Okay all you sparkies, need some help here.
Yesterday my outside outlet between the front door and the basement access failed. This outlet is marked as GFCI protected but doesn't have test or reset buttons. In fact, the only GFCI outlet with buttons is the one in the front bath and it wasn't tripped and functioning.
I checked the breaker panel and did not find any tripped breakers. I have a single pole15 amp breaker that is labeled "GFI" which I think is a misprint, however, the breaker doesn't have test or reset buttons, none of the breakers do. Also the GFCI outlet in the front bath is not wired to this breaker (might by mis-labeled).
I checked other GFCI protected outlets and they are not working either. Again, no test or reset buttons on them. I even looked for the mythical second panel under the steps and it wasn't there.
Yesterday afternoon was warm and we had the ACs on when all this happened, SWMBO wasn't too happy about the idea of me turning of the shore power to really dig into things. Today is a travel day so not much will happen today.
Here are my questions: Should I have a GFCI breaker with test and reset functions? Is there a second panel board that I need to keep looking for? Do I need to go back and look for another outlet with test and reset buttons.
Oh, I'm fairly certain that the GCFI outlet in the front bath is not connected to the other GFCI protected outlets. When I tested it in the past none of the GFCI protected outlets lost power.
Yesterday my outside outlet between the front door and the basement access failed. This outlet is marked as GFCI protected but doesn't have test or reset buttons. In fact, the only GFCI outlet with buttons is the one in the front bath and it wasn't tripped and functioning.
I checked the breaker panel and did not find any tripped breakers. I have a single pole15 amp breaker that is labeled "GFI" which I think is a misprint, however, the breaker doesn't have test or reset buttons, none of the breakers do. Also the GFCI outlet in the front bath is not wired to this breaker (might by mis-labeled).
I checked other GFCI protected outlets and they are not working either. Again, no test or reset buttons on them. I even looked for the mythical second panel under the steps and it wasn't there.
Yesterday afternoon was warm and we had the ACs on when all this happened, SWMBO wasn't too happy about the idea of me turning of the shore power to really dig into things. Today is a travel day so not much will happen today.
Here are my questions: Should I have a GFCI breaker with test and reset functions? Is there a second panel board that I need to keep looking for? Do I need to go back and look for another outlet with test and reset buttons.
Oh, I'm fairly certain that the GCFI outlet in the front bath is not connected to the other GFCI protected outlets. When I tested it in the past none of the GFCI protected outlets lost power.
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