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THANK YOU TH-cam DAD!!! I’m a first time home owner and wasn’t really taught how to be a handy man. Was able to fix the power to my garage by RESETTING THE GFCI outlet! Thanks again!
It was the GFCI in a bathroom in another floor that was tripped. I hit the reset button and solved my problem. Saved me a call to an electrician and a $150 bill. Thank you
HUGE thank you to you, you’re the first video that educated me on GFCI outlets being connected to other outlets. My garage door opener went “dead” overnight and I couldn’t make sense of it. Sure enough the ceiling outlet had the GFCI sticker on it and I went around my garage looking for the outlet with the GFCI buttons on it. Sure enough I found it, reset it, and magic! The garage door opener turned on! Thank you again!
😲I'm so happy I chose to watch your video. For about a month now, half of my kitchen outlet's stopped working. I knew I could find the perfect TH-cam video online to fix the issue. I can't tank you enough!😁
Thank you! I found a GFCI outlet hidden behind shelving in my garage. I reset it and now have power in my garage! You saved me a bunch of money thank you.
You saved me $100. We had a trip happen yesterday, when a landscaper wanted to plug in his saw into a GFCI outlet outside. It didn't work so he went to another outlet, not realizing a trip occured. I only notice this morning that the outlets in my bathroom were off, as were outlets in my other bathroom upstairs. I wound up calling for an electrician, but it would be a while before they come out, but after watching this video, I got the knowledge I needed to realize how circuit breakers trip and what position the switch is in to identify the trip. I went to my panel and found the breaker that tripped, reset it properly and voila, I have power again. Thinking ahead if it happens again, with anything, the GFCI could be bad or perhaps even the breaker itself, but at least i walked away with good solid knowledge I can use in the future, thanks!
Thanks! Forgot some people/contractors put gfcis in line and knock out a whole side of a house after someone wants to play with that"button thingy" in the far side of the house bathroom and not say anyyhing after they think they broke it lol.....not even close to all the dead outlets. Thanks for reminding me after an hour at the panel.
I was about to lose a nights sleep worrying about the damn power to my gdo not realizing my garage fridge is on a gfci and needed to be reset to bring the power back to the whole circuit. Good god. I was about to pay an electrician to come out tomorrow. You saved me dude. Thank you.
OMG, thank you so much. I watched other videos and they didn't explain that the switches in the circuit box that are slightly away from the ON position have been tripped. I thought they had to be closer to center or in the OFF position. I missed it the first time I checked out the box, but after taking a closer look I saw one switch that was a tiny bit away from the ON position. I made sure to move it to the OFF position and then back to ON. As someone who lives alone, this was so helpful.
You are fantastic I watched your video and I did what you said. I Pressed the red button on the other plug and my switch works now. Thank you so much. You explain the problem so well. I am 85 years old and very great full for your HELP.
You're a beast! The darn GFCI in the garage was connected to outlets in the basement. Thanks for this video and you saved me $100s and wasting an electricians time.
Thank you! Now i don't have to have the maintenance up in my apartment. Just flipped the GFC outlet in my kitchen on the wall where two outlets had went dead by turning on a humidifier. Saved this 62 year old woman from being aggravated any more on this issue.
Thank you. I hand a non GFCI outlet in my kitchen that was not working. I did find an outlet that had been tripped and it is now working. Your video was very helpful, clear and concise.
This video has saved me a ton of time and probably money! The hidden protection of a non-GFCI outlet by a GFCI one is a saver! My case has the connection between two bathrooms on two stories…
You saved me hundreds of dollars!. A few days ago I was cleaning the light switch in the garage and the lights turn off by itself. I think a little liquid got inside. I went to the garage's electrical panel and turned off and on the circuit blanket even when it wasn't off, but it didn't work. I went to Home Depot and bought a new light switch and circuit blanket. When I was at Home Depot I met an electrician, he said he would go to the house but the next days were holidays Dec. 24, and Dec 25. On Dec 25 I searched "Why light won't turn on" on TH-cam. Your video came up and I watched when you talked about method 2. Oh my gosh, that was my problem. I walked to the garage and I found the ground outlet. I pushed the middle and I had light again! THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU SAVED ME A LOT OF MONEY! Also, Today I subscribed to your channel!
Thanks, this is really helpful! I fixed it by step 3. Even though the reset button did not work, I pushed to the midpoint manually, and then pushed to the off and on, and the power was restored.
Thank you so much for teaching and putting the video on utube. My former husband used to deal with such things. Now, I've had to learn all these things for myself as I am the one taking care of our home after the divorce. I appreciate you.
Thank you so much! My circuit breaker had tripped, and when I initially tried to push it back to the ON position, it didn’t work. An electrician quoted me over $300 to fix it, so I decided to give it another shot myself. After watching this video, I followed the steps: pressed the test button, let the breaker trip, then switched it to the OFF position before pushing it back to ON. It worked! I’m so excited that I was able to fix the problem using the instructions from this video!
