No power? Could be an easy fix! Tripped breaker or Gfci

[@alexandergroot8590]

Love these service calls. Makes for a easy day.

[@dmo848]

How about only 1 room out everything else on no breakers tripped?

[@alexandergroot8590]

@@dmo848 could be a failed connection in the circuit.

[@ElevatorWasher5000]

@@dmo848Mine did the same after a power outage I just reset the breaker and it got fixed

[@Beall_]

I got this 1 room that doesn’t have power to the lights in the room or hallway light. But the outlets are getting power.

[@glasshalffull2930]

⁠@@Beall_ It’s not uncommon for the lights to be on one circuit and the receptacles be on another circuit. Try turning the circuit breaker off one at a time to see if any other lights or receptacles stop working. If they stop working, then you know that power is getting at least that far and then you could check those lights/receptacles (being sure breaker is off) to see if loose wires are the problem and everything downstream is not getting power.

[@golfrepcitizen]

Man, I was about to call an electrician and decided to check youtube and found this video. Problem fixed ! Thank you so much.

[@Gavin-III7]

Can we just take the time to admire how professionally done this panel is. Someone takes pride in their work!

[@bobblum5973]

Judging by the wide angle view with a garage door behind him, I think this is a demo panel setup. Still, it is a nice, clean layout, no argument there!

[@themega3023]

I know electrical wiring (did a whole house rewiring at age 14 and didn’t get a single flaw; also ran telephone and thermostats). But, I went to college for computer sciences, tech major. Some of the most hilarious calls are for simple crap like turning off power strips, power strips unplugged, tripped or plugged into themselves! Also, they’d hook up everything; monitor, keyboard, mouse, network and so on, but no power cords for monitor or computer AND they had no idea where they were.

[@bobblum5973]

@@themega3023 Been there, done that, since the late '70s. I can totally sympathize with you, I've seen way too many "simple things" causing problems, that a little bit of knowledge and experience should have prevented.

[@leecowell8165]

Its probably code. Or the inspector is simply an AH. You don't want a gnarly rat's nest in there but it doesn't really hafta be "pretty".

[@Baldis_basics_plus]

Electrician here. These are actually called Ground Fault Circuit Interruptor. The work by monitoring the output voltage of the outlet and compare it with the return voltage. If the return voltage is lower than the output voltage (Mostly because of a shorted circuit) they cut of the power before the board can fry.

[@nukya]

Your second solution just fixed my problem. I walked into my kitchen this morning and the coffee maker was out, all the outlets not powered. I started to stress. I restarted the breakers, nothing. It never occurred to me to find the gfci outlet to reset and wha-la! Issue fixed! Thanks!

[@lowkeypurp]

This video was the most useful one I found. I unplugged everything in my house. Switch it on and off and it worked.

[@11introart10]

Did the same thing and it worked for me as well, I’m am so grateful for this video

[@williamdillon6898]

Dude. Your tip got my circuit back on! You people are ok. 😊

[@vickie3237]

Thank you so much! Just save me money.. as a single person I really needed this video.

[@D3rpyTheSqu1d]

Very helpful and worked for my situation! Thank you!

[@johnx6840]

Just learned from you, thanks. Helped me and my office.

[@MrStatic101]

Don’t tell people this stuff. I love these calls. This morning dispatched at 7:30 so on the clock. Got there at 8:45 walked in “these outlets aren’t working since your installers were here” check the panel all good see a little sub underneath with a tripped mini, booya it’s gonna be a good day.

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

How do you check if a breaker is triggering under load without risking causing a fire Incase it doesn’t trigger?

[@IlMorticanIl]

Thanks a lot lol my breaker flipped idk how to turn it back on it’s 11pm lol trying to game and this helped alot! Straight to the point

[@4N7H6NY]

*thanks bud, this video resolved my issue!*

[@toishaunabates5691]

Thank you so much. Very helpful.

