GFCI Outlet Not Working 🤷‍♂️ Can't Reset It

[@remoteelectrician]

this was (6 minute) my first ever KZbin video in the channel, so chill and stop harassing people online! nobody owes u anything! f..kn internet!!!

[@dperreno]

I, for one, think you did an excellent job of pointing out an unexpected reason why a GFCI outlet can't be reset. I didn't know it required power for a reset and I probably would have had to call an electrician to fix it for me. So thanks and good job!

[@mannys5694]

Thanks for solving my problem. Literally was the example you gave. 🤝

[@judith-1191]

Omg, for 3 years I couldn’t use the outlet in my bathroom. Your 6 minute video clear, straight fixed my problem easily! You saved me money and future headaches. Thank you so much for sharing this knowledge 😊

[@earpig]

This video made me think about our problem properly and led our man to find a GFCI receptacle in a rarely used small powder room in the east wing of my home that happened to be tripped after a recent storm! This one fed several bathroom outlets in the upper floors of that wing and we had been round and round! Thanks so much. 😅

[@royelhelou4737]

THE MOST HONEST ELECTRICAL YET!!! Thank you!!

[@mrfluffyon]

This video helped me solve one of the great mysteries of the house we bought. The outdoor outlets were fine. However, they were connected to a light switch inside the house (that seemed to light nothing). I reset the outlets and we have full power!

[@marcuscarsonsr]

Going through this right now. Hopefull, Ill find out witch switch it is.

[@71160000]

Troubleshooting. Turn off the circuit if you have it identified. Pull the plug out of the box but leave it connected. Turn the power back on and check to see if you have a hot at the gfci. If you do turn the power back off. If there's a second set of wires coming off the outlet remove the wire below the incoming hot. Turn the power back on and try to reset the outlet. If it resets the issue is down the line. If it doesn't reset then replace the gfci.

[@slidingdownthemountain]

I'm only 1.22 minutes into your video and I already know I hit the jackpot when it comes to having a professional and an expert teach me how to solve my problem!

[@petermacdougall]

I had a GFCI plug that would not reset in my motorhome. This video helped me as I realized they will not reset without power going to them. I had battery power in the motorhome, but that wasn't working. I plugged the motorhome in to shore power and the switch works fine. Thanks

[@jordanmbrock]

Ohhhhh… ALL of the GFCI outlets are connected… 🤦🏻‍♂️ I had no idea - instantly fixed the issue in my RV. Thank you SO MUCH!

[@Guy_242]

the tip about turning on the garbage disposal then resetting the gfci worked. thank you!

[@slidingdownthemountain]

You are an excellent teacher. It's a gift. Thanks to your detailed explanations my GFCI, and therefore my bathroom outlets, are working again. Thank you very very much for helping us.

[@jasongarcia6127]

Thank you so much I couldn’t figure out why my garbage disposal wouldn’t work tried your tip fixed the issue right away !!!!

[@keithwalker5078]

LOL dang been screwing trying to reset it since thanksgiving and watched first couple minutes and BOOM it resets and life is good! Thanks so much! Turn on the switch delbert! so simple.

[@eduardopico5727]

Thanks for letting me know one of these reset switches was in one of my bathrooms. Spent 40 minutes looking around the house and garage.

[@BodyByRemi]

Praise God for KZbin! I turned the switch on, then pressed the reset button and it worked!! Thank you!!

[@amycrowley8798]

Me too!! Mystery of the suddenly defunct garbage disposal SOLVED :)

[@janeb8080]

Thank you so much! You saved me having to pay for an electrician call and I learned what the "mystery" switch was for. I really appreciate it 😊

[@tomreuter4803]

Thanks, solved my problem with a new house. One of five receptacles was GFI and it remained tripped. Reset that one and now they all work.

[@rakpat]

Very well explained thank you! - I was trying to reset the GFCI and nothing was happening, it was only after your video I realized I should have the disposal switch on the ON position before trying to reset it. This may be obvious for many people - but not for me - so I THANK YOU very much Mr. Remote Electrician!! We were jumping to conclusions and thinking the main circuit board was out, the main fuse, the insfinketator was out (and then of course there was all the family blame on who used it last and broke it LOL)... Thank you again for helping me and my family maintain peace in the household.

[@remoteelectrician]

thank you!