Thank you for this video. My issue is finally fixed. I watched so many videos and none of them was helpful. You are the most knowledgeable person and best teacher ever. Thank you again.
You saved us! Our basement outlets weren't working and I was going crazy until I watched your videos. Apparently our garage outlet GFCI was tripped and we never looked there, resetting that gave us power in the basement. Thanks!
Thank you for resolving my electrical issue. My outlets in the Master Bathroom weren't working. I found the GFCI outlet in the downstairs bathroom and reset it. Wouldn't you know it, this allowed the ARC fuses in my electrical panel to release and reset back to the "on" position!! I'm good to go! All outlets are up and running and the lights are back on! Praise be to God! You out here saving lives!😊😊😊 Much appreciated.
Ty so much sir. I've had the GCFI outlets in my kitchen red lighted for a month now and didn't know what to do. After a bad storm, I lost power briefly and no sockets worked. I reset them and all is well. I subscribed to your channel as a thank you
One of my circuits seemed to be damaged. I replaced the breaker with no result and thought I would need an electrician. After watching your video, I learned that my garage interior outlet had the only GFCI button on the circuit. Problem solved! Thank you for your help. Subscribed.
Thanks Scott. Was about to change out the breaker and your video showed me to check all outside outlets on the GFCI and low and behold, one was tripped. Thanks again !
Scott, thank you yet again for another outstanding video. On a "dead" outlet I had once the root cause dated back decades earlier when the house was built the electrician "back stabbed" (speed wired) the outlets. Over the years either the neutral or the hot wire ( don't remember which one) simply backed out of the hole it had been shoved into (designed in the receptacle) itself decades earlier. I had been running a vacuum cleaner and I inadvertently jerked the power cord out of the outlet and the outlet no longer functioned. So, in addition to all the causes you mentioned the homeowner could have an issue with the wiring itself or the outlet. You might mention that it is a good idea to label outlets that are protected by GFCI and/or AFCI outlets or circuit breakers in the panel itself. Most GFCI's I come across have numerous small labels included inside the packaging designed to communicate the same thing. I am NOT a licensed electrician.
Thank you for the memory jogger about a GFCI located in the garage. All of my bathroom outlets run through the garage GFCI and I was scratching my head trying to figure out why I had lost power to all the outlets when I had a good breaker and good continuity. Great channel and information.
omg, you are such a lifesaver..my friend let us stay the weekend at her beach house which has older wiring and when I turned on the microwave it tripped the breaker and stopped power to three separate outlets including the fridge…I panicked as I felt horrible knowing such a nice gesture lead to me feeling like I messed up something in her home. This video helped me troubleshoot it and fix the problem…the breaker was indeed red and one flip of the switch fixed everything. Thnx so much!
Man first let me say thank you for making this video.. the outlets and the lights went out in my bedroom. All day I running up and down the steps trying to figure out what breaker did what. Previous owner had them marked incorrectly. Got out my multimeter and started testing every outlet. And low and behold it was a gcfi outlet two flights downstairs in the @%@*%! Kitchen behind the microwave.That needed to be reset and my bedroom lights were on when I went upstairs 2 flights away on the whole other side of the house to get my wallet so I can go to homedepot to spend whatever it took to get my bedroom light back on... what a RELIEF... THANKS A MILLION...!!
I've seen GFCI outlets that have come with little "GFCI" stickers that you can use on downstream outlets to remind you that they are connected to an upstream GFCI outlet. Very handy.
After having power loss issue in the outlets, I wanted to resolve it myself and this video really guided me in bringing up the tripped breaker. Electrical engineering is so interesting!
Your GFCI and Panel are in the same place as my garage, as I found out when my son said what is the button for on the socket tester and pressed it, and the GCFI tripped. I had never seen that socket / GFCI before as I have a rack in front of it full of paint and stuff, and for a while wondered why my panel breaker had not tripped, but the other socket he tested was still dead lol.
I turned the master on and off on the breaker box and didn’t notice how they were slightly stuck in the middle. This threw through a loop of looking for every reset box in my house. Thanks for the help man!
Thank you for not only sharing but being very detailed. I just used your step by step process to solve the same problem in my basement. Didn’t need any appliance or technician
Wow! this video saved me $100 service call to my home warranty company, the issue was solution#2 I didn't know a GGCi in another location could control other outlets.... thanks you!
I had checked my switches in the garage but forgot to check the outside of the house. I have one panel outside. This saved me at least a $200 housecall.
Thanks a million for enlighting me of GFCI's place in affecting a series of outlets in the kitchen. That is the exact scenario playing out in my house. All I do as you suggested is reset it and all other outlets come back online. Almost rush out to buy undeeded testing equipment. Thanks again.
