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The circuit probably tripped because too many things were plugged into the receptacles or there is a short in the wiring that leads to that area. If you can find your circuit box, look to see if any of the little switches appear to be in the off position. Unplug everything from those receptacles. Flip the switch to the on position. If it stays in that position, plug everything back in one thing at a time until something trips the circuit again. (If you are able to plug everything back in, it may have been a power surge that tripped the circuit. )
If the switch will not stay in the on position even if nothing is plugged in, call an electrician. Those circuit breakers are there for safety.
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Will a bad plug receptable cause other switches to stop working?
It could! If wired in series in a way that is commonly done, linking receptacles on a common circuit, this especially true with GFCI outlets, allowing one GFCI to protect all outlets down stream. However, it would be unusual to find another type of device wired in this way. Regular receptacles have two screws on each side for the hot and neutral wires. A daisy chain of sorts is created when both blacks from two romex cables are connected to the two screws, and this continues down the wall to the next receptacle. Some problem with the receptacle or the wiring could cause a loss of power (or neutral) down the line. One that is obscure to the novice is the break -off tab near the screws. This is used when there is a switch controlling one of the out lets and the other is available as a standard outlet. If such an altered outlet is being reused, or one that some how was broken off, the two screws are no longer connected, and will not make the daisy chain as planned. It is common practice that circuit is provided to an area in new construction, and by code only seven or sometimes eight devices are allowed to be connected. Most often this a room light, some receptacles in that room and possibly receptacles in a wall common to another room. Depending on the routing of the "home run"...the wire from the breaker and the distribution panel... this could be any junction box that is part of this circuit. Problems here can affect any other part! Considering the possibilities of remodeling, upgrading to ceiling fan ...it is hard to tell. If necessary you may have to figure out witch box has the "home run" feed, disconnecting all there and reconstructing the circuits until the problem is isolated.
How can you prove that your house is wired in parallel?
Unscrew any lamp or disconnect any appliance. If the house is connected in series, everything else in the house will stop working!
Why are electricians wearing slippers while working?
They're not slippers. They are insulating shoe covers or insulating boots. They stop electricity going down to earth from a live wire if you accidentally touch it. That may stop you getting electrocuted
How is electrisity stoped by rubber?
Any dry material that is an insulator is normally a poor conductor of electricity and that is the reason, if it is used in the right way, it can help to stop you from getting an electric shock. By itself rubber doesn't stop you from getting a shock or from being electrocuted. Just having some rubber in your pocket or having some rubber somewhere in the room with you will not stop you from killing yourself if you touch a high voltage wire. That is not a joke. Kids and adults have killed themselves because they did not really know what they were doing. Electric power is really dangerous and should never ever be played with.Dry rubber is normally a good insulator so wearing dry rubber gloves and dry rubber-soled shoes can help to protect you if you have to work with electric power but any experienced electrician will tell you this: Because electricity is so dangerous you must go to school to learn how to work safely with electricity - and pass the necessary exams - before you try to fix anything that plugs into receptacles or sockets in your home, in your school or anywhere else.
Why are bare electrical wires dangerous?
Because, if you touch a bare wire, and it has more than 500ma it can stop your heart. If not it just hurts a lot.
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