If half the house is dark but the rest is fine, the problem is usually inside your home — not a power outage on your street. Start by checking the obvious, safely.
Check these first
- Look at your panel. One tripped breaker often controls a whole room or a group of rooms. Reset it firmly — all the way OFF, then ON.
- Check whether a GFCI outlet has tripped. One tripped GFCI in a kitchen or bathroom can cut power to outlets downstream of it.
- Ask a neighbor if their power is out too. If the whole street is dark, it is a utility outage.
Call an electrician if
- Breakers trip again as soon as you reset them.
- You see or smell burning, or hear buzzing at the panel.
- Only some rooms work and the panel looks fine — that can mean a lost leg of power or a failing breaker, which needs a licensed electrician.
Do not open the panel cover or touch the main breaker if anything looks damaged or smells hot. 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.
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