[@jerseyswat]

Help! I have my landscape lighting plugged into one of these and the reset buttons won't reset and now there's no l power into it.

[@frankmendez4265]

Thank you for your video! I was having issues with my garbage disposal and cannot get the outlet to reset. Once I switched on, I was able to reset it. I appreciate the help!

[@frankmust4783]

Thank you so v v v much I’ve struggling for 2 days for this easy fix until I watched ur clip. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Taylor-d9q]

You just solved my problem! My GFCI outlets were wired through the garbage disposal switch, and I had to turn it on before the outlets would reset. Thanks very much for your video!

[@zubizarreta10]

Your informative video saved me hundreds of dollars and taught me something new. Thank you a ton!

[@hongyuangao8334]

Thank so much for the video! I just realized I must reset the outlet in my other bathroom!

[@josephr.lejeune4539]

Bravo!!! Thanks for sharing your experience!!!! I learned a lot. I fixed my problem by flipping the power switch to on, then I reset the gfi and magic! I think my old switch was still working. It’s replaced now.

[@miguelvillanueva3746]

I’m having this problem right now what switch are you talking about

[@ams14691]

Fixed my problem, turned a nearby switch to on and was able to reset, thanks!

[@fromthecrypt3836]

Wow. Thanks. I couldn’t figure that out til I saw your vid. Omg. Thanks so much. And this is why and how I use these platforms. To learn. Love it. Keep it up.

[@Rideables]

Mine had red light on, and was not resetting to normal on button presses, inspired by your video, I've flipped the corresponding panel breaker off and on and I was able to reset it! Thank you! Like in "The IT Crowd" series the magical "- Have you tried turning it off and on again?" ;)

[@jreyscar]

Thank you, you solved my problem. By turning on the switch and then resettting 😊

[@robertterry3036]

That’s the exact problem I had watched your video and it fixed the problem

[@KeithWhitaker-by3vq]

This guy knows his stuff

[@kristentheologus-KTechnogal]

Thank you! This video helped me fix outlets in the kitchen that were not working. There were 2 outlets with reset buttons and apparently I had to reset in a specific order. I couldn't tell which outlets were downstream of the others. One other outlet (without a reset) was not working either. But now ALL are working again. Just wish I understood the flow of these damn outlets!

[@remoteelectrician]

may have been wired wrong. we don't put 2 gfci otlets in series. but glad u sorted it out.

[@SangeunLeee]

It worked for me as well! Thank you so much for sharing

[@daniduwrite6118]

This is the best video I’ve seen so far. Thanks for sharing

[@Cfomodz]

Weeks…. Weeks I’ve been without lights in my bathroom because we can’t figure it out. I’ve reset the breaker, the other outlets work, the bulb isn’t broken 😞 Today I get out my voltmeter to see what’s going on. The GFCI isn’t grounding because it’s “popped” and there’s no V across positive either, but shared ground and positive terminal does have voltage flowing when the light switch it turned on. I turn the light switch off again and go back to trying to reset it, figuring the reset mechanism must be broken and I’m going to have to get the whole outlet replaced 😢 and I come here for one last shot to see if there’s anything I can do, and this man solves my entire problem in less than 100 seconds! 😂 Thank you🎉 thank you so much! You’ve saved me on Mother’s Day. My wife is going to love having lights again!! 😅

[@Cfomodz]

I don’t know if you’re trying to grow and, like, do the whole KZbin thing, but let me know if you are, I’d be glad to give you some shout outs to my fans - I definitely owe you!

[@remoteelectrician]

thank you man. just throwing things I know here.

[@jackgamble6120]

Great video! It helped resolve my issue. I was able to find another GFCI not working along my journey. I checked my breaker box and all the switches appeared on...even to the touch...however, I took the time to flip 2 off them off and then back on... the GFCI worked again.

[@remoteelectrician]

Glad it helped!

[@MrMusicmicky]

What switch? Are you talking about the circuit breaker switch? Seems too obvious.

[@remoteelectrician]

some people have switched gfci most common is garbage disposal. circuit breaker is a circuit breaker (electrician don't call it switch)

[@adrianacase3898]

Thank you for your video!!! Super well explained and useful Really appreciate it 😊🙏

[@stevekrebs1578]

Thanks so much! I got to the point where you mentioned the garbage disposal and how it needed power and boom! Problem solved.