Thanks so much, I didn't know that other outlets that are wired together from a GFCI circuit would be protected too. I had an incident in my kitchen the other day and it shut down half my outlets in the kitchen. I thought maybe I had a bad circuit breaker which is an AFCI breaker. After watching this video I realized that I just needed to check all of my GFCI outlets in my kitchen. One is easily seen and I saw it had a green light on it, the other is a little more hidden. Sure enough the one that is a little hidden was tripped. I reset that outlet and all is well. This video saved me about $60 which was the cost of the AFCI breaker which wouldn't have fixed the issue. It also saved me from spending money on an electrician to come out and hit the reset button on a GFCI. Thanks
Thank you so much from a single mom. Option 3 solved my issue. Didn’t realize there was such thing as AFCI, it was right in my face, but I had only tried the switch the breaker from on to off. I would’ve never known it was there if it hadn’t been for your video. Thank you so much ❤!
Thank you so much! Didn't know there was a GFCI in my garage, so after a short, I was sure I would be paying an electrician to fix it. After watching your video, I found the GFCI, reset it, and it fixed the problem!
IT WORKED!! Thank you so much!! We lived in an old house for a long time and didn’t have many of these outlets so I never knew one GFCI outlet could reset other outlets. We just moved into a house that’s only 20 years old and has several of these outlets. We have a hot tub plugged into an outlet on the back patio and it along with the front patio outlets both lost power. Turns out pressing the the GFCI outlet reset button in the garage is what brought power back to both patio outlets!
SAME HERE!! I never knew this and because I’m a googler, I found this video and was able to save us from calling an electrician just for them to tell us to hit the reset button on the outlet in the other room. Thank you!!
@@sarahtrach I'd like to add that my husband was incredibly impressed with me when he came home to find out I'd fixed our problem! We have fixed several appliances by watching TH-cam videos and I'm so grateful for the time and energy these people put into their videos. Of course it's not always a replacement for professional help, but videos like these really do help you figure out when it's a DIY or when it's time to call a pro. What an amazing feeling to know I could fix this with the touch of a button - literally!
Dude! Thank you for this video! I woke up to our oven and outlets not working and I was scared it was serious. After watching your video step 2 fixed it! Thank goodness. You saved me stress and $$$$
120 thumbs up to you, sir, for each voltage that you brought back to my dead outlets, and lights! Your second troubleshooting method solved the issue. And you were absolutely right, the culprit GFCI outlet was in a completely different part of the house. You saved me hassle and dollars. Thank you! "Powerfully" ;) liked and subscribed.
Hi, Thank you very much for your instructions! I thought I had to call the electrician and spend a lot of money. But, after watching your Ytube with clearly instructions, I could figure out what outlet connected with the broken ones! No electrician needed! Thanks 🙏 again!
Thank you!! Had an issue where 2 outlets in the master bathroom lost power (non-GFCIs) and couldn’t figure out the issue for the life of my. Turns out the outlet for our guest bedroom was GFCI and that was tripped. Just needed to be rest and that restored power back to the other outlets 🤙🏼
Booyah! I had one outlet trip, didn’t realize the third outlet in kitchen had the gfci button to reset. Hit the button and viola! Amazing stuff, thanks a bunch.
Great video, saved our holiday weekend with guests coming over! I had to go on hunt to find2 GFCI outlets that were tripped. An adult treasure hunt! Thanks for the tips.
Thanks, very helpful. There was GFCI under my sink that i did not know controlled a few additional outlets, resetting it did the trick to fix the other outlets. Saved my a call to the electrician.
Brother, you are my hero. I didn’t know that one outlet controlled multiple with the GFCI. Watching your video fixed a problem to at haunted me for a few hours. You e gained a subscriber. Thank you!
Very logical instructions, very calm, detailed and professional. I have seen many of your videos and learned a lot. Many Thanks, looking forward to the next one!
thank you! it was the last solution you provided in your video that helped! didn’t realize something tripped the breaker even though fridge had its own breaker. once the tripped breaker for kitchen outlets was reset, the outlet for just the fridge had power! thanks!
OMG THANK YOU!!!!!! The part where u showed how the trip outlets can cause others to trip in their line helped me a lot!!! I had an outlet in my upstairs bathroom that wasn’t working and I found a tripped outlet in the downstairs bathroom and now it’s working perfectly!!!!!!
Bro thanks so much!!! My circuit tripped in the middle of me walking on my treadmill. I knew it had to be that and not the outlet itself. Thanks so much
Half of the outlets in my Garage did not have the GFCI buttons. Just like the video, I had to press the RESET button on the GFCI outlet ALL THE WAY ACROSS the garage. Thanks a lot for the video!
Thank you so much, our power went out last night due to a storm and I had to reset a few breakers in my home. My outlet stop working. That first step fixed the problem!!
