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04-23-00, 04:52 AM
I am in my new construction home five months. Last night the master bath lights and ceiling fan all quit at the same time. No circuit breaker was in the off position when I checked the panels. The electrician did not ID the circuits well in the main box, choosing instead to just say "plugs and lights" or the like. The lights and fan are the only ones out. Plugs in the room are working. Request assistance or ideas.
Thank you
Thank you
04-23-00, 07:55 AM
Your lights/fan should be on the same 15 amp circuit. Flip all 15 amp breakers off and back on to see if that doesn't solve problem. If it doesn't, you may have a loose connection (short)at switch or fixtures or faulty breaker. Good Luck!
04-23-00, 12:09 PM
A loose connection is known as an intermittent open. If is not connected at all it is fully open.
A short circuit is a premature "short" circuit to ground.
That's was causes the sparks!
You most likely have a wire nut in a junction box that has worked loose at a poor connection. It is most likely above your master bathroom and you'll nee to access your overhead crawl space/attic to track down the problem. It is not a difficult task, but if your are not confident around wiring, call an electrician or some who is comfortable around wiring to help.
Better yet, call the electrician back who wired the house. His/her work should still be warranteed! Have them label all your circuits too!
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[This message has been edited by More than a Carpenter (edited April 23, 2000).]
A short circuit is a premature "short" circuit to ground.
That's was causes the sparks!
You most likely have a wire nut in a junction box that has worked loose at a poor connection. It is most likely above your master bathroom and you'll nee to access your overhead crawl space/attic to track down the problem. It is not a difficult task, but if your are not confident around wiring, call an electrician or some who is comfortable around wiring to help.
Better yet, call the electrician back who wired the house. His/her work should still be warranteed! Have them label all your circuits too!
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MTAC - Van Buren,MO
www.carpenter.cjb.net (http://www.carpenter.cjb.net)
Home repair & Construction
"Where the character and work are always upright"
Anything worth cutting down a tree for, is worth doing right.
www.toolreview.cjb.net (http://www.toolreview.cjb.net)
[This message has been edited by More than a Carpenter (edited April 23, 2000).]
04-23-00, 03:30 PM
hello Tom C,
did u think to check the gfci in the bath(receptical with the test and reset buttions) i have gone out on service calls along the same lines u r describing and found a triped gfci. if the gfci isnt triped call the electrician that wired your home and have him come out and fix.
did u think to check the gfci in the bath(receptical with the test and reset buttions) i have gone out on service calls along the same lines u r describing and found a triped gfci. if the gfci isnt triped call the electrician that wired your home and have him come out and fix.
04-23-00, 10:36 PM
If you find that indeed it is a tripped GFCI that has caused this problem, reset it, THEN call the electrician who wired the house and have him remove the light and fan from the GFCI controlled circuit. GFCI's are intended only for use with recepticles.
04-24-00, 10:23 PM
hello lefty,
not intirley true, we use gfci's all the time for pool lights and shower lights.
not intirley true, we use gfci's all the time for pool lights and shower lights.
04-24-00, 10:48 PM
Sure SPRKY, pool lites and shower lites need to be GFCI protected as they are in wet locations. But a bath lite fixture and exhaust fan aren't in quite the same category. <BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sprky:
hello lefty,
not intirley true, we use gfci's all the time for pool lights and shower lights.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
hello lefty,
not intirley true, we use gfci's all the time for pool lights and shower lights.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>