[@therelaxationchannel999]

Thank you so much. Saved me money.

[@amysmiles9751]

Honestly I don't know how doesn't try these first. But your knowledge is worth the money. Electricity is no joke.

[@itsmarisela_47]

Thank you! Two out of three of my outlets went out at night! I wasnt sure if it was from having my A/C on and a lamp that kept flickering but I tried one of the breakers and it worked!!

[@Speckled_Butterfly7206]

What if the gfci is old enough that when trying to see if it will fix the outlets that are out in the kitchen, the test button will not go in at all, and the reset goes in but does not click to show the reset but still has power to the gfci? *hypothetically* when this happened, I already checked the panel, tried resetting the breakers, even changed out the OG breaker for an updated one for safety and updated 2 outlets, Which was the symptom not the problem..

[@3ltomy]

You are the best!!!!! Thank you

[@tgmcface]

Also, gfis often cut power to anything down the line. So check them even if its not a gfi thats not working.

[@JimDean002]

Good point. A GFCI protects everything downstream So if you have an outlet that's dead that's not GFCI keep looking you might have one tripped. It might even be someplace like the back porch or garage

[@glasshalffull2930]

Don’t you love it that the GfCI for the master bathroom is sometimes in the garage 🤦‍♂️. I know it saves a few bucks, but seriously!!!

[@ricklee827]

That was a nice clean panel box

[@thuptenjigme]

That is some neat breaker panel.

[@georgiafan775]

All trades have those sort of calls. Love em

[@wakawaka1976]

So if my issues aren’t resolved by those… any suggestions? Whole group of wall sockets won’t work

[@jacobplank]

That aggravates me when I drop the project I'm doing and when I get there that's all it was.

[@nomore8042]

Boy I sure am glad that you told them that the manufacture of GFCI's added a end of life chip. The new GFCI's will only reset a certain amount of times.

[@SnotrocketLT4]

Really? I did not know that. I was pretty sure I know everything-jk

[@mmatip123]

You’re amazing life saver

[@DiabeticGameGuy]

We are “one of those people”. You just saved us $200 with your video. Thank you. You get a well deserved like for this.

[@DeeDee_Stands_On_Business]

Thank you so much...I lost power to my kitchen island and the wall outlet...I just pressed the GSCI button and voila it worked! Thanks again...

[@electricianjoe]

Glad I could help!

[@Merciless_indian_Savage]

Maintenance worker here theses calls can be a nuisance probably 90% of the time the gfi can be reset and the breaker but I always keep extra outlets in the truck just incase

[@Gubsygaming]

One of my favourite callouts whilst working on maintenance was someone saying their lamp wasnt working and I got there and the plug was smashed open with exposed wires everywhere, i wonder what the problem was 😂

[@raymondsanchez8]

My outlets in two rooms don’t work I went out to try to turn it on by turning off the breaker and back on but the outlets are still not working what could be the issue. The strange thing is power comes on to these rooms once in a while and then it turns off often on without turning off the breaker

[@keithpedroso1282]

It works. Thank you🎉🎉

[@lunasArtJourney]

Thank you for this!! I was about to put in a work order

[@electricdl5469]

GFCIs in garages too. Got a call for that the other day. Tried telling the guy to reset them. Sad part was the yellow indicator light was on and the reset button was sticking out (cooper instead of a leviton).

[@bronston81]

Though, how much did you charge just to come out? And do the simple 2 little things.

[@mmnn6868]

Wow very helpful thank you so much

[@neildam7677]

I do HVAC, in the winter we always get calls that the system is cooling instead of heating. 90 percent of the time it's the fan on continuous blow or the circulate function set at the tstat. 👍👍

[@KitchenerLeslie2]

Some people outside the trades can be very stupid. My father in law would call the boiler service company if the temperature on the 2nd floor was higher than the thermostat setting. T-stat must be broken!

