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I just recently had the power go out in all the bathrooms in my house (3 baths) and master bedroom. The outlets all still work, however it did just go out the same day I installed my new washer and dryers. I was the first to use these and I recall the power going out before but anyways. I've reset all the breakers even though none were initially tripped. The way my house is wired it's all the bathrooms together. I have basic knowledge enough to wire a room and run conduit/lights I also have electrical gear anything I can check before I call an electrician ? All info is appreciated thanks a lot
Yes all of my bathrooms lights and fans won't work this is a 5 bedroom house they are all dispersed throughout the house I found I ackward that the master was connected also
I am assuming that the lights and outlet are on two separate circuits. If not, the just call an electrician.
First, check to see if you are getting power out of the breaker. Breakers do fail and it is possible the breaker failed open.
Also, if you did wiring work for the washer and dryer, check how you ran the neutral wire. A straight 240 circuit will not have a neutral wire. It will have 2 hot wires and a ground. If you ran a neutral wire, you did it wrong. The unit may still work, but not as well as it should.
Dryers may have a 4 wire circuit. Two hot wires for the 240, a neutral wire for the 120 portion and a ground. If you swapped a neutral wire with one of the TWO(2) 240 hot wires, you could end up charging the neutral wire. (effectively turning the neutral wire into a hot wire). That could stop other circuits from working properly.
Also check to see if the light are included on a ground fault protect circuit. Reset each of the outlet and see if the light come on.
Check the washer area to see if there is a GFCI there. Press "Reset" on it. See if the bathrooms then work.
Press "Reset" on all GFCI's around the house. That would include outlets in wet areas like bathrooms, kitchen, garage, outside, laundry room, and basement. Maybe attic.
Also check around for another electrical panel. Turn off and then back on all breakers. (A tripped breaker will look like it is on...)
P.S. As a rule, the GFCI in the garage will be behind the largest stack of boxes!
That's not true - It will be behind the heaviest and dirtiest stack of boxes!
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