Power outlet not working

Question

I have on power outlet that is not working in th house. I checked all the fusses in the circuit box and the outlet on the other sideof the wall, (that is a gfi protected outlet) are still working. What's going on. I even took out the outlet to check if thwe outlet is bad, but the wire's have no power?

Answer 1

Turn the power off to the nearest receptacles, open each one and inspect them for a loose or broken wire. The GFCI is a possibility, it may work but the downline protection may have failed. That is where I would start.  If you still have trouble, call a qualified professional electrician.

Answer 2

You will need to determine how the receptacle is fed.  Chances are that the receptacle upstream from the dead one has a wire that has come loose.  TURN THE BREAKER OFF!  Then check the next outlet.  If that one's ok, check the outlet to the other side.  Hope this helps.

Answer 3

You may have more than one  or two GFCI sockets in the loop. I have an external outlet on the side of my house that's a GFCI. It tripped one time and resetting it would not restore the power. So, I reset the interior one on the inside of the wall from the exterior one. Still nothing. Finally, I found a third one in the loop inside a bathroom that had also tripped. Resetting this third one brought them all back to life.