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20. LOL... I scarcely remember posting it, but yeah... I'm glad you didn't waste $$ on an electrician!

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 03:09 PM

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what does it mean when an outlet goes dead? [View all] grasswire Feb 2012 OP

is it a GFI? maybe it just tripped (or the one 'upstream' tripped) NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #1

I had a porch light on a house like that once. Robb Feb 2012 #6

It's kosher to load an additional non-gfci outlet off the gfci .... Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2012 #7

Actually, that's not bizarre...that's how they're designed to work jeff47 Feb 2012 #11

I was told.... hlthe2b Feb 2012 #13

The GFCI outlets were much more expensive jeff47 Feb 2012 #15

ah, I see... thanks hlthe2b Feb 2012 #16

This post just solved my problem! cui bono Sep 2014 #19

it's gfci...ground fault circuit interrupt. ret5hd Feb 2012 #4

right you are!!! i had a couple of the right letters in there anyway NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #5

Does it have a circuit breaker on it (small red button usually). cbayer Feb 2012 #2

problem solved grasswire Feb 2012 #8

YAY! NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #9

I read an eletrician online comment how this is his favorite service call. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2012 #10

Just to list some other possible problems jeff47 Feb 2012 #12

good advice grasswire Feb 2012 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #17