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Why would 2 house outlets and the garage be without power yet no breakers are tripped and how do you fix it?
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∙ 18y ago
It's probably a bad connection inside one of the outlet boxes or possibly a tripped GFI.
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Where the circuit breakers are located?
If your circuit breakers are in the garage, they would be in a electrical panel (a metal box mounted on a (usually) outside wall, with the electric meter on the outside. The circuit breakers can be either just below the meter on the outside on opposite it inside the garage. It would usually be very close to where the electric connection to the house is. The electrical panel and breakers are not necessarily in the garage.
You have 1 outlet in the garage - 1 in your bathroom and 1 exterior outlet that all stopped working - you have checked your breakers and they seem to be ok What should you do?
Your outside outlets should be connected to GFCI devices. If they are receptacles the downstream side of the receptacles is also protected. It sounds like one of these receptacles has tripped. Try resetting the bathroom one first and then check to see if the power came back on. Then try resetting the outside receptacle if it is a GFCI. The outlet in the garage is probably fed either off of the bathroom circuit or the outside receptacle.
Should you use 14-2 or 12-2 for garage outlets and lights in Richfield mn?
The only determining factor is the size of the circuit breaker that you will be using. If the garage circuit will be protected with a 15 Amp breaker, you may use a 14 AWG wire. If the circuit will be protected with a 20 amp breaker, you must use a 12 AWG wire. Note too that garage outlets should be protected with a GFCI breaker or outlet. If you have any concerns regarding your ability to adequately design and install the garage outlets, please, for your own safety, contact a local electrician.
Where does a GFCI go?
GFCI protection is required for most outdoor receptacles, bathroom , garage wall outlets, kitchen, and all receptacles in crawl space.
How can you tell if a house has GFCI breakers?
GFCI breakers are required by electrical code for all new and modified residences post 1984.Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters detect extremely small current fluctuations on the return side Neutral / Ground and cause the circuit to trip. Highly important in moist environments.To answer the question: GFCI breakers are required in all bathroom, garage and external outlets. To determine if it is a GFCI there will be a switch in the center typically of the outlet that says set/reset. Multiple outlets in a garage or outside may be wired in parallel and controlled by a GFCI breaker located in the main power panel. Remember use of a non-GFCI outlet in a moist environment is courting trouble and you or someone else may be the recipient.Answer for USA, Canada and countries running a 60 Hz supply service.GFCI breakers are not required. GFCI protection is required and you may choose whether to install GFCI breakers or GFCI receptacles. GFCI breakers, just like GFCI receptacles, will have a Test button. The breaker also will have the neutral attached to it on an appropriate terminal and an additional wire carrying the neutral current to the neutral bar.GFCI protection is required in all bathrooms, garages and other unfinished portions of a house including crawl spaces, unfinished basements, outside, and anywhere within 6 ft of the outside edge of a sink. -- SparkfighterAs always, if you are in doubt about what to do, the best advice anyone should give you is to call a licensed electrician to advise what work is needed.Before you do any work yourself,on electrical circuits, equipment or appliances,always use a test meter to ensure the circuit is, in fact, de-energized.IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY SURE YOU CAN DO THIS JOBSAFELY AND COMPETENTLYREFER THIS WORK TO QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS.
Where the circuit breakers are located?
If your circuit breakers are in the garage, they would be in a electrical panel (a metal box mounted on a (usually) outside wall, with the electric meter on the outside. The circuit breakers can be either just below the meter on the outside on opposite it inside the garage. It would usually be very close to where the electric connection to the house is. The electrical panel and breakers are not necessarily in the garage.
You have 1 outlet in the garage - 1 in your bathroom and 1 exterior outlet that all stopped working - you have checked your breakers and they seem to be ok What should you do?
Your outside outlets should be connected to GFCI devices. If they are receptacles the downstream side of the receptacles is also protected. It sounds like one of these receptacles has tripped. Try resetting the bathroom one first and then check to see if the power came back on. Then try resetting the outside receptacle if it is a GFCI. The outlet in the garage is probably fed either off of the bathroom circuit or the outside receptacle.
What happens if only half the outlets work on run the main breaker?
assuming you have reset all of the other circuit breakers as well, look for a ground fault interrupt outled (GFI). It will have a small red and black button in the middle. It will probably be near water, in bathroom kitchen or garage. Reset it and the other outlets should work again.
How many eletrcal outlets can you have in a garage?
There is no limit as to the amount of circuits you can have in a garage. If you mean how many devices on a 15 amp single circuit breaker then the answer is 12. Be sure to total in light fixture outlets and switch boxes.
What was Bella's excuse for getting hurt after being on the motorcycle?
I think she said she tripped in Jacob's garage and hit herself on something.
How many watts does a garage use?
Let's start with a typical 110 VAC service. You probably have 20 amp breakers in the service in the garage, and with at least 2 breakers, we have some idea of the theoretical electrical consumption. Remember, Volts X Amps = WATTS, so 110VAC X (2 breakers X 20AMPs) = 110 X 2 X 20 = 2200 WATTS
Should you use 14-2 or 12-2 for garage outlets and lights in Richfield mn?
The only determining factor is the size of the circuit breaker that you will be using. If the garage circuit will be protected with a 15 Amp breaker, you may use a 14 AWG wire. If the circuit will be protected with a 20 amp breaker, you must use a 12 AWG wire. Note too that garage outlets should be protected with a GFCI breaker or outlet. If you have any concerns regarding your ability to adequately design and install the garage outlets, please, for your own safety, contact a local electrician.
What are the nouns in The car in the garage rolled straight through the garage door without stopping?
The car in the garage rolled straight through the garage door without stopping.the second "garage" is not a noun, it is an adjective because it describes the word "door"
How do you program your car to garage door opener without remote?
how do you program your car to garage door without remote
Do you use 20 amp breakers from your house to feed 20 amp breakers in your garage panel?
You should read your local electrical code or consult a local electrician. The rules are there for your safety and the safety of the people who will buy your house later.
What are the nouns in the sentence the car in the garage rolled straight through the garage door without stopping?
car, garage,door,
Where can I get information about garage door installation?
Any reputable company that sales garage doors would be a good start to learning more. Places like Daisy garage door openers are perhaps the most well known and distributor outlets can be found in most US cities.
