I have a bathroom circuit that has been having some sporadic issues. The circuit is as follows: 15 AMP circuit breaker...2 light switches 1 has a single 65 Watt ecessed light. The 2nd has 3 recessed lights one is a 65 watt equivalent CFL bulb. 1 regular wall outlet and 1 GFCI outlet ( Bathroom) The first problem I noticed was that the 3 lights were flickering on and off. Before I could get a chance to further investigate they went out completely. I have an outlet tester so I wated to see if any of the outlets were on the circuit. When I put it into the GFCI outlet it should gournd and hot reversed. I checked the outlet which has been install since before I moved in 6 years ago and the wiring was fine. The breaker was not tripped, but when I flipped it on and off everything started to work again with the exception that the CFL burned out.
A few weeks later the lights went out again. This time I checked the GFCI and it was tripped. I reset it and the light ame back on again.
I know it is recommended to hire an electrician, but this is an easy circuit to fix if I cut the main power. My question is Should I replace the GFCI, the breaker, or both just to be safe? I have added a new CFL bulb of a differnet brand, Could that be the problem?
A few weeks later the lights went out again. This time I checked the GFCI and it was tripped. I reset it and the light ame back on again.
I know it is recommended to hire an electrician, but this is an easy circuit to fix if I cut the main power. My question is Should I replace the GFCI, the breaker, or both just to be safe? I have added a new CFL bulb of a differnet brand, Could that be the problem?