No power in all three bathroom outlets

02-06-2012, 11:55 AM	#1
hpdad Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: S.California Posts: 21	No power in all three bathroom outlets We just moved in to our new house on Saturday. It was built in 1998, 3 bathrooms. The switches are fine but no power in outlets of all of 3 bathrooms. Yesterday, I opened the electric box outside of my house, switched off then on all of them. Results same. Please help. Last edited by hpdad; 02-06-2012 at 11:59 AM.

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02-06-2012, 12:00 PM	#2
rrolleston Electrical Contractor     Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Granville, NY Posts: 1,917	No power in all three bathroom outlets Tripped GFCI or GFCI breaker?

02-06-2012, 12:01 PM	#3
J. V. Member     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,317	No power in all three bathroom outlets I found one GFCI receptacle feeding two baths and one outside receptacle. Find each GFCI receptacle and reset each one until you find the one that is tripped.

02-06-2012, 01:18 PM	#4
AllanJ Member   Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashua, NH, USA Posts: 6,743	No power in all three bathroom outlets Are the three bathrooms on more than one circuit (use more than one breaker)? Measure the voltage between hot (the breaker screw) and neutral (the panel terminal strip for the white wires) for each applicable breaker. Any other dead circuits or receptacles or lights about the house? __________________ The disadvantages of crab apple trees. In summer, the apples are too sour to pick and eat. In winter the birds come and leave dropping all over the place.

02-06-2012, 06:15 PM	#5
biggles Member     Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Long Island Posts: 3,199	No power in all three bathroom outlets check at the outlets to the plate screws and or piping to see if your reading 115v to them .might be missing a neutral into the area

02-06-2012, 10:02 PM	#6
analogmusicman Member     Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: colorado springs Posts: 577	No power in all three bathroom outlets Quote: Originally Posted by hpdad We just moved in to our new house on Saturday. It was built in 1998, 3 bathrooms. The switches are fine but no power in outlets of all of 3 bathrooms. Yesterday, I opened the electric box outside of my house, switched off then on all of them. Results same. Please help. the GFCI in my garage feeds all the bathrooms and the 2 outside outlets. tnx,

02-07-2012, 11:01 AM	#7
hpdad Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: S.California Posts: 21	No power in all three bathroom outlets Yesterday after work, I looked in my garage to find GFCI outlet but I had found none. Oh, the three outlets in my three bathrooms looked normal ones, not with red button in the middle like GFCI. Got home too late last night and it was dark outside. Will check again this weekend. Will welcome anymore suggestion.

02-07-2012, 11:46 AM	#8
Techy Member   Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Central Florida Posts: 615	No power in all three bathroom outlets Quote: Originally Posted by hpdad . Oh, the three outlets in my three bathrooms looked normal ones, not with red button in the middle like GFCI. that means there *should* be a GFI somewhere that is tripped.

02-07-2012, 11:48 AM	#9
J. V. Member     Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,317	No power in all three bathroom outlets I would put money its a tripped GFCI. There is to much coincidence. All 3 bathrooms. An easy simple find. And the OP is going to wait until this weekend.

02-07-2012, 01:20 PM	#10
hpdad Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: S.California Posts: 21	No power in all three bathroom outlets Quote: Originally Posted by J. V. I would put money its a tripped GFCI. There is to much coincidence. All 3 bathrooms. An easy simple find. And the OP is going to wait until this weekend. Al right, tell you the truth, I don't know where to look. I looked GFCI receptacle in the garage but didn't see one. Please give me some hints.

02-07-2012, 03:47 PM	#11
pokey Member   Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pa. Posts: 79	No power in all three bathroom outlets look in all unfinished areas-around sinks-outside of the house-outside of your service panel. there may be one hiding somewhere. if not you may have a bad breaker, splice in one of the boxes or a bad neutral. it is probably a simple fix.

02-07-2012, 05:19 PM	#12
analogmusicman Member     Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: colorado springs Posts: 577	No power in all three bathroom outlets Quote: Originally Posted by pokey look in all unfinished areas-around sinks-outside of the house-outside of your service panel. there may be one hiding somewhere. if not you may have a bad breaker, splice in one of the boxes or a bad neutral. it is probably a simple fix. hmm...don't know if garbage disposers have to be gfci protected,but if they DO, your gfci may be hiding near that disposer. if it IS,track down the electrician and shoot him! tnx,

02-13-2012, 11:58 AM	#13
hpdad Newbie   Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: S.California Posts: 21	No power in all three bathroom outlets I found two GFCI outlets: one in the garage and one at the kitchen sink (they all have power). Reset both, still no power on bathrooms's outlets. Any helps guys.

02-13-2012, 12:05 PM	#14
Jim Port Licensed electrician   Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,035	No power in all three bathroom outlets Look in the garage, outside or a powder room or near the panel. __________________ Answers based on the National Electrical Code. Local amendments may apply. Check with your local building officials.

02-13-2012, 01:57 PM	#15
jimmy21 liscenced electrician   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Oregon coast Posts: 945	No power in all three bathroom outlets This is why I never put gfcis protecting one room inside another room. Put aseperate gfci in each bathroom and don't connect anything to the load side on each one