When Trouble shooting an electrical outlet, there is a process you need to fallow before calling your electrician out to your home or office? There are many services call that we have to go on when power has been lost to half the the house. This can all be due to a tripped GFCI outlet. Below we have a quick list to fallow to trouble shoot your own electrical outlet issues.If you fallow all these steps and still have no power? Call Arizona Electrical Solutions or visit our website for more information. Our Website!/ We want to be your electricians in Tucson, Arizona.
Step 1: Plug in a socket that is delivering power to an appliance that you know works.
Step 2: Look at the outlet that you originally plugged into. Does it have buttons on it that say “Test” and “Re-set”? If so, it’s a safety outlet (GFI) for kitchens and other places where water might be nearby. Push the re-set button and see if the appliance turns on.
If you frequently have to push re-set to get this outlet to work, there’s an electrical problem that an electrician should handle.
Step 3: Is the outlet controlled by a wall switch? If so, flip the wall switch. Does the appliance work?
Step 4: Has the circuit breaker that controls the outlet flipped off? Look in the circuit breaker box for any flipped switches,it’s possible that one has flipped off internally without moving to the off position. Firmly flip off each circuit breaker in turn and flip it on again. Now, plug the appliance outlet and see if it works.
If a particular circuit breaker repeatedly flips off, there may be an intermittent short. A short circuit is a fire hazard and must be addressed as soon as possible.
Step 5: If after these steps, the appliance outlet still doesn’t work, it’s time to call an electrician.
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