My "Family Room Receptacles" have lost power. 6 total that I believe are all on the same breaker. I can not locate a GFCI anywhere. I have reset the breaker which also did not restore power. What should my next steps be in troubleshooting? Is it possible the breaker has gone bad? The house was built in 2001.
1/9/17 – Update: I've found two more receptacles on the exterior of my house that have also lost power. One of them is a GFCI and I am not able to reset it. Given the location of this socket, it appears that it may be the 1st in the chain of receptacles going through my living room that have lost power. What are the chances that 2 exterior outlets are wired in with 6 interior outlets? I can not locate a breaker in the box for the exterior outlets so I can only assume they are wired in with one of the interior lines. I only have a glow stick but can get the one suggested and begin checking for power from there.
Best Answer
Outside gfci's do go bad replace the one that won't reset with a weather resistant model it should have WR stamped on the face the electronics are coated so they last longer. While you are getting the new WR GFCI outlet pick up a extra heavy duty cover (sometimes called an in use cover) this will protect the outlet from the elements and the WR rating protects from fog and dew that wipes out the non rated gfci's over time.