We were eating dinner tonight and the lights in both the kitchen and dining room suddenly went out. The outlets all work. I checked my breaker box and nothing is tripped. I checked the G?? outlets for a tripped one and can’t find one. Not sure what to do…
Test and reset any ground fault outlets in the rooms, look where each appliance is plugged in to make sure you don’t miss one. Also trip and rest the circuit breakers for both rooms. Then check other breakers, some electricians will put outlets for room(s) and lights on different circuits. This way if something goes wrong you either have lightsworking, or outlets working which you could plug in a light.
Next look for gfci outlets in other rooms, even closets and attics. Sometimes people will install a gfci outlet somewhere in between the breaker box and the lights/outlets. This is a cheap way to comply with building code.
Hope this helps,
Alan
Try shutting off the breakers and turning them back on. Same with the GFI outlets. Trip them then reset them.
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Test and reset any ground fault outlets in the rooms, look where each appliance is plugged in to make sure you don’t miss one. Also trip and rest the circuit breakers for both rooms. Then check other breakers, some electricians will put outlets for room(s) and lights on different circuits. This way if something goes wrong you either have lightsworking, or outlets working which you could plug in a light.
Next look for gfci outlets in other rooms, even closets and attics. Sometimes people will install a gfci outlet somewhere in between the breaker box and the lights/outlets. This is a cheap way to comply with building code.
Hope this helps,
Alan
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I agree with Mitch. If that doesn’t work, those two lights are probably connected in series. Either the neutral or live line has disconnected between the distribution board and the closest fitting to it. Check the first switch first then the fitting. Remember that the neutral line will most likely run from the distribution board directly to the light while the live line will run to the switch first then to the light. Good luck.
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