electrical outlet box forum

electrical outlets on the exterior of my house r not working,inside outlets work fine,please help me.

SUGACUBE , Sunday, 8th of August 2010 05:41:25 PM

l checked the circuit box,it seems fine,just that exterior of the house 
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electrical outlets r not working,they used to work till last year.
 
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beemac , Monday, 9th of August 2010 07:13:43 PM

No, don't take it apart. Look for a tripped ground fault  
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circuit interrupter. That can be a GFI circuit breaker in the electric  
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panel with a test button and a reset on it, or it can be the first  
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receptacle in the circuit - feeding the others. That can be one of the  
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outdoor receptacles or even one in the basement or bathroom. Those have  
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test and reset buttons on the receptacle.  
 
 
 
 
 
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Bebe , Tuesday, 10th of August 2010 12:30:48 PM

Take it apart. Something is probably corroded. It will  
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probably work again when you clean it off and put it back together.  
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Barbie , Wednesday, 11th of August 2010 04:53:08 AM

If your outside outlets are not GFCI, they may be on a circuit  
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that is. Check other GFCI outlets such as in a garage. They are sometimes  
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Katie Babe!~ , Thursday, 12th of August 2010 01:16:16 AM

everyone assumes GFCI are always outlets.when in fact there are  
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also GFCI BREAKERS.. but however.either is the case most likely and needs  
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moochie , Friday, 13th of August 2010 06:46:41 PM

The exterior outlets should be GFCI. If they are they will  
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have a reset button. Hit the reset button and see if that resolves your  
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