Re: Part of electrical circuit dead
- From: "SQLit" <sqlit@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:23:48 -0700
<russet32@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> In my home, part of a circuit is dead. The lights do not work and the
> outlets are dead. This is only a portion of the circuit. I checked the
> obvious things myself:
>
> 1.) Make sure no circuit breakers tripped
> 2.) Make sure no GFCI breakers tripped
> 3.) Open up some of the outlets to look for a loose connection
>
> I could not find anything myself so I hired an electrician. He came
> out and did much the same thing I did. Opened up a bunch of outlets
> and could find no cause for the failure. So I paid for a couple of
> hours of work and no fix.
>
> The electrician indicated there is a tool that you can use to track a
> wire through a wall to pinpoint where the break occurs. Unfortunately
> he doesn't have one. I guess you would put some electrical generator
> of a sort on a plug and then use some detector to track it along the
> walls to see when the signal stops.
>
> My question is this for any electricians out there. There doesn't
> appear to be any obvious reason for the broken circuit. I need to find
> an electrician with the right tool for this type of problem. What type
> of tool should I require that they have? Is there an industry term for
> the type of tool that is needed? I'm open to having them open up part
> of a wall, if necessary, but I want high confidence that they really
> know where the fault is (assuming it's a break in a wall).
>
> Thanks.
There are several "toners" and other kinds circuit/wire tracers. Some work
marginally in stud wall none work with any certainty in concrete, block, or
steel framed wall. I have owned cheap ones and expensive ones. I do not
own one now.
House wiring is usually pretty simple to figure out at least for me. Takes
time, but process of elimination explains every situation I have ever ran
into.
My first question would be, what changed? Did you install something? Drill
any holes? Any one do any work on or in your home just before the problem
was found?
My guess is you will find the problem at or near a junction box.
What state are you located in?
.
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