Excellent video. Little did I know that there is something called a GFCI breaker. My breaker switch was in the middle position and I kept putting it to ON but it was not working. After watching your video, I was able to move it from the “BREAK” to “OFF” and then back to “ON”. Everything then worked magically
Excellent video! Also, another common cause for no power to an outlet is where the outlet and other outlets downstream are “back stabbed” where the wire become loose in the outlet. As a result, no power flows to the outlet and many times half the room has power and the other half doesn’t have power.
@@TheFacelessPoet very simple to fix…simply turn off the power to that circuit and remove the “back stabbed” wire from the outlet by pushing a thin screwdriver in the slot next to the wire and push in to release and remove the wire(s) from the receptacle. Reinstall the wires onto the receptacle in the same location(s) but this time secure each wire under each screw and tighten. The screws give a good firm electrical connection and the problem will clear up. Reinstall receptacle and turn on power. I don’t understand why the NEC (National Electrical Code) still allows “back stabbing” when they know it has future problems ahead.
Good vid. Around 6 min you show two reg duplexes that are gfci protected by another gfci outlet that feeds them. You should always use the gfci labels on the protected outlets to avoid confusion.
Thanks for this video. Our bathroom outlets went out and I was able to get power back to them by resetting a couple of outlets elsewhere in our house that have reset buttons!
Thank you and great job explaining.....those pesky GFCI receptacles are tricky and how they can be in the same circuit as other innocent receptacles/outlets. Very helpful.
Thank you. This was really helpful and educational! Straight forward to the point with basic lessons and when you used acronyms you explained everything instead of assuming everyone would know! So all that and not unnecessarily long. Can't thank you enough
Nice one. In my case a traveler wire at an outlet was loose causing an outage in outlets past that point. Took me almost 3 hours to find the culprit. Just FYI. Thanks for the video.
I had to replace the switch with a new 20A. This switch handles high power items such as air fryer and microwave. Started right back up. Thanks dude!!!😅
As always. great video. Great details. I would just add: If the breaker does not reset that's usually an indicator of either short or high load still affecting the breaker. At that point of course further investigation is needed and for those that are not handy a professional may be needed.
**Newb alert** I have 4 outlets (GFCI) which are daisy chained. 2 of the 4 don’t work. I have replaced them all and I am still experiencing the same results. There is no sign of tripping, other then on of the plugs not being able to to test/reset. All outlets show a green “working” status light. Thank you. Love your content.
Hey Noah, So you have 4 GFCI outlets on the same circuit? Do you know if the wiring is pigtailed or did they use the Load terminals on the GFCI to provide power downstream? If they are all on the same circuit I would install only 1 GFCI on the first outlet and then pull from the "Load" terminal providing the power to 3 standard outlets downstream.
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THANK YOU TH-cam DAD!!! I’m a first time home owner and wasn’t really taught how to be a handy man. Was able to fix the power to my garage by RESETTING THE GFCI outlet! Thanks again!
Holy moly, it worked. One gfci in garage, reset it. Six outlets back up and running! Thanks dude! Saved me lots oh money
It was the GFCI in a bathroom in another floor that was tripped. I hit the reset button and solved my problem. Saved me a call to an electrician and a $150 bill. Thank you
HUGE thank you to you, you’re the first video that educated me on GFCI outlets being connected to other outlets. My garage door opener went “dead” overnight and I couldn’t make sense of it. Sure enough the ceiling outlet had the GFCI sticker on it and I went around my garage looking for the outlet with the GFCI buttons on it. Sure enough I found it, reset it, and magic! The garage door opener turned on! Thank you again!
😲I'm so happy I chose to watch your video. For about a month now, half of my kitchen outlet's stopped working. I knew I could find the perfect TH-cam video online to fix the issue. I can't tank you enough!😁
THANKS Dude!!!! The reset button worked! Didn’t even know it was there. Loads of thanks. No electrican needed! Great video too, elderly lady (75)
I knew it was there but had no idea is was connected to my outside outlets. Woo hoo 🎉
Thank you so much! I changed the outlet & still didn’t have power. I turned the switch on & off & it worked!! ❤
Thank you... This worked for me too!!!
Thanks a million! The reset button is magic!!!
Thank you! I found a GFCI outlet hidden behind shelving in my garage. I reset it and now have power in my garage! You saved me a bunch of money thank you.
You saved me $100. We had a trip happen yesterday, when a landscaper wanted to plug in his saw into a GFCI outlet outside. It didn't work so he went to another outlet, not realizing a trip occured. I only notice this morning that the outlets in my bathroom were off, as were outlets in my other bathroom upstairs. I wound up calling for an electrician, but it would be a while before they come out, but after watching this video, I got the knowledge I needed to realize how circuit breakers trip and what position the switch is in to identify the trip. I went to my panel and found the breaker that tripped, reset it properly and voila, I have power again. Thinking ahead if it happens again, with anything, the GFCI could be bad or perhaps even the breaker itself, but at least i walked away with good solid knowledge I can use in the future, thanks!