[@rebeccahart3944]

You saved me money on calling the electrician and wasting his time. There should be a nice book on all these easy electrical subjects homeowners need to know.

[@remoteelectrician]

yes. by the code if regular outlet is protected by gfci it should have sticker on it saying it's gfci protected.

[@JarheadCrayonEater]

My wife and I bought a new home about 2 years ago and the kitchen receptacles worked for most of it, then suddenly the outlets on the switched side of the GFCI stopped working, but the GFCI I still did and was not tripping. So, I thought the GFCI may be faulty. Then, I discovered that the neutral from the panel was wired to the switched side of the GFCI instead of the feed side. Rewired, and checked the rest of the wiring, and everything worked as expected. Always check the wiring, since what you think is the root cause may only be a symptom of the real one.

[@jsubound2007]

Thank you Thank you Thank YOU so much. I really appreciate you!

[@lh9838]

You just helped me a ton. Thank you.

[@dambarichhetri9054]

Thankyou. I fixed my outlet now

[@nissanunlimited]

Genius!!! Ty so much. 🙏🏼 this video helped save me about $100

[@remoteelectrician]

You're welcome!

[@macphistorules]

Thank you so much! As others you have helped you just helped me too! I just donated $5. You rock!

[@frankvazquez5974]

None of this worked for me and I have this exact problem. I talked to live electrician - he pointed out that sometimes people think they reset their breakers, but they don't. There is a little give right at the end when you turn it off that many people miss. I haven't seen this mentioned in other videos, including this one, but sure did the trick for me in what was a very confusing situation! Hope this helps someone out there. Maybe you could make a video on this as well...

[@remoteelectrician]

yes if u have arc fault breakers or some breaker's toggle won't go all the way off so it's hard to notice. thanks

[@michaelzoran]

QUESTION: The bathroom GFCI worked fine for many years. But it recently tripped. The "Power" still works. The "Reset" button is sticking out while the "Test" button is pushed in. But, when I press the "Reset" button to try to make it so the "Reset" button is pushed in again, the "Reset" button will not remain pushed into the wall. I then tried resetting everything at the Circuit Box. But, this didn't solve anything. Do you have any advice? ... Also, as a replacement, should I get the 15 Amp or 20 Amp?

[@remoteelectrician]

hi. just replace it. pick whatever the circuit breaker size is.

[@travelingsoldier4671]

This video was my solved my issue . 1:20 was the amswer

[@redracerx100]

Hello. I hope you can help. So my kitchen gfci is not working. I already checked my circuit breaker to make sure there is power, nothing is tripped. I made sure to reset the outlet but it has no indicator light. So I tested the outlet with a SPERRY plug in & it shows power & the power light comes on but the SPERRY shows a red light indicating a hot/grd reverse. I lived in this house over 6yrs & never had a problem with that gfci. What do you recommend?

[@remoteelectrician]

hire electrician or fix it by rewiring checking wiring or if needed installing new device

[@Betomedia6327]

Hello so I just installed a new gfci in the kitchen like the video I am getting power to but no power is going out if I understand stood you I have plug for example a appliance to trigger the gfci to work thanx for help

[@remoteelectrician]

after installation press top reset bottom until it clicks

[@mannynikolo4355]

Awesome,just reset my outlet with this video!

[@TheHuntersTX]

Hi Remote Electrician, Good video however I still have an issue hope you can help shed some light on. In the kitchen I have a wall of outlets 2 regular outlets and one GFCI. I replaced 2 of the outlets and I replaced the GFCI and still have the same issue. All breakers are on, all outlets on that wall are not working there are 3 more outlets on the other side of the GFCI that are not working as well so a total of 6 that are out.

[@remoteelectrician]

you need to wire gfci correctly. line to line load to load. use multimeter to read voltage.

[@ziongraham4131]

Soooooo helpful thank you!!!!!!

[@tonyaiello6463]

Hi. Thanks for your video. I have a problem. My outside plugs are powered thru one for. The GFI is controlled via a wall switch from inside a hall closet.i have power to the GFI receptacle however when I reset it the breaker on the panel trips. Is it a bad GFI?

[@remoteelectrician]

no you have short circuit that needs troubleshooting

[@davidhenderson7791]

Thank you for sharing this information, you’re the bomb!

[@fadiodeh8382]

Greta video, thank you

[@mikebuchanan1197]

Thank you!

