles in my living room unless I connect a jumper to it. How do I repair this?
Electrical Malfunction with Bad Smell?I was washing my clothes and also using my dryer to dry clothes. I went up stairs and then into my room. When I came back downstairs I smelled a burning smell and they were not running.
Troubleshooting a Circuit Breaker Problem?I have a wire that comes out of the junction box in the basement that works for 3 rooms on the second floor. When hooked up, the breaker blows. However when testing ceiling lights and outlets they show power going to them, but they won't work?
Circuit Breaker in New Addition Keeps Tripping?A brand new circuit breaker in my addition pops constantly. The electrician changed the breaker and it still does it. What should I ask them to look for? The addition contains a ceiling fan that is constantly hot, and four outlets (one exterior).
Bathroom Fan Surges On and Off?We installed a new toggle light switch and new ceiling exhaust fan timer switch for the bathroom. Now when we use the hair dryer the exhaust fan surges on and off. Why? What did we do wrong? How do we fix it?
Troubleshooting an Electrical Circuit?I lost power to my kitchen lights and my laundry room light that is located near the breaker box. I reset every GFCI and tested every plug in the house, they all work. Electrical wise everything works in and out of the house except for the two light fixtures. There isn't power to the switches on the wall either.
Changing a Breaker to One With a Lower Amperage?How do I change a 60 amp, 220 breaker to 20 amp, 110 breaker in my breaker box?
Circuit Breaker Keeps Tripping?I recently moved into a townhouse and have been having some trouble with the breakers. When I try to use my toaster the breaker for that outlet trips part of the way through the cycle. Just to be transparent I have an electric kettle on the same outlet, but I don't use it and the toaster at the same time.
Troubleshooting Electrical Outlet Problems?I have 2 outlets in my bedroom. When I plug a lamp in 1 outlet the lamp on the other side goes out. Why?
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?A few days ago we smelled a weird smell. We checked the breakers and they had not tripped. Now my stove lights will work, but it won't heat. My dryer will run, but won't heat. The outlets in my living room will run the TV a lamp, etc., but won't run a heater.
Outlet Doesn't Work When Light Is On?I have an outlet in a bedroom that won't work if my hallway light is on. Not only will it not work, but when I plug something into it you can see a small spark occur. What could be the problem?
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?My lights got really bright. Then the TV and VCR were smoking and the bulb in my lamp was smoking. Anybody know why?
Voltage Drop at Lamp Post?I have 120v leaving the switch to an outdoor lamp post. The voltage at the post is 24v. It is a direct run buried to the post with no junction boxes, etc. Where might the problem be? Nothing was done to the circuit prior to this problem.
One Circuit Not Working When Running Generator?We have been without power for a few days and this is the first time we have used the generator as it is a new house. When I have utility power everything works fine. When I use our generator the entire house works fine except for a circuit. Could it be a circuit breaker problem?
Light Switch Not Controlling Outlets?I recently changed out the outlets and switches in a three rooms. The switches controlled the outlets for a couple of days even though I didn't break the tabs(s). Now the light switch is not controlling the outlets. I went back and broke one tab off on one outlet, but it still doesn't work.
Breaker Trips When Running Dishwasher?I have a Frigidaire dishwasher, model FFBD2407LB0B. We have been running it for several years with no issues. Now, when the cycle begins, the electrical breaker trips off. After resetting and starting again, it trips again.
Troubleshooting Electrical Circuit Problems?No breakers are tripped, but I have no power at an outlet in one room and at the overhead lights in two other rooms.
Suspected Breaker Problem?My recessed lights in my home's ceiling trip the breaker only when the temperature is a little colder inside the house. The only thing on the circuit is the lights in my family room, hallway, laundry room, upstairs steps light, and the guest bedroom.
Troubleshooting an Electrical Circuit Problem?I am remodeling an old house. I have an electrical problem that I've never run into before. If the bed room light is turn on, the outlets won't work. If I turn the light off then the outlets get power. I removed the switch to check it. The same thing happens.
Kitchen Lights Not Working?My kitchen lights went out with a loud pop. The circuit breaker looks fine. I reset and checked all the GFI outlets which were fine, but reset those too. Do LED lights pull more wattage than average lights? Do they need a different type of switch? I have both LED and regular bulbs in kitchen.
New and Existing Electrical Outlets Not Working?I am praying someone can help. I just changed out 4 outlets and a switch for cosmetic reasons in a bedroom. When I turned the power back on, 3 of the outlets and the switch worked, but 1 new outlet and all outlets in the next room (that were not touched) no longer work.
GFCI Outlet Help?Should the light be yellow or red if the GFCI outlet is working?
Breaker for Water Heater Not Working?I turned the breaker to my water heater off and when I turned it back on my water heater wasn't working. As it is a very old water heater I thought it had gone out, so I replaced it with a new one. It is still not working. The plumber installed it correctly, we filled it, and turned the breaker on, nothing.
