Why Doesn't My Outlet Have Power

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Prior to calling an electrician try these 3 simple troubleshooting methods to try and get power back on to your outlets. You won't need any tools and no previous electrical experience.
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:34 Circuit Breakers
2:28 GFCI Outlets
6:29 AFCI and GFCI Circuit Breakers
8:09 Next Steps
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[@tamiwilliams-stephens5497]

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.

[@andewarren2662]

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)

[@kimhelms1362]

I knew it was there but had no idea is was connected to my outside outlets. Woo hoo 🎉

[@ayala0871]

Thank you so much! I changed the outlet & still didn’t have power. I turned the switch on & off & it worked!! ❤

[@elizabethalfaro2249]

Thank you... This worked for me too!!!

[@pepperaussie]

Thanks a million! The reset button is magic!!!

[@ambassadork9775]

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!

[@senpaibaki6433]

THANK YOU KZbin 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!

[@magalirivera9582]

😲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 KZbin video online to fix the issue. I can't tank you enough!😁

[@jod1113]

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

[@youvelookedbetter]

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.

[@brianwill5661]

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.

[@raymondgatchalian3360]

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.

[@anthonychen7807]

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…

[@angelateichmann8472]

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.

[@shtayve]

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.

[@jmorv8866]

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!

[@colleensplichal8168]

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.

[@amartinkyle]

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.

[@emanon321]

Your videos are some of the most coherent, clear, and useful I've come across on You Tube. Thank you.

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Thanks for the kind words and support 👍

[@barbaraorsborn2589]

You presentation was so clear I was able to fix my bathroom outlet. Thank you for being precise and not pontificating.

[@joellieberman7356]

You solved my issue. I had no idea the GFCI from one outlet affected another one. Thanks x1000!

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Here to help 🙌

[@vibingtomusic]

thank you so much! so calm and elaborate, slow and steady. For a person that doesn't deal with this at all very helpful!

[@beckm3378]

Wow! Used this in 2023 and works, thank you!!!!

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

🙌

[@arnecarlsson9740]

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!

[@robertfallows1054]

Exactly what I would have said. Ditto

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Hey Arne, thanks for the kind words.

[@ferndsliced]

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

[@reginaackart9083]

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.

[@user-lc1pf4et2s]

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.

[@RagBreathMusic]

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!

[@cathyacorn9416]

Thank you, sir for your clear, succinct and patient exposition. You made a positive impact today.

[@JCornelius86]

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!

[@glasshalffull2930]

My garage GFCI also controls the master bath receptacles. SMH

[@duanechase3294]

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 !

[@labornoting]

So glad I found your channel. You are really good with voice, speed and clarity.

[@apackwestbound5946]

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.

[@KIKI4444]

I’m sorry that happened. I always wonder if people take pride in their work when they’re building homes we live in

[@ibraheemogunrinola344]

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

[@beau2009]

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!!!!!!

[@dhoopster02]

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.

[@gucci3262]

Really helpful. It indeed guides me to get and reset my kitchen wall outlets today. Thanks a lot!

[@10p6]

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.

[@NovicebutPassionate]

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.

[@sarojmohanty211]

different part of the house?!

[@lexxluther5589]

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

[@mikefarmer8959]

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.

[@ddmnov22]

great tip!! I found my GFCI outlet in my garage just as you suggested….behind some of my garage stuff. Thanks so much!

[@EmanuelsWorkbench]

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.

[@anderswpeterson]

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[@emmaanderson7162]

I’m not familiar with this but we’ve been so fortunate with an amazing system my husband had installed in early 80’s. My husband is on hospice we had to have an X-ray done. The machine blew a breaker. I’ve been upstairs and down trying to figure out how to turn on one outlet in master BR and several in kitchen so I’m assuming they are All on the same. However my husband never marked any so I’m up & down and at age 83 I’m now tired. Just listened to your message so I’m going to give it another try. A ? I have is do you have to reset the Outlets also or will breaker be enough? TY Be right back hopefully with good news

[@davidh.8513]

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!

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Thanks so much for the support!

[@MrRxac]

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.

[@veegee7700]

I tried the second method and it worked ! Thank you so much! I'm going to feel so accomplished for a few day 😎

[@dw9923]

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.

[@MrDre_Black325]

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...!!

[@spitzomt1]

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 !!

[@snott7263]

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 ❤!

[@Jess-wf4zl]

This is a really informative and clear video! Helped me out a lot. Thanks!

[@emmanuellealva1666]

Thank you so much! My kitchen's outlets were inoperative. With your video and knowledge, my outlets are working! 😀

[@axelbrode4673]

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.