[@robertwilson9999]

Thank you , I appreciate your help.

[@KedIsKeenSports]

Your video helped me tremendously!

[@DeMarcheAdventures]

I had an exterior one go out and not able to reset. I just replaced it and it works now. Makes me wonder if i turned the breaker switch off and back on if it would of worked. I assumed rain got in and ruined it. Anyway, have a good protector box on it now for rain also.

[@remoteelectrician]

yes, oxidation of copper contacts inside and mechanism gets stuck

[@michellechang7602]

Your video was so helpful. Now I can reset my GFCI outlet! A big thank you

[@randysretired2020]

Could you take the load wires off the GFCI in one bathroom that connects the other bathrooms, connect them to the power from the panel, and then individually install GFCI receptacles in the other bathrooms? I have like five outlets running off one GFCI and that GFCI trips too often and too easily.

[@remoteelectrician]

yes you can. you'd have to connect all to line terminals.

[@randysretired2020]

@@remoteelectrician Thank you for the response. It seemed logical to me, but wanted to be sure.

[@angelgil577]

thank you you save my day

[@ph2738]

A contractor plugged something into the power strip to a refrigerator yesterday in our garage and blew the power in half the garage. I knew that there was a GCFI outlet that was connected to the outlets on the north side so I tried the reset button, but it wouldn’t reset. No click. The GCFI plug ins were dead as expected, but I pulled the GCFI out of the junction box and found the bottom terminals of the outlet were hot. Nothing in the circuit breaker box was tripped. I plugged the refrigerator into a different source on the south side of the garage. Unplugged the RV that was connected to an outside outlet on the dead side of the garage. Now nothing is plugged into the dead side of the garage except the power strip that was plugged into the refrigerator. Still the GCFI would not reset. I found the correct circuit breaker to disconnect the GCFI, checked with the tester, then swapped out the GCFI with a new one. I reset the breaker box, verified with a tester that there is power to the terminals of the GCFI box, but the new GCFI outlet will not reset.

[@remoteelectrician]

double check wiring. you could have miss-wired neural of the line and load. (use multimeter to make sure line wires(correct neural/hot pair) read 120-125v)

[@ph2738]

@@remoteelectrician The old GFI was faulty probably because tiny fragrant ants had built a nest in it. The new GFI wasn’t working because I had wired it in the same way the old one came out, but I didn’t know the new standard in line connections are on top, load is on bottom.

[@tedlahm5740]

Switched GFCI in a Older bathroom (retro fit) is very common.

[@PatrickWitherow]

Hello. Thank you for making this video. I've got a GFCI outlet in my kitchen. Last night suddenly 4 outlets (including this GFCI) quit working. I pressed the reset button but it won't click in place. Could the 'switch' to provide power to the GFCI outlet be a light switch? All we had plugged into the outlet was an Amazon Echo.

[@remoteelectrician]

no kitchen gfci are not switched. check the electrical breakers, turn it on and off then try to reset. it could be short circuit or time for new gfci.

[@PatrickWitherow]

Found the issue. One white wire came completely loose from the back of the outlet. Put it back in, tested the socket and we’re good to go. Thanks for making this video!

[@ronkarrmann9589]

I have an issue with my GFCI outdoor outlet it burnt out as long as as well as the plug for the pump of my pool. I replaced the new GFCI and wiring is correct but still not getting power. What could be the cause of that situation

[@remoteelectrician]

breaker. you gotta read the voltage at the gfci terminal if it doesn't have power most likely your breaker is the issue. (assuming no junction box in between)

[@anthonyg2952]

thanks for awesome video is helped me but when I shut switch off can I take receptacle out or is still hot because don't know what breaker is. I figured switch can kill power to it to replace because even with switch on still can't reset button push in nothing happens so gfi receptical has to be replaced I just want to make sure power is off from switch so I can replace

[@remoteelectrician]

just get power tester its $5-10 worth your life

[@joeldsaint]

So my kitchen gfci outlet suddenly stopped working, tried resetting several times but still didn’t work.i did reset the breaker and tried resetting the outlet again but still didn’t work? What could be the cause and fix? Please help .. I thank u in advance 🙏🏼

[@remoteelectrician]

gfci may need to be replaced

[@Korqe]

I installed new gfci in bathroom and it worked however I plugged in a small air compressor to install baseboards with nail gun and it won’t work or light up to reset. Did I overload it somehow?