No Power After Installing New Breaker?I changed all the outlets in my house from two to three prongs. Within a week my son's room lost power. I checked the breaker and reset all GFCIS, but nothing. I then I bought a multimeter; it revealed that the lower pole out of a two pole breaker was dead (this was the only breaker dead in the box).
3-Way Switch Wiring Issue?I recently rewired a 3-way switch because it was not working properly. The problem did not resolve itself. Then I accidentally discovered that the 3-way switch in the hall works perfectly, but only when a different breaker is shut off. Why would this happen?
220 Volt Circuit Not Working?My 220v side circuit is dead. There is voltage at the breaker, but none at the A/C, stove top oven range, and dryer all 220v. The landlord is having better pros. I know you can't tell what is the cause, but can someone give me an idea?
Bedroom Light Switch Intermittent?In my bedroom I have one wall light switch that operates a ceiling fan. There are also 3 other outlets in the room. The problem I'm having is my ceiling fan, when on, will suddenly stop working; the lights also. Sometimes it can take 2 hrs up to a few days before the light switch works.
Troubleshooting Fusebox Problems?So we don't actually have a circuit breaker. We have the old fuse box and the past couple days, we've been having issues. The fuse slotted at number 8 controls all the outlets for our basement, bathroom, and one bedroom. For some reason, all the outlets in the bedroom and bathroom are out.
15 Amp Circuit Breaker Started Tripping?I have had the same appliances, television and computer connected to the same 15amp circuit for at least a year. However last night I connected a lamp to that circuit and it tripped the breaker. When I reset the breaker with the lamp disconnected within a second the breaker tripped again.
Power Went Out Breaker Not Tripped?The power suddenly went out on us last night for our kitchen and entry lights. I checked the breaker and it did not trip. We do not have a GFCI receptacle on this run.
Outlet Stopped Working?The outlet just stopped working. I am not sure why, but here is the confusing part. The breaker is not flipping off, but when you turn the breaker off then back on it works for a second and stops again. I'm kinda worried there may be an exposed wire or something shorting it out.
Tester Shows Voltage But Nothing Works?I am having trouble finding the root cause of my problem. I have voltage in my breakers and in all my receptacles, but when I go to connect something it won't turn on. I do have 120 v in the receptacles and the breakers. What could be my problem?
Troubleshooting New Wiring that Trips Breaker?I wired a new room addition to my house. I'm using the 30 amp breaker and 12-2 wire. Every time I turn the power on power comes to the room, but when I flip the light switch it trips the breaker. How come?
Several Appliances Not Working After Power Interruption?My power flickered when it came back on the stove, the hot water heater, and the AC quit working. There's power and all the spots, but I'm getting no hot water, the stove still doesn't work, and the AC compressor won't come on.
Breaker Trips When Outside Motion Light Shuts Off?I just replaced the outside motion light on my old in-laws' house thinking this was the reason why the breaker kicks off when the old outside motion light shut off. Over the last year, I have install new wiring and a separate breaker inside the house to try to solve this problem.
Wiring Carrying Low Voltage with Breaker Off?What could cause the wiring in my house to maintain a low voltage current when the main breaker is turned OFF? We have unplugged all of the surge protectors, cable boosters, computers, microwave, etc. that may have a capacitor allowing for potential bleed-back.
Circuit Breaker Keeps Tripping?I have the Geyser breaker tripping on the DB board in the granny cottage.
I was told it could be the Geyser (water heater) element and thermostat so I changed them, but it still tripped. It was tested and it seemed to be faulty, I replaced with a 'new' element and it tripped again.
Troubleshooting Reset Issue with GFCI Breaker in Secondary Panel?I hooked up two 6 AWG stranded wires and a neutral from a 60A two-pole breaker at the main panel to a secondary panel. I am trying to get a 20A GFCI breaker on the secondary panel to work. When I apply power at the outside receptacle connected to the GFCI breaker, it resets.
Troubleshooting an Electrical Circuit Problem?I've never had problems, but last night I came home and turned on the light switch in the kitchen and all of the power to the kitchen went out.
Breaker Keeps Tripping?About a month ago we had Denver weather while we were on vacation and upon returning one section of the kitchen had five outlets that won't work. I replaced a beaker that was damaged during the storm. I installed the new one and turned the main power on the circuit breaker pane. That same breaker keeps tripping.
GFCI and Other Sockets Not Working?I am remodeling my kitchen and this includes replacing all the outlets. I had a built in oven and a counter stove and so I took all the extra electrical I didn't need and closed them off with wire nuts. I replaced the wired appliances with outlets and one of the light switchesl. Now all my 7 sockets aren't working.
Compact Fluorescent Light Fitting Stopped Working?I have a light fitting in the kitchen. A small red light appeared in the fitting and it stopped working. I changed the bulbs, but it is still not working. Any ideas please?
Microwave Does Not Work After Replacing Outlet?I replaced the outlet above OTR microwave and now the microwave does not turn on. My microwave does work when plugged into another outlet nearby so probably not the fuse. I did double check the connections to ensure hot and white are connected to the correct side along with the ground.