[@neildam7677]

@@KitchenerLeslie2 those are my favorite calls. 😂😂😂🤯

[@zackstringham527]

So if my breaker keeps tripping out in the garage like if I blow dry my hair and the breaker is tripping what does possibility mean and could it be costing the extra money? Can you explain part two?

[@Alacritous]

I used to do security camera installation and service. I couldn't tell you how many times I got called to locations because someone had turned a power bar off or the power bar breaker had popped or similar things like that.

[@pharmacofun]

Thanks for sharing 🙏 ,the video saved our night and I was able to have the fridge/freezer work again.

[@Sanisani9]

Thank you sir!

[@davidmarquardt9034]

That looks like a Square D style breaker, they have that center toggle trip position, also can have a red/orange flag in a window to indicate a short or overload. Then people get confused when it saps back to the middle. The tan colored Cutler Hammer breakers have no trip position, just Off or On. Is this better or worse? Not really just different.

[@LionTV2015]

Thank you so much❤❤❤❤❤

[@prakharpanwaria]

You saved my $100+ and my precious time. Thank you, Sir!

[@maryg2519]

Thank you!

[@lambition]

Some old type BR breakers trips with handle stuck in on-position. I had few customers who did not find tripped breaker, but had no power. I just touched handle slightly it moves to tripped position (middle).

[@bahramjafari3967]

Saved my day

[@mos227]

And for a tripped breaker that keeps tripping and when reset it is easily barely hardly touched goes to the middle position? Is a bad breaker need to replace?

[@jw8474]

My outside GFCI tripped. I already knew what to do when that happened. I did all of the above, and it still will not work with a 3 prong plug. It only works with a 2 prong plug. When I plug in a 3 prong plug, you can hear it click again. Did I break it? How do I fix it?! l really need this outlet to work. HELP, PLEASE?! 😭🙏🏼😭🙏🏼😭

[@Martrydom749]

Saved a service call. Well deserved like 👍🏼

[@JohnSmith-xu7ev]

Whats with GFI buttons not working? Was there a bad batch 10 years ago

[@JanetBellefeuille-v3d]

Hey I’m a girl and I’m not educated on garage door not working. Since my husband passed away he repaired everything. But thank you for the lesson!

[@Kai0nTheMoon]

What if the outlet is supposed to have a GFCI outlet but does not? I think the GFCI tripped in my POS old house I bought and now my bathroom outlets don't work. In the breaker box there is the breaker box for the bathroom, the one with the little white button. Does that work like a regular breaker? I want my outlets back but I'm not sure how to proceed

[@stevethomas5849]

Same over here, some RCDs that's GFI to you have the function fully flick it off then flip it back on.

[@christhopherlasher2828]

All these breakers look different than mine I got a flashing red light with a test button ..it popped when iwent to strip the neutral, I was going to install a simple light from Amazon. It's only grounded at the box😢 but works and light on panel went off after the installation was finished...is this a new type of breaker ???

[@cxshcam160]

Helped so much !!!

[@Thepearlcapture]

Indicator doesn’t light up on the GFCI outlet in the garage which also effects outlet outside and no power what to do?

[@davidy890]

Thank you! thank you!!!!

[@ryanyork837]

That's what I like about cutler hammer c h breakers. They turn completely off when they trip. So there's none of that confusion on how to reset a breaker

[@Peacock_Beautyy]

Thank you!!!

[@SteveTheFollower]

What about for an outlet connected to the breaker box that doesn’t have power? What’s a safe way for me to check if it a breaker issue

[@ChiliSeedd]

It’s so annoying but relieving when ppl call for tripped circuts

[@925vphan]

Thank you!!

[@SlammedZero]

Thank you!! Just saved a small freak out at my house. Lol

[@eastcoastbearingsllc5794]

I've tried both & still no luck. Could there be a gcfi under the house?

