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Electrical Outlets

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live baitFREE2024#1

Would the outside outlets on my front porch & rear deck be wired through a ground fault somewhere? Was trimming the bushes in the front with an electric trimmer & naturally cut the extension cord. Front outlet & the outlet on the rear deck are now dead, all the breakers are good in the main panel & those are the only two outlets that are dead.

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CaptainOriginal Crew1,979 postsSince 2018

canyMOD2024#2

did you flip the breakers or just look at them? one could be tripped but look fine

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AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018

live baitFREE2024#3

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did you flip the breakers or just look at them? one could be tripped but look fine

Fliped them

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CaptainOriginal Crew1,979 postsSince 2018

canyMOD2024#4

do you know which one is for the two outlets?

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AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018

jpdMOD2024#5

Our deck outlet doesn't have a GFI reset on it, but it can trip and is reset by pushing the reset on a GFI next to our fuse box in the basement.

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CommodoreOriginal Crew9,821 postsSince 2018

canyMOD2024#6

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Our deck outlet has doesn't have a GFI reset on it, but it can trip and is reset by pushing the reset on a GFI next to our fuse box in the basement.

I didnt even think of GFI outlets

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AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018

live baitFREE2024#7

Not sure which breaker is wired to those two outlets, everything else in the house is good. Sounds like a job for tomorrow.

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CaptainOriginal Crew1,979 postsSince 2018

canyMOD2024#8

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Not sure which breaker is wired to those two outlets, everything else in the house is good. Sounds like a job for tomorrow.

Its possible you cooked the breaker do you have one of those voltage pens?

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AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018

live baitFREE2024#9

No i don't, but I would be suprised if those two outlets had their own breaker, but ya never know.

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CaptainOriginal Crew1,979 postsSince 2018

canyMOD2024#10

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No i don't, but I would be suprised if those two outlets had their own breaker, but ya never know.

Cheap investment easy to use and check power safely If they both aint working Im gonna go with same breaker

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AdmiralOriginal Crew40,955 postsSince 2018

Roccus7MOD2024#11

GFIs are often daisy chained with other outlets so if one is shot, ANY outlet after that is dead.

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AdmiralOriginal Crew21,694 postsSince 2018

Chevy1FREE2024#12

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GFIs are often daisy chained with other outlets so if one is shot, ANY outlet after that is dead.

Check the reset on the other outlets, it’s happened to me many times

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AdmiralOriginal Crew25,755 postsSince 2018

live baitFREE2024#13

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Our deck outlet doesn't have a GFI reset on it, but it can trip and is reset by pushing the reset on a GFI next to our fuse box in the basement.

Bingo! GFI next to the main panel in the basement. Once again we are free to fully support PSE&G & use all the electricity we can. Thaks to all for the response.
John

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CaptainOriginal Crew1,979 postsSince 2018

jpdMOD2024#14

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Bingo! GFI next to the main panel in the basement. Once again we are free to fully support PSE&G & use all the electricity we can. Thaks to all for the response.
John

You're welcome. :)

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CommodoreOriginal Crew9,821 postsSince 2018