Thanks! Forgot some people/contractors put gfcis in line and knock out a whole side of a house after someone wants to play with that"button thingy" in the far side of the house bathroom and not say anyyhing after they think they broke it lol.....not even close to all the dead outlets. Thanks for reminding me after an hour at the panel.
I was about to lose a nights sleep worrying about the damn power to my gdo not realizing my garage fridge is on a gfci and needed to be reset to bring the power back to the whole circuit. Good god. I was about to pay an electrician to come out tomorrow. You saved me dude. Thank you.
OMG, thank you so much. I watched other videos and they didn't explain that the switches in the circuit box that are slightly away from the ON position have been tripped. I thought they had to be closer to center or in the OFF position. I missed it the first time I checked out the box, but after taking a closer look I saw one switch that was a tiny bit away from the ON position. I made sure to move it to the OFF position and then back to ON. As someone who lives alone, this was so helpful.
You are fantastic I watched your video and I did what you said. I Pressed the red button on the other plug and my switch works now. Thank you so much. You explain the problem so well. I am 85 years old and very great full for your HELP.
You're a beast! The darn GFCI in the garage was connected to outlets in the basement. Thanks for this video and you saved me $100s and wasting an electricians time.
Thank you!
Now i don't have to have the maintenance up in my apartment.
Just flipped the GFC outlet in my kitchen on the wall where two outlets had went dead by turning on a humidifier.
Saved this 62 year old woman from being aggravated any more on this issue.
Thank you. I hand a non GFCI outlet in my kitchen that was not working. I did find an outlet that had been tripped and it is now working. Your video was very helpful, clear and concise.
This video has saved me a ton of time and probably money! The hidden protection of a non-GFCI outlet by a GFCI one is a saver! My case has the connection between two bathrooms on two stories…
You saved me hundreds of dollars!. A few days ago I was cleaning the light switch in the garage and the lights turn off by itself. I think a little liquid got inside. I went to the garage's electrical panel and turned off and on the circuit blanket even when it wasn't off, but it didn't work. I went to Home Depot and bought a new light switch and circuit blanket. When I was at Home Depot I met an electrician, he said he would go to the house but the next days were holidays Dec. 24, and Dec 25. On Dec 25 I searched "Why light won't turn on" on TH-cam. Your video came up and I watched when you talked about method 2. Oh my gosh, that was my problem. I walked to the garage and I found the ground outlet. I pushed the middle and I had light again! THANK YOU SO MUCH YOU SAVED ME A LOT OF MONEY! Also, Today I subscribed to your channel!
Thanks, this is really helpful! I fixed it by step 3. Even though the reset button did not work, I pushed to the midpoint manually, and then pushed to the off and on, and the power was restored.
Thanks so much for the support 🙌
Thank you so much for teaching and putting the video on utube. My former husband used to deal with such things. Now, I've had to learn all these things for myself as I am the one taking care of our home after the divorce. I appreciate you.
Thank you so much! My circuit breaker had tripped, and when I initially tried to push it back to the ON position, it didn’t work. An electrician quoted me over $300 to fix it, so I decided to give it another shot myself. After watching this video, I followed the steps: pressed the test button, let the breaker trip, then switched it to the OFF position before pushing it back to ON. It worked! I’m so excited that I was able to fix the problem using the instructions from this video!
Thank you for this video. My issue is finally fixed. I watched so many videos and none of them was helpful. You are the most knowledgeable person and best teacher ever. Thank you again.
You saved us! Our basement outlets weren't working and I was going crazy until I watched your videos. Apparently our garage outlet GFCI was tripped and we never looked there, resetting that gave us power in the basement. Thanks!
My garage GFCI also controls the master bath receptacles. SMH
Thank you for resolving my electrical issue. My outlets in the Master Bathroom weren't working. I found the GFCI outlet in the downstairs bathroom and reset it. Wouldn't you know it, this allowed the ARC fuses in my electrical panel to release and reset back to the "on" position!! I'm good to go! All outlets are up and running and the lights are back on! Praise be to God! You out here saving lives!😊😊😊
Much appreciated.
Ty so much sir. I've had the GCFI outlets in my kitchen red lighted for a month now and didn't know what to do. After a bad storm, I lost power briefly and no sockets worked. I reset them and all is well. I subscribed to your channel as a thank you
One of my circuits seemed to be damaged. I replaced the breaker with no result and thought I would need an electrician. After watching your video, I learned that my garage interior outlet had the only GFCI button on the circuit. Problem solved! Thank you for your help. Subscribed.
You solved my issue. I had no idea the GFCI from one outlet affected another one. Thanks x1000!
Here to help 🙌
Thanks Scott. Was about to change out the breaker and your video showed me to check all outside outlets on the GFCI and low and behold, one was tripped. Thanks again !
Scott, thank you yet again for another outstanding video. On a "dead" outlet I had once the root cause dated back decades earlier when the house was built the electrician "back stabbed" (speed wired) the outlets. Over the years either the neutral or the hot wire ( don't remember which one) simply backed out of the hole it had been shoved into (designed in the receptacle) itself decades earlier. I had been running a vacuum cleaner and I inadvertently jerked the power cord out of the outlet and the outlet no longer functioned. So, in addition to all the causes you mentioned the homeowner could have an issue with the wiring itself or the outlet. You might mention that it is a good idea to label outlets that are protected by GFCI and/or AFCI outlets or circuit breakers in the panel itself. Most GFCI's I come across have numerous small labels included inside the packaging designed to communicate the same thing. I am NOT a licensed electrician.
I’m sorry that happened. I always wonder if people take pride in their work when they’re building homes we live in
Thank you for the memory jogger about a GFCI located in the garage. All of my bathroom outlets run through the garage GFCI and I was scratching my head trying to figure out why I had lost power to all the outlets when I had a good breaker and good continuity. Great channel and information.
You presentation was so clear I was able to fix my bathroom outlet. Thank you for being precise and not pontificating.
omg, you are such a lifesaver..my friend let us stay the weekend at her beach house which has older wiring and when I turned on the microwave it tripped the breaker and stopped power to three separate outlets including the fridge…I panicked as I felt horrible knowing such a nice gesture lead to me feeling like I messed up something in her home. This video helped me troubleshoot it and fix the problem…the breaker was indeed red and one flip of the switch fixed everything. Thnx so much!
Man first let me say thank you for making this video.. the outlets and the lights went out in my bedroom. All day I running up and down the steps trying to figure out what breaker did what. Previous owner had them marked incorrectly. Got out my multimeter and started testing every outlet. And low and behold it was a gcfi outlet two flights downstairs in the @%@*%! Kitchen behind the microwave.That needed to be reset and my bedroom lights were on when I went upstairs 2 flights away on the whole other side of the house to get my wallet so I can go to homedepot to spend whatever it took to get my bedroom light back on... what a RELIEF... THANKS A MILLION...!!
I've seen GFCI outlets that have come with little "GFCI" stickers that you can use on downstream outlets to remind you that they are connected to an upstream GFCI outlet. Very handy.
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After having power loss issue in the outlets, I wanted to resolve it myself and this video really guided me in bringing up the tripped breaker. Electrical engineering is so interesting!
Your GFCI and Panel are in the same place as my garage, as I found out when my son said what is the button for on the socket tester and pressed it, and the GCFI tripped. I had never seen that socket / GFCI before as I have a rack in front of it full of paint and stuff, and for a while wondered why my panel breaker had not tripped, but the other socket he tested was still dead lol.
I turned the master on and off on the breaker box and didn’t notice how they were slightly stuck in the middle. This threw through a loop of looking for every reset box in my house. Thanks for the help man!
Thank you for not only sharing but being very detailed. I just used your step by step process to solve the same problem in my basement. Didn’t need any appliance or technician
Wow! this video saved me $100 service call to my home warranty company, the issue was solution#2 I didn't know a GGCi in another location could control other outlets.... thanks you!
I had checked my switches in the garage but forgot to check the outside of the house. I have one panel outside. This saved me at least a $200 housecall.
Thanks a million for enlighting me of GFCI's place in affecting a series of outlets in the kitchen. That is the exact scenario playing out in my house. All I do as you suggested is reset it and all other outlets come back online. Almost rush out to buy undeeded testing equipment. Thanks again.
OMG...Didn't even realize the one in the basement had test/reset. I now have power to my outside outlets. Thank you so much !!
Thanks so much, I didn't know that other outlets that are wired together from a GFCI circuit would be protected too. I had an incident in my kitchen the other day and it shut down half my outlets in the kitchen. I thought maybe I had a bad circuit breaker which is an AFCI breaker. After watching this video I realized that I just needed to check all of my GFCI outlets in my kitchen. One is easily seen and I saw it had a green light on it, the other is a little more hidden. Sure enough the one that is a little hidden was tripped. I reset that outlet and all is well. This video saved me about $60 which was the cost of the AFCI breaker which wouldn't have fixed the issue. It also saved me from spending money on an electrician to come out and hit the reset button on a GFCI. Thanks
Reset on the outlet was my fix(center kitchen island some outlets working). Thank u very much
Thank you so much from a single mom. Option 3 solved my issue. Didn’t realize there was such thing as AFCI, it was right in my face, but I had only tried the switch the breaker from on to off. I would’ve never known it was there if it hadn’t been for your video. Thank you so much ❤!
