GFCI run in series? I have one I can't reset.?

Question

I've asked two previous questions to get a better idea of why I have a blown circuit in my kitchen and what to do about it. Alas, its lead me to another question (thanks for your help and please keep it coming)....

I have a GFCI to the left of my sink and "sink-a-rator" (garbage sink thing) which have had no power since Saturday when I tried to grind coffee beans. I've switched the circuit breaker, test and reset buttons and even the main breaker. Everything is in a position that it should be on and working.

A previous answerer told me that GFCI's can be run in series with each other. I do have another GFCI outlet to the left of the sink, this laptop is currently plugged in there as well as one outside my house. There is definately power to this one (I tried other things in there as well to confirm the laptop is not running on battery).

I can not reset the GFCI to the left of the sink. The test button feels like it is stuck in and the reset button keep "pushing" back when I try to push it in.

Can this be causing the issue to the right of the sink?

I have no idea if the one outside works or not.

Those three are the only GFCI's I have.

Answer 1

Mountain is right in his answer.  I might add that:

It may be on it's own circuit and the breaker has kicked.  Check the power panel.  The switch may be old or bad.  Replace it.  And as Mount. said, has work been done recently?  Sometimes just hanging a picture on a wall shorts out a wire by the nail or s***w piercing the wire.

Retrace and see if any recent events have possibly caused the problem.

Answer 2

Glad you reposted since I can not edit or add another answer.  I was the person with the series answer.

The answer is yes.  The GFCI where the RESET will not stay down is the outlet which is the problem.  When you RESET, you should hear a click and it will stay down.   Since, it is not staying down, then one o two things ar happening:

1. The outlet is just bad...gone...dead.  You will have to replace it.  This is the most likely cause.  If it was replaced recently, then someone may not have wired it correctly.

2. Something on that same wire is tripping the GFCI outlet.  Since other non-GFCI outlets or light switches could be on that same wire, this may be hard to find unless you know how your house is wired.  You could unplug EVERYTHING in you house to see if it will reset (or at least things connect to outlets nearby).