I have 4 GFCI receptacles in my kitchen that are not working. All appear to be on the same breaker. I immediately checked to see if I could reset them and could not. So next I checked the breakers in my main box. None of them were tripped but still I turned them fully off and back on just to be sure and still, no power going to my receptacles.
My next step was to check the breakers with a multimeter, they came back showing 120 V. I tried chasing these wires throughout my basement and it didn't appear that any of the wires went into a junction box. I took all 4 outlets out of the wall and checked the wires going into them, all of which were cold.
My initial thought was it has to be somewhere between the breaker and the receptacle, but if anyone else has an idea, I will definitely try it. Thank you in advance.
Best Answer
Figure out which breaker these GFCIs are on and turn it off. Then search for any other dead outlets. If you find one, that's probably where the junction is. If not, start pulling outlets and switches out until you find some wires that are spliced and just pass through the box. Check those connections. Pigtail anything you find that's using an outlet as an in/out, especially if they used backstabs.