Thank you so much! Didn't know there was a GFCI in my garage, so after a short, I was sure I would be paying an electrician to fix it. After watching your video, I found the GFCI, reset it, and it fixed the problem!
IT WORKED!! Thank you so much!! We lived in an old house for a long time and didn’t have many of these outlets so I never knew one GFCI outlet could reset other outlets. We just moved into a house that’s only 20 years old and has several of these outlets. We have a hot tub plugged into an outlet on the back patio and it along with the front patio outlets both lost power. Turns out pressing the the GFCI outlet reset button in the garage is what brought power back to both patio outlets!
SAME HERE!! I never knew this and because I’m a googler, I found this video and was able to save us from calling an electrician just for them to tell us to hit the reset button on the outlet in the other room. Thank you!!
@@sarahtrach I'd like to add that my husband was incredibly impressed with me when he came home to find out I'd fixed our problem! We have fixed several appliances by watching TH-cam videos and I'm so grateful for the time and energy these people put into their videos. Of course it's not always a replacement for professional help, but videos like these really do help you figure out when it's a DIY or when it's time to call a pro. What an amazing feeling to know I could fix this with the touch of a button - literally!
great tip!! I found my GFCI outlet in my garage just as you suggested….behind some of my garage stuff. Thanks so much!
Dude! Thank you for this video! I woke up to our oven and outlets not working and I was scared it was serious. After watching your video step 2 fixed it! Thank goodness. You saved me stress and $$$$
Thanks! So helpful
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Your video helped me reset my GFCI outlet in the garage. Who knew I even had one in the garage. Thanks for your video!
Thank you so much! Didn't expect a sudden dead wall plug. I followed your first method and it worked! I also learned something new today.
120 thumbs up to you, sir, for each voltage that you brought back to my dead outlets, and lights! Your second troubleshooting method solved the issue. And you were absolutely right, the culprit GFCI outlet was in a completely different part of the house. You saved me hassle and dollars. Thank you! "Powerfully" ;) liked and subscribed.
different part of the house?!
OMG I have been trying to figure this out for an entire month! 😂 I’m glad I read the comments because my switch was in the garage too
Hi, Thank you very much for your instructions! I thought I had to call the electrician and spend a lot of money. But, after watching your Ytube with clearly instructions, I could figure out what outlet connected with the broken ones! No electrician needed! Thanks 🙏 again!
Happy to help!
Thank you!! Had an issue where 2 outlets in the master bathroom lost power (non-GFCIs) and couldn’t figure out the issue for the life of my. Turns out the outlet for our guest bedroom was GFCI and that was tripped. Just needed to be rest and that restored power back to the other outlets 🤙🏼
Booyah! I had one outlet trip, didn’t realize the third outlet in kitchen had the gfci button to reset. Hit the button and viola! Amazing stuff, thanks a bunch.
Great video, saved our holiday weekend with guests coming over! I had to go on hunt to find2 GFCI outlets that were tripped. An adult treasure hunt! Thanks for the tips.
Thanks, very helpful. There was GFCI under my sink that i did not know controlled a few additional outlets, resetting it did the trick to fix the other outlets. Saved my a call to the electrician.
This was so helpful! 4 outlets went out in my kitchen and I thought I’d need to hire an electrician. Thank you!!
I am so thankful for this video. I learned that my issue was one of circuits was simply in the middle position. Thank you very much!
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Brother, you are my hero. I didn’t know that one outlet controlled multiple with the GFCI. Watching your video fixed a problem to at haunted me for a few hours. You e gained a subscriber. Thank you!
Very logical instructions, very calm, detailed and professional. I have seen many of your videos and learned a lot. Many Thanks, looking forward to the next one!
Exactly what I would have said. Ditto
Hey Arne, thanks for the kind words.
thank you! it was the last solution you provided in your video that helped! didn’t realize something tripped the breaker even though fridge had its own breaker. once the tripped breaker for kitchen outlets was reset, the outlet for just the fridge had power! thanks!
OMG THANK YOU!!!!!! The part where u showed how the trip outlets can cause others to trip in their line helped me a lot!!!
I had an outlet in my upstairs bathroom that wasn’t working and I found a tripped outlet in the downstairs bathroom and now it’s working perfectly!!!!!!
thank you so much! so calm and elaborate, slow and steady. For a person that doesn't deal with this at all very helpful!
Bro thanks so much!!! My circuit tripped in the middle of me walking on my treadmill. I knew it had to be that and not the outlet itself. Thanks so much
Thanks!
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I just love your video`s because you always speak so clear and are excellent at explaining how to fix the problem.
Thank you so much!
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Half of the outlets in my Garage did not have the GFCI buttons. Just like the video, I had to press the RESET button on the GFCI outlet ALL THE WAY ACROSS the garage. Thanks a lot for the video!
