Electrical – After accidental contact with ground wire, hot wire is dead

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Was trying to install a new light switch and the ground wire came in contact with the hot wire. There was a spark, and I believe shortly after that the hot wire is no longer hot.

Circuit breaker in the panel did not trip, and other loads on the circuit AFAIK are still working! It is just the hot wire for the light that is now dead.

Any tips on troubleshooting this?

Thanks!

Best Answer

Thanks to everyone for the helpful hints. mmathis and Harper had it spot on: upstream was an appliance and I immediately noticed it wasn't working. Sure enough it was connected to GCFI outlet that was tripped, so I just reset it.

Thanks again.

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