Hi, everyone. I have a problem I'm hoping someone will have some trouble shooting tips I can do before needing to call an electrician. Since it's the weekend, it will be a couple days before I can do this anyway!
We are in the process of upgrading our bathroom. Yesterday, I installed a new vanity light fixture. I've installed plenty of light fixtures before, so I was confident I could do this. And I could! Before installation, I turned off the circuit breaker to the bathroom. Unfortunately, this same circuit is also in control of three bedrooms. Seems like a lot for one circuit to handle, but there you have it. House was built in 1979.
Lighting fixture was installed, and when I flipped the circuit back on, the lighting fixture works! And the bedroom next to the bathroom came back on to full power.... but the other 2 bedrooms do NOT have ANY power. Huh? I've never had a circuit breaker half work and half not.
I double checked to be sure that no other circuits were tripped... thinking I may have been mistaken that the one circuit was resposible for all four rooms. But, no. Everything is fine. Oh, I should also note that the circuit in question does NOT control the GFCI plug in the bathroom, that is connected to a different circuit. Only the vanity light is connected to this circuit in question.
Anyway, I'd greatly appreciate any advice... if there's any troubleshooting I can do before calling in an electrician. Thanks!
We are in the process of upgrading our bathroom. Yesterday, I installed a new vanity light fixture. I've installed plenty of light fixtures before, so I was confident I could do this. And I could! Before installation, I turned off the circuit breaker to the bathroom. Unfortunately, this same circuit is also in control of three bedrooms. Seems like a lot for one circuit to handle, but there you have it. House was built in 1979.
Lighting fixture was installed, and when I flipped the circuit back on, the lighting fixture works! And the bedroom next to the bathroom came back on to full power.... but the other 2 bedrooms do NOT have ANY power. Huh? I've never had a circuit breaker half work and half not.
I double checked to be sure that no other circuits were tripped... thinking I may have been mistaken that the one circuit was resposible for all four rooms. But, no. Everything is fine. Oh, I should also note that the circuit in question does NOT control the GFCI plug in the bathroom, that is connected to a different circuit. Only the vanity light is connected to this circuit in question.
Anyway, I'd greatly appreciate any advice... if there's any troubleshooting I can do before calling in an electrician. Thanks!