Thank you so much, our power went out last night due to a storm and I had to reset a few breakers in my home. My outlet stop working. That first step fixed the problem!!
Excellent video. Little did I know that there is something called a GFCI breaker. My breaker switch was in the middle position and I kept putting it to ON but it was not working. After watching your video, I was able to move it from the “BREAK” to “OFF” and then back to “ON”. Everything then worked magically
Excellent video! Also, another common cause for no power to an outlet is where the outlet and other outlets downstream are “back stabbed” where the wire become loose in the outlet. As a result, no power flows to the outlet and many times half the room has power and the other half doesn’t have power.
How would u fix this?
@@TheFacelessPoet very simple to fix…simply turn off the power to that circuit and remove the “back stabbed” wire from the outlet by pushing a thin screwdriver in the slot next to the wire and push in to release and remove the wire(s) from the receptacle. Reinstall the wires onto the receptacle in the same location(s) but this time secure each wire under each screw and tighten. The screws give a good firm electrical connection and the problem will clear up. Reinstall receptacle and turn on power. I don’t understand why the NEC (National Electrical Code) still allows “back stabbing” when they know it has future problems ahead.
Thank you so much! My kitchen's outlets were inoperative. With your video and knowledge, my outlets are working! 😀
So glad I found your channel. You are really good with voice, speed and clarity.
Thank you so much! The circuit breaker didn’t work but the reset button in one of my kitchen outlets worked!🎉
Good vid. Around 6 min you show two reg duplexes that are gfci protected by another gfci outlet that feeds them. You should always use the gfci labels on the protected outlets to avoid confusion.
yep, the GFI was in the corner not on the outlets that weren't working, thanks that was really helpful!
Thanks for this video. Our bathroom outlets went out and I was able to get power back to them by resetting a couple of outlets elsewhere in our house that have reset buttons!
Thank you so much for this video. I work from home and lost power to my outlets in the room I was working in. It was the the GCF outlet.
About 6 years ago, I discovered GFCIs that also produced a constant sound, like a chime, when tripped. Great idea.
Thank you my gfci was tripped in my kitchen and my outlets wouldn't work. I am by myself and have to figure things out myself. You are a saint😊
Thank you and great job explaining.....those pesky GFCI receptacles are tricky and how they can be in the same circuit as other innocent receptacles/outlets. Very helpful.
Great video. Only thing I might have added was an explanation of what to look for if the GFCI trips immediately after resetting it. Love the channel.
Thank you. This was really helpful and educational! Straight forward to the point with basic lessons and when you used acronyms you explained everything instead of assuming everyone would know! So all that and not unnecessarily long. Can't thank you enough
Nice one. In my case a traveler wire at an outlet was loose causing an outage in outlets past that point. Took me almost 3 hours to find the culprit. Just FYI. Thanks for the video.
Thank you very much! Lost power to my garage outlets after a power outage and used method 2 to fix the issue.
I had to replace the switch with a new 20A. This switch handles high power items such as air fryer and microwave. Started right back up. Thanks dude!!!😅
2 years later and you just helped me bro ! Thanks !
Thank you, sir for your clear, succinct and patient exposition. You made a positive impact today.
Need one them chirping testers you stick in outlet, tells you got power. Bought one on sale at Sears 30 years ago. Works real good.
As always. great video. Great details. I would just add: If the breaker does not reset that's usually an indicator of either short or high load still affecting the breaker. At that point of course further investigation is needed and for those that are not handy a professional may be needed.
Wow! Used this in 2023 and works, thank you!!!!
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I tried the second method and it worked ! Thank you so much! I'm going to feel so accomplished for a few day 😎
This worked for me!! THANK YOU!! I guess I overloaded it with the space heater and hair dryer at the same time.
Thanks, you just saved me hours of headache with the switch on the outlets. Finally found the one hidden away.
wow thank you for this video I had this problem during the weekend. this is a very simple, clear explanation.
**Newb alert** I have 4 outlets (GFCI) which are daisy chained. 2 of the 4 don’t work. I have replaced them all and I am still experiencing the same results. There is no sign of tripping, other then on of the plugs not being able to to test/reset. All outlets show a green “working” status light. Thank you. Love your content.
Hey Noah, So you have 4 GFCI outlets on the same circuit? Do you know if the wiring is pigtailed or did they use the Load terminals on the GFCI to provide power downstream? If they are all on the same circuit I would install only 1 GFCI on the first outlet and then pull from the "Load" terminal providing the power to 3 standard outlets downstream.
thanks, I had no idea a GFI could give me such a headache! I learned something today thanks to your video, Thank you! (Hidden GFI)
Badass man! My issue to my bathroom outs was it was all connected to a switch in my guest bathroom that needed to be reset by switch!