I recently had a problem where several plugs did not work. A light was plugged in and it suddenly went out:
1 - I checked the breakers and none had tripped.
2 -Futher inspection showed that in one 3 plug wall switch;
a) The first on / off switch works fine (turns on a section of inside
floods in the ceiling.
b) Second switch is an automatic or manual on / off switch for turing
on 2 outside fluorescent lights (come on at dusk and stay on for
night and turn off in morning) - lights do not come on whether in
automatic, manual or instant on modes, however the correct time is shown in the digital read out of the switch.
c) The third switch that controls an outdoor light does not turn on.
d) Further checking I found 5 other wall plugs that are not working.
I do not understand why the automatic digital on / off switch shows the correct time but you can not turn on the lights whether in auto or manual mode.
I have checked all of the outdoor plugs and the operate fine and also checked the GFIs which are indoors and they work fine. House is about 9 years old.
Any suggestions would be gretly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
1 - I checked the breakers and none had tripped.
2 -Futher inspection showed that in one 3 plug wall switch;
a) The first on / off switch works fine (turns on a section of inside
floods in the ceiling.
b) Second switch is an automatic or manual on / off switch for turing
on 2 outside fluorescent lights (come on at dusk and stay on for
night and turn off in morning) - lights do not come on whether in
automatic, manual or instant on modes, however the correct time is shown in the digital read out of the switch.
c) The third switch that controls an outdoor light does not turn on.
d) Further checking I found 5 other wall plugs that are not working.
I do not understand why the automatic digital on / off switch shows the correct time but you can not turn on the lights whether in auto or manual mode.
I have checked all of the outdoor plugs and the operate fine and also checked the GFIs which are indoors and they work fine. House is about 9 years old.
Any suggestions would be gretly appreciated. Thanks in advance.