No Power to Outlets in One Room

When the outlets in one room go dead but the lights and other rooms still work, the cause is usually on that room’s circuit — a tripped breaker, a tripped GFCI, or a failed outlet or connection.

Check these first

• Check the panel for a tripped breaker on that circuit and reset it firmly — all the way OFF, then ON.
• Check for a tripped GFCI outlet in the room, or in a nearby kitchen or bathroom. One GFCI can protect several outlets, including ones in another room.
• Test with something simple, like a lamp you know works, and try another outlet in the room — is it all of them or just one?

Call an electrician if

• The breaker trips again right away.
• Only one outlet is dead while the rest of the room works — the outlet or the wiring behind it may have failed.
• You smell burning or an outlet is warm or discolored.

Do not keep resetting a breaker that trips again and again, and do not open outlets or the panel yourself. McLeod Electric — Master Electrician #A 12769, Hanson, MA. Call (781) 447-6040. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Emergencies, call anytime.