[@michaelparker5863]

I have a breaker that wont click over from my stove ~ can 220 outlet go bad ? And if so

[@braydenattlesey5326]

What if the GFCI is working but when you test it cuts the power to that section of the house? No tripped breaker? Was wondering cause my iPhone was overheating suddenly and cut the lights out to my room!

[@rebeccaw1509]

My ac or heat breaker is not in the main pannel. Would it be labeled something else?

[@garvit_k8660]

Thanks man

[@WatchPanshel]

So the gfci doesn’t always have to have a light indicator? I was always told that no light = bad

[@izauze]

I couldn't get my power back to save my life after I tripped it. I overlooked the GFI... you saved me! Thanks, bro

[@angelaw6877]

Man, thank you thank you thank you!

[@rushbnostopp]

That distro panel gave me a stiffy. Clean af

[@randybobandy9828]

Until you need to move something around

[@azrekkoula3003]

Small house vibes

[@bryoncatterall]

Gsi is unable to reset... breaker is fine... what now?

[@kabirsachdeva7788]

Absolute legend, I love you bro thank you. Power randomly went out at 2am had no idea what to do

[@HauntingTheHoly]

Same. Well, almost. It was 5am.

[@Richard-ov6vt]

Ok, I did that but now the panel is smoking. What next? Kidding! Thanks for the post 👍🏻

[@teresaaussemlopez6940]

But what if my bathroom outlets won't work but there is no GFI reset?

[@Манлетопия]

Can yah not use a breaker or plunger? I was doing electrical wiring at 8 years old

[@joethiboutot8082]

I have a gfci with a light switch. The outlets work but the light does not, what happened?

[@thaosfamily2893]

You the man thank you sir 🫡

[@joeypizzingrilli7366]

Damn that panel is cleannnnnn

[@josephbifulco]

That panel took time, that will be easy to pull more circuits into because the base panel was done RIGHT!

[@nubianprincess766]

Thank you.. so simple 😝

[@fluffykittens9373]

Dam I appreciate this 😂

[@bobblum5973]

I've seen a non-working bathroom outlet in a townhouse condo, all breakers fine. It turned out to be a tripped GFCI outlet in the basement / garage that was feeding the bathroom outlet. 🙄🤦‍♂️

[@towerman75]

Yes, and the unfortunate part of this story is, if it is something as simple as a tripped breaker or GFI, the Electrician should adjust his service call price to reflect what he found, but no, they charge the full price. I was an electrician for a while in my working career, and that was one of the things that helped me change my career. I became an Electrical Engineer. I knew I would never make a good living as an Electrician because of having to rip people off.

[@chrisf9607]

What's a good way to charge a call like that?

[@Cotafaye]

I'm in a rv. Breakers cked Gfi won't reset Generator on. Nothing..

[@ZAgustin256]

Thanks bro

[@TheGabyNya]

tried both and my plugs still don't work! T-T

[@vickinorris3912]

i have done all that and some of my indoor lights don't work

[@manmeetworld]

The hard one was the outside receptacles going out and needing to trip the GFCI inside the garage

[@octo9739]

Thanks

[@bobbybatte417]

Resetting the breaker is the easiest part of the service call. The difficulty is explaining to some people why they can't plug 3 heaters on the same circuit.

[@xeon5065]

TY SO MUCH

[@lucash1980]

Those 90 degree wire bends into the breakers kill me. What an OCD thing. Labels are a nice touch for the next guy.

[@farkmuckerzerg634]

Every established and knowledgeable electrician does this. Article 110.12

[@Tony-i4k2w]

Some times gfis can trip other gfis down the line so check em all in the area even in other rooms sharing walls. In my old apartment we had an outlet in the bathroom that never worked until we found another outlet directly above it in the second floor bathroom under the sink with a tripped gfi..... Reset it and the outlet worked. Not even the maintenance people knew about it... Oh well at least it worked

[@Suvi-Haiti]

What does it mean when my light turns green then turns off