[@chrisvincent7999]

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!

[@alfred929]

Thank you! Your instructions worked and saved my day.

[@fzamora1777]

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.

[@kimhelms1362]

Thanks that reset button worked for both outlets. Lol i kept looking at the circuit brakers to see if it tripped. Thanks again

[@charliemackenzie2485]

Reset on the outlet was my fix(center kitchen island some outlets working). Thank u very much

[@jasminegooden]

This was so helpful! 4 outlets went out in my kitchen and I thought I’d need to hire an electrician. Thank you!!

[@tracydenton6955]

Thanks for the step by step instructions. Helped me a lot!

[@emb2094]

A big thank you from a gal who was FREAKING out about not having power in one part of the house. The first trouble shooting method did the trick. I checked and sure enough, the trip breaker for the garage was in the middle, so I did a reset and power was restored. I learned something new today and you saved me money. I was just about to call an electrician!🤑 Your video was very educational and comprehensible. This lay person is extremely grateful.🥲 You are AWESOME👏

[@oldschool240]

What an excellent, clear video. Thank you! Fixed my problem.

[@nareshnarayan4882]

Very helpful video thank you. I managed to get all my dead outlets to work by following your steps.🙏

[@JohnWilliams-kj3rh]

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!

[@darylanliker532]

Thanks. I finally found another GFCI hidden behind my mother in laws toolbox in her garage.

[@henrythe83rd18]

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.

[@myk2985]

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!

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Happy to help!

[@jdhorton1432]

Truly appreciate the information & instruction you share! Thank you so much!

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

You are so welcome!

[@tusharmathur1663]

Thank you, great video - helped me save a call to an electrician.

[@zg4472]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. Very useful and practical. Great video. Saved me an electrician visit.

[@tes1geb]

Great educational and money saving video. Thanks a lot.

[@luxurycardstore]

Wow I love your videos. So informative and easy to understand.

[@Itscarlosocando]

Great perfectly explained, second method worked for me! Thank you!!

[@Holinyx]

2 years later and you just helped me bro ! Thanks !

[@Cheyenne894]

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.

[@kvne71x]

Awesome, option 2 resolved my problem. Thank you so much!

[@Ayang1125]

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!

[@Jayman001]

Thankyou sooo much😂 saved me, 3 outlets in bathroom downstairs just went dead, there no GFCI in this bathroom, so i knew to check nearby GFCI and hadnt check bathroom upstairs GFCI and sure enough that was the one like 1 hr later, after watching this vid! Again thx!

[@anthonyandres1167]

Thank you very much. I was able to fix the problem on my circuit breaker with you help.❤

[@javierflores3733]

Great video, really informative! I was able to get power and lights back on following your instructions 🙌🙌🙌

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Great!

[@glmm9286]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!! You saved the day for me.

[@FIRSTLAST-fo8qs]

I like this guy, because he knows I am a f***ing idiot who doesn't know anything, but he doesn't make me FEEL like it!

[@rickbraden4272]

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.

[@jkjungquist]

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 🤙🏼

[@medinaf.5738]

Thank you very much, the first method worked for my situation.

[@MelissaNateDavis]

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!

[@sarahtrach]

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!!

[@MelissaNateDavis]

@@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 KZbin 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!

[@staceykat18]

Thank you so much for this video! I truly appreciate your knowledge to help us save money and taking this as educational moment!

[@EverydayHomeRepairs]

Thanks for the feedback!

[@Iambukoh]

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

[@5richmedia5]

extremely well explained, thanks

[@candaceseayfolks7954]

Well done and informative. Thanks

[@leonardnugent738]

Thanks, you just got me up & working again 👍

[@hassanbazzi3545]

Well explained. Thank you for sharing

[@charrissahuffman9984]

Came here for a small problem, but I learned so much

[@bobbyh6564]

Thanks, this helped a lot. Didn’t know the plug in controlled the others on the wall. Hit the reset button, then everything came back on.

[@kevinmcmanus3168]

Thank you, first tip worked for me.

[@riteshsukhi2211]

Thanks a lot. This was super helpful.

[@thahari]

Thanks you 😊I fixed mine

[@jakepierce2398]

Thank you very much! Lost power to my garage outlets after a power outage and used method 2 to fix the issue.

[@kersi-sandiego6036]

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.

[@hcbourse1500]

Thank you very Much! You saved me a lot of time and money. Very very useful .

[@michelleb6323]

This video was a huge help!! Thank you!

[@claralara5014]

Very helpful 💯👊🏽, thank you!