GFCI plug tripped and i cant find it!!!

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  • jmack
    New Member
    • Jan 2004
    • 4

    #1

    GFCI plug tripped and i cant find it!!!

    Okay, my wifes hair dryer tripped the GFCI plug in our new house... where its at.. i have no clue. whoever wired this house is a whack job.. because the plugs in all three of our bathrooms now dont work and i think ive been through every plug in the house and pressed the reset switch and i still cant get electricity to these outlets on both floors of the house!

    I checked the breaker box and no breakers have been tripped either! is there any way i can find if im missing a plug somewhere? this is driving me nuts!
  • Troy
    Moderator

    • Jul 2002
    • 576

    #2
    Have you checked in the cabinets? I don't have a clue why it's there, but I found an outlet in one of my bathroom cabinets.

    Let us know how it turns out.
    Try

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    • Dawg
      Handyman
      • Nov 2003
      • 43

      #3
      GFCI's are typicly placed in areas where water may be present. Places to check: Kitchen outlets, Bathroom outlets, Garage outlets, Outdoor outlets, etc.

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      • irregularjoe
        Handyman
        • Nov 2003
        • 176

        #4
        Check garage plugs (sometimes hidden behind boxes) outdoor plugs, and athroom and kitchen plugs. Make sure the CB in the panel is not a GFIC type. See if there is a reset on it besisides the normal reset.
        Joe

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        • Tony_Montana
          New Member
          • Jan 2004
          • 4

          #5
          I just found one below my breaker box that fixed my problem... maybe check around your breaker box, sounds simple, and dont ask me how I missed it....... but just incase...

          Thanks - Tony Montana

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          • jjl3rd
            New Member
            • Dec 2002
            • 15

            #6
            Your problem sounds more like a breaker than a GFI. one problem with a lot of breakers is that when they pop the switch handle does not return to the full off position. One at a time shut off each of you breakers, ALL the way off. Then turn them back on. Good luck
            john

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