[@remoteelectrician]

check the breaker first in order to reset the gfci it needs to have voltage.

[@estriannabell]

​@remoteelectrician hi hun my breaker is on but voltage still not reaching it.

[@Korqe]

The breaker didn’t kick. All of them are on

[@mrnikev]

Thanks bud, you just saved me some cash. 👍

[@kevindivine9623]

Hi! I have an outlet in a room that's tripped when I plugged in a vacuum. Tried to reset the GFCI outlet in the bathroom near by and the GFCI outlets in the kitchen across from the room. Also, reset all the circuit breakers, but nothing worked. This outlet has tripped before by another tenant when she plugged a portable AC to it. The outlet next to it and the bedroom light that is in the same bedroom is also out. It would take a few weeks before it automatically turned on by itself. I can't seem to figure out what's wrong with this outlet. Please help! Thank you.

[@remoteelectrician]

Hi Kevin. Outlets in the bedroom or living are not protected by gfci. 99% chance it's lose wiring in one of those outlets, (when outlets wired as daisy chain if one fails power stops going to the rest of the outlets in that chain) I'd test all non working outlets with plug tester to define if that's the case.(open neural, open hot) and power tester.

[@grandpa_obi]

Thank you for the video!

[@remoteelectrician]

Glad if it was helpful!

[@jonsworld5307]

how to solve your cfci problems steep one remove gfci outlet steep two throw it in trash steep three replace with non afci / gfci outlet live you life like people done for 100 years before having them

[@vincentgonzales8917]

That is a very ignorant reply it is simple to work on a GFC. It was installed to began with for safety To tell tell people to remove it is totally wrong. Don't comment on things like this if you don't understand the reason for these.

[@jonsworld5307]

@@vincentgonzales8917 only thing GFCI good for is if your standing in water and plug something in or if you drop high dryer in water hints why there only needed around water heres ideal dont stand in water or use your hair drying around water

[@TheCatMomma]

I thought he was just being funny.

[@jonsworld5307]

@@TheCatMomma i was for most part lol as most people really do use electric around water i dont care to remove my gfci outlets cause i know i only one using them and im not going to use them close to water expect kitchen always use gcfi on thos as you have no choice but use them close to water and bathrooms to me should have plug in at all but if they do gfci thos to

[@terryanderson4366]

Violating code is a crime that can be persued when personal injury or property damage occurs.

[@aliasgarbarodawalla8281]

Is a gfci outlet supposed to give power even on test mode?

[@remoteelectrician]

what's your problem? it doesn't test or reset?! could be wired wrong.

[@benderprofessionalservices9018]

Just replaced gfci outlet exactly as it should be done and I still don’t have power to the outlet. Breaker is not tripped. Any suggestions?

[@remoteelectrician]

use multimeter to test voltage. test breaker as well. flip on/off

[@jameswolford8674]

my bath plugs stop due to a heater being plugged in now now no power to GFC or bath plug breakers are ok not sure witch plug to check the one the heater was in or replace gfc?

[@remoteelectrician]

try to reset it first (gfci outlet)

[@josemoron7824]

Thanks really helped out

[@remoteelectrician]

Glad to hear it

[@cesartrevejo6562]

I have a jacuzzi connected to cgfi that its not peering on. I reset the main n dubpanel breakers, I pressed the reset button. No power tested with a outlet tested pen. No beeping. Pls help

[@remoteelectrician]

@@cesartrevejo6562 need more details, did u remove outlet and then tested outlet wires with power tester?

[@cesartrevejo6562]

@@remoteelectricianNo I haven't removed the gfci outlet. I tested the gfci outlet with tester no beeps

[@remoteelectrician]

​@@cesartrevejo6562 you need to turn off breakers then remove outlet then turn power back on and then test wires. if wires have power then gfci may be faulty. happens a lot to outdoor gfci's)

[@Imdatchic]

I have a wall with Gfci that wall also has a regular outlet which is also the same wall as my refrigerator. However I was cooking using the regular outlet on my middle kitchen island and using my air fryer on the wall with the gfci and all of a sudden they both stop working. Went outside to check to see if breaker tripped and nothing. However, I still reset the kitchen since I only have 2 GFCI in the kitchen. Weird thing is my refrigerator did not stop working. However even after the reset to breaker wall gfci will not click. The island outlet still not working but the dishwasher has no problem and it’s in the island. What am I missing here? GFCI will not reset, outlets next to Gfci not working and the island outlet not working so that’s 3 outlets out in kitchen

[@remoteelectrician]

HI, that's how it is wired. gfci outlet that went out protects the regular ones so it's all 1 circuit. if it doesn't reset but breaker is on. you may need to replace the gfci with new one.

