Outlet gave out..

[Brew12]

So can I now put the plate back on?

Thanks for everyone for their patience and help! Just saved me having to pay for an electrician I can’t afford! Also made my family not put me in the shed after finding out half their rooms didn’t have power!

Yup, the plate can go back on now. You should be good to go.

 

[Awesome Dennis]

When the GFI was out was the bathroom outlet also out?
If so is it a GFI too?
The way you had it wired was how you would wire the outlet if you needed something else after the outlet GFI protected.
The way you have it now only that GFI is protected which is fine as long as the other areas don't need gfi protection.

 

[Be102]

When the GFI was out was the bathroom outlet also out?
If so is it a GFI too?
The way you had it wired was how you would wire the outlet if you needed something else after the outlet GFI protected.
The way you have it now only that GFI is protected which is fine as long as the other areas don't need gfi protection.

I believe the only outlet that is gfci is the outlet in my room next to my fish tank. The others don’t need it I believe.

 

[Awesome Dennis]

Sounds good just wanted to make sure your bathroom was protected.

 

[BZOFIQ]

This thread is somewhat funny...but in the end the OP got it fixed with help from other board members. Great teamwork

 

[Be102]

This thread is somewhat funny...but in the end the OP got it fixed with help from other board members. Great teamwork

Glad you got a laugh

 

[Erica-Renee]

OK

Everyone is telling the OP What to do and not why.

On a gfi outlet . there are two sets of terminals. plus ground..
ONE SET IS LINE... This is the Current coming into the outlet from the electrical panel.. This makes the outlet hot.
Second set is is GFI SWITCHED.. What this means is the gfi breaker controls this set of terminals Meaning anything you connect to this will go off when the GFI Is tripped . Any other wiring in that box that you do not want to be controlled by the gfi function has to be connected to the LINE Side terminals..

If you have another outlet you want to have the gfi protection you can connect that outlet to those switched terminals...

Hope this helps with the confusion.
OHH And please call a electrician or someone with more knowledge next time . Safety is more important then saving money

Thank you for Reading.

 

[Converted to Saltwater]

So today of all days when I decided to change my substrate my outlet decided to trip. I’m unsure how this even happened considering all I did was unplug a pump. The way my setup works is it is a 15 a outlet that I converted into gfci a couple of years ago. So I went to the breaker and that wasn’t tripped so then I tried to use the reset button on the outlet and it blinked red. I then went to the hardware store and got a new outlet setup. I put it back in and at first I got red, did it again after switching the blacks and got a green light although there is no power on the outlet. There is also another outlet on the same wall that is also not working. Any ideas would be helpful. Gonna switch the whites now but if that doesn’t work I’m clueless.

Don't just switch wires! Dangerous. There on a feeder it sounds like which is just an extension from the breaker box to multiple outlets. It could be another GFCI a short to power (fire hazard) among other things very dangerous. Check the lines common, neutral, trace them until you find the break, or fault in the circuit. Make sure ground usually the bare wire clamped to the grounding strip is tight.
I should note that the safest way to do this is take readings before during and after the installation. With a meter there is no guess work. Electricity killed my cousin. I keep stressing this, use a multimeter. Please.

 

[5altkreep]

Did you even bother to read the thread? It was solved in a couple hours...weeks ago

 

[Converted to Saltwater]

Did you even bother to read the thread? It was solved in a couple hours...weeks ago

No need to get worked up.
Meant only to add some sound advice.
Glad you helped her.
I recently rewired my house and the electrician-if you can call him that- had used all the whites as line wires and the blacks as neutral. Except on the kitchen circuit...
I just would not work on anything electrical without testing everything. No exceptions.

 

[make]

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[make]

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