Lost a circuit

[Mtneer]

For no apparent reason, a circuit went out this afternoon in the garage. Not a big deal since it primarily affects the Xmas lights. But can't figure out the source of the problem. Fuse wasn't tripped at the box, resetting didn't help, no load on the circuit at the time. WTF? I'll check all the extension cords in the morning to see if a deer stepped on one. Could that kill a circuit without tripping the fuse?

[Wulf202]

Follow the power.

The 99 cent cheap Chinese outlet is my suspicion as of this time. Possibly the installation of said outlet.

Check the house for gfci and reset them all. If it's an outside outlet, sometimes the gfci is inside

[stodg73]

The fuse in the light string went out. You hooked too many of them up.

[Mtneer]

Nothing has changed regarding outlets (all original from 20+ years ago). Only one is gfci and reset did nothing, all indoors. The circuit just blinked out in the middle of the day with no provocation from us.

I'll check lighting strings but can that kill the circuit when they aren't powered in middle of the day? All LED so draw is low.

Edit to add: Yep, gfci is tripping for the outlet that has the main string of lights (same set for several years, worked fine until today). Only one gfci on the circuit. Didn't think it would take everything else down.

[FoxtArt]

If this is a breaker, and not an actual fuse, the breakers themselves can and do wear out eventually, especially prior to D-Square.

ETA: I missed your ETA while posting this. Sounds like it is resolved.

[00tec]

A friend had an outside outlet die, along with some super random other outlets (like the garage). Everything was tied to the GFCI outlet in the master bath upstairs. Took quite a while to track down.

[Wulf202]

Plug in something known good to the outlet. If gfci trips likely gfci. They usually last no more than 20 years

If not. Diagnose the lights.

[BPTactical]

Clark Griswold strikes again

[brutal]

Shitter full?



See you found the gfci tripped. Happens a lot with the garage circuit here too.

[DenverGP]

yeah, my house has one GFCI breaker in the bathroom that also feeds the garage... cheap ass builders...

[SideShow Bob]

Clark Griswold strikes again

Check that mystery light switch I that out of the way storage closet..........

[electronman1729]

Did the lady start a hair dryer mayber? My outside GFI's are tied to the GFI's in the bathroom. Wife one day went to dry her hair while the pellet smoker was running and she tripped the breaker.

[Irving]

Did you divorce her?

[electronman1729]

Did you divorce her?
Thought about!

[Irving]

Ruining a meal without even being in the kitchen. My wife would never hear the end of it! ;)

[electronman1729]

Ruining a meal without even being in the kitchen. My wife would never hear the end of it! ;)

I generally try to keep my wife from cooking. Have you ever had Russian food? Most of it is pretty weird.

[Martinjmpr]

yeah, my house has one GFCI breaker in the bathroom that also feeds the garage... cheap ass builders...

Ours is the same, but in reverse: The GFCI in both upstairs bathrooms is located on the back porch! We were baffled as hell the first time it popped, we checked the breaker box, checked the GFCI outlets in the bathroom, no joy.

Then I looked at the GFCI on the back porch next to the sliding glass door. Sure enough, that was the one. Reset it and everything worked. So now if the wife is running a hair dryer in the master bathroom and I happen to turn on a space heater in the main bathroom, it will pop the GFCI and I have to go out on the back porch to reset it.