ahardb0dy Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Hello, anyone an electrician here? Have a neighbor with a electrical problem need help figuring it out. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I'm not a licensed electitian but I've done a lot of work...actually solved the icsue in my apartment when they couldn't...elaborate on the issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 (edited) Woman I'm trying to help has a single wide mobile home, 1984 model. Has no power to bedroom ceiling light and outlets, adjoining bathroom no power to ceiling light but outlet works, no power to hallway light or outside light. I checked the switch for the outside light no power to switch. She says all this is on one breaker which was replaced. All outlets and switches were replaced to normal home style outlets and switches. All connections at this breaker are tight and clean. Was wondering if there could be a problem at the outlet in the bathroom since it is the only thing that is working?? All these lights and outlets went out at one time and outlets and switches were all replaced AFTER this problem started. Wiring is copper, no GFCI outlet in bathroom, do not think they were required when trailer was built. Breakers were all tested to be ok and nothing is tripped or trips. Thanks Edited July 24, 2011 by ahardb0dy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Sounds very similar to my apmt...gfci will cause that...here is what I would do...figure out what is on each breaker then whatever's not on anguish other breaker start at the closest outlet/light with a multimeter and once you find one That's not working and pull it out of the wall and check its connections...if one outlet goes bad or a gfci trips since house wiring is in series it kills everything downstream... Hopefully its as simple as that...this is what happened in my apmt...only way I figured it out is the tv was on in the living room and when I plugged in my phone half the house died but the rest was still working and its all on 1 breaker except the kitchen... Good luck hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 No GFCI outlet, there may have been one but it might have been replaced with normal outlet. I'm not sure I know there is not a GFCI outlet in the bathroom. And I don't think the GFCI outlets were required until 1990. But I think starting at the outlet that is working may be the right place to start. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Yea doesn't matter if the gfci was removed...the physical gfci outlet is what causes the problem if there is one present BC it trips like a breaker to help prevent electrocutions... We didn't have gfci in the apmt and That's what really threw me for a loop and the order that they wired the outlets was bass awkwards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feyded Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 ...since house wiring is in series it kills everything downstream... Exactly true, Id do what uncc suggested, series circuits are very simple to work with, get that multimeter and go to town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted July 25, 2011 Author Share Posted July 25, 2011 I may go back and check the outlet in the bathroom tomorrow, We have a GFCI outlet here in our master bathroom and I know it also controls the outside outlet but it doesn't do every other outlet on the circuit. Don't understand what you said, if the GFCI outlet was replaced with a normal outlet than the GFCI is totally out of the picture as the formerly GFCI protected outlet and any other outlets connected to it would also be non protected. I'll know more tomorrow. Also found a way to test a dead outlet using multimeter to determine if there is a hidden tripped GFCI outlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unccpathfinder Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Yea that's what I was saying if the gfci is removes they don't do anything special to the wiring in the house its just the outlet acting like a circuit breaker (ground fault circuit interupter) or something similar to That. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 Yeah, it sounds like just a break in the circuit; disconnected wire at a plug or bad plug, break in the wire somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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