[@natureofthebeast2075]

While trying to change an outlet I saw sparks and now both restrooms don't have outlet power only light power. What should I do? The fuse is ON

[@remoteelectrician]

you should have turned power off before replacing outlet. turn power off, install the outlet if bathroom gfci, turn power back on, reset gfci, that's it. (you should also inspect the rest of the outlets in other bath since its all one circuit before turning power back on.)

[@trevordowney6425]

I think you should have explained what if the GFCI outlet DOES have power and still won't reset.

[@remoteelectrician]

short circuit or time to replace it.

[@trevordowney6425]

@@remoteelectrician Thank you. I replaced it and it works now. They don't make anything like they used to...

[@MissLurka.R]

Thank you sooooo much!!!! I was going insane trying to figure out what was wrong, truly appreciate this video.

[@corybroadnax3297]

2:13 Golden Nugget

[@tramaynenarcisse5812]

Is it normal for there to be two GFCI outlets side by side? There's two in the kitchen; one clicks when you press "Test" and "Reset" and the other not only doesn't click but the "Test" button can't be pressed at all. My problem is a power outage in a single bedroom and one light in the kitchen - seem to randomly go out together. Last month they went out for an entire week and then suddenly began working again, only to cut off two weeks later. I've tried twitching the circuit breaker but that didn't work either :/

[@remoteelectrician]

you need to hire someone on-site to troubleshoot both cases. yes sometimes there're 2-3 gfci but it depends. bed outlets you have loose wire somewhere in the chain of that circuit.

[@tramaynenarcisse5812]

@@remoteelectrician Thanks for the reply :) So, you think there's probably a loose wire. I hope that's all it is.

[@remoteelectrician]

It could also be faulty circuit breaker but any electrician can sort it out on-site. good luck

[@daveward1484]

My gfci breaker trips when we get a heavy rain. I wonder if water is getting in the breaker box.

[@remoteelectrician]

if gfci is indoor it’s protecting outlet outdoor where water is getting in. locate that outlet and seal around the cover plate with waterproof caulk seal./or replace the cover.

[@omarnazzal2134]

Good stuff, i just built a living space in the garage with a kitchen but my gfci outlets are not working. I plug in my hot wire into the LINE side but it wont let me reset , im sure that its getting power because i ran that line straight to the panel. When i connect a regular outlet, it works great. Is there something im missing ?

[@remoteelectrician]

try with another gfci, maybe your outlet is faulty.

[@originalk9111]

Wow huge help

[@jesusarriaga8761]

Hello, my problem is I have several outlets out and others that work they are all connected to the same breaker. Breaker was not tripped. Any ideas??

[@remoteelectrician]

Since wiring is daisy chain, wiring failed/loose in one of the outlets. You need to open outlets in the same room that work and those that don’t to visually inspect wiring

[@jesusarriaga8761]

@@remoteelectrician thank you very much I’ll do that first thing tomorrow….

[@deniseunknown4576]

Please just come to my house lol. I attempted to replace mine but no lights stay on but it has power. It’s Eaton brand. My outside GCFI quit working on that same wall so that’ll be next project tomorrow. Hopefully it’ll all be working again after that. Idk I’ll see if it holds up.

[@remoteelectrician]

hire local electrician

[@oneofgodschildren]

Oh I know this answer. If there is more than 1 GFCI or 2 bathrooms check the other one first because if one is tripped the other one shall be too. If it's installed right 👉

[@remoteelectrician]

some homes have 2-4 bath and gfci that controls all those hidden in the garage behind their shelves. what else did I miss to mention in this video?!

[@weijiang2639]

Omg thank you so much! Whats you’re Venmo? I need to tip you. That’s the least I can do.

[@miguelguevara4375]

So i am feeding my bathroom gfci from my switch where its spliced for continuous power but the gfci only works when the switch is on and i dont want that. How do i fix it

[@remoteelectrician]

double check wiring

[@55afishead]

Remote Electrician My GFCI is not resetting and there is no switch in the circuit. I purchased another GFCI and it's not resetting either. So I replaced the GFCI with a standard outlet and all the outlets are working. What do you think?

