Nov 23
I’ve lost power to half of my shop, heater overloaded circuit but now there is no power from circuits?
Maintenance Repairs Add commentskirbycwb asked:
I have checked circuits ,they are fine. I tested wires to circuits and they are not getting any current. Could it be a receptacle which had a portable heater plugged into it. there is not obvious burn mark in receptacles anywhere in room. I have tried everything but changing out every outlet. any sugesstions before I have to call an electrician. Thank you ps. circuit breakers are fine-fuses are fine.
I have checked circuits ,they are fine. I tested wires to circuits and they are not getting any current. Could it be a receptacle which had a portable heater plugged into it. there is not obvious burn mark in receptacles anywhere in room. I have tried everything but changing out every outlet. any sugesstions before I have to call an electrician. Thank you ps. circuit breakers are fine-fuses are fine.
6 Responses to “I’ve lost power to half of my shop, heater overloaded circuit but now there is no power from circuits?”
November 24th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
call an electrician no sense burning the place down you were lucky once don’t tempt fate twice
November 25th, 2008 at 10:00 am
You should have power to at least part of the circuit.
If you don’t have one of the testers that glow when touched to a charged wire, get one. Then start testing receptacles to see how far out the circuit power is available.
November 27th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
Clarity would be helpful?
Do you have power at your breaker box?
Do you have power at other circuits within your home?
Have you reset your shop’s breaker?
Do you have power at any place other than where you plugged in your portable heater?
Test the leads to you portable heater’s duplex device?
Work backwards from where there is no power to where there is. You may have opened a circuit at a junction box — wire nut is no longer seated properly.
November 28th, 2008 at 7:53 am
You burned out a plug receptacle some where. follow your circuit from your main box with a tester[ you can buy a cheap one for 3 bucks] the 1st plug that dosnt test positive is where your problem is
November 29th, 2008 at 2:30 am
By chance, do you have GFI circuits? Perhaps it popped at the outlet, although it sounds like it popped at the breaker.
Check breakers carefully by putting them fully off and then back on. Sometimes they look okay, but they’ve really popped, and you can’t know until you’ve shut them off and put them back on.
Also unplug anything in the off outlets. Power might go back off only to be immediately blown again. Get the outlets working, then slowly try devices until you know which one is screwing it up.
November 29th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Call a professional in before you try anything.
If you don’t know what you’re doing you’ll probably just end up killing yourself which isn’t work if for the few bucks you’d save.