[@remoteelectrician]

Do you have 4 wires or just 2? If you have line and load (4) you power has to go to line terminals

[@55afishead]

@@remoteelectrician I have 4 wires and yes it is wired like that. I have another identical circuit that is working fine. I guess I just got two (new) GFCI's. Ill get a third and try that. Thank you.

[@remoteelectrician]

@@55afishead no you need to wire it correctly then press reset.

[@55afishead]

@@remoteelectrician No. It's wired correctly. Just had two bad GFCI's.

[@mbrar6831]

thank you

[@andrewjohnston5303]

What if your GFCI isn't reading any voltage, but the breaker is still bringing power to other outlets?

[@remoteelectrician]

doesn't make sense where are you reading voltage? if gfci terminals have power you wired it wrong.

[@kenbe62]

My problem is the green light is steady on the outlet but no power and no power to the rest of the kitchen outlets. I replaced the outlet and same thing. Green light, no power no click when I hit test or reset? I bought a dead GFCI outlet?

[@remoteelectrician]

make sure u wire it correctly, watch how to wire gfci video. (Yes, sometimes u can buy faulty new gfci too)

[@kenbe62]

@@remoteelectrician sure but the original outlet has been there since before I bought the place. No problems. Same exact situation between old and new outlet. Steady light so it's getting power but it seems "tripped" and I can't reset. No clicks on test or reset button on either outlet. Thanks for response.

[@remoteelectrician]

@@kenbe62 well if u can't reset make sure with multimeter that wires have power 120-125v, and if installing new device doesn't work and trips then you have short circuit in that junction box or the load side of that circuit.

[@kenbe62]

@@remoteelectrician Both new and old outlets should click when the buttons are depressed, yes? Neither does. Thanks again for the responses. Definitely be watching more of your videos.

[@remoteelectrician]

No If it doesnt have 120v at the terminals or there’s a short/ground fault in that circuit

[@chinamitchell3253]

Hi my outlets on my Camper are not working except the microwave plug We changed the GFCI PLUG AND ITS GREEN BUT WHEN I PLUG SOMETHING INTO THE GFCI OF STILL DOESN'T WORK NEITHER DOES THE OTHER OUTLETS ALL FUSES WORK BREAKER BOX IS WORKING WHAT COULD BE THE PROBLEM 😢

[@remoteelectrician]

wiring is problem. line has to go to line load has to go to load. then you need to test reset

[@cpdesigncad2018]

wow sure does take alot of time to explain something that can be done in half the time. decent explanation but dag!

[@yeayeaMM]

I have a GFCI outlet in my backyard that suddenly lost power one day. I checked it with a meter and found that there was no power coming from the live and neutral wires. There are two outlets in my backyard, one of which is a GFCI outlet and the other is an ordinary one. I believe that both outlets are connected. I checked the circuit breaker panel and found that no circuit breakers had tripped. Additionally, all other outlets inside my house are functioning properly. I had an electrician come to my house to investigate the issue, but after spending 20 minutes checking, he was unable to find a solution. Do you have any clue?

[@remoteelectrician]

look for a switch, your gfci outlet may be switched and until that switch is on you won't be able to reset it. (switch can be inside, or if you had lighting plugged to that gfci look for timer switch)

[@yeayeaMM]

@@remoteelectrician there is no switch whatsoever, I checked all the switch in my house

[@remoteelectrician]

1. need to trace wiring path. (you may still have a switch but can't locate) 2. turn off breaker for that outlet an check what else that breaker controls. and check those devices wiring.(every one of them)

[@yeayeaMM]

@@remoteelectrician there is a breaker inside the panel named GFCI, I turned that off and I checked every outlet in my house still have power. So that breaker may be only for that backyard GFCI

[@remoteelectrician]

@@yeayeaMM check breaker wiring, or there maybe another gfci outside or inside from which it's getting fed on the load side.

[@junkwagonllcDOTcom]

I have power to my outlet but it still won’t reset. It clicks and turns red when the button is pressed but goes off and no power when button released and no light

[@remoteelectrician]

you have short circuit if it's feeding another outlet. or just bad gfci(may need replacement)