trphyhntr Report post Posted February 9, 2022 I want to fix this myself but I didn’t have any luck. I turned on my microwave and it started flashing, so did the lights above it then they went out. since then everything in my kitchen and dining room is dead. I checked the breakers nothing, The gfci light wasn’t on and it wouldn’t reset. replaced the gfci. The gfci is solid red, won’t reset. when I hit the light switches next to the gfci the light on the gfci goes out entirely. When I plug the microwave in, the gfci light goes out entirely. Does any of this sound familiar Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
idgaf Report post Posted February 9, 2022 How old is the house? Does is have afci breakers? The microwave usually is a dedicated circuit, but recheck the wiring on the gfi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSR Report post Posted February 9, 2022 Our neighborhood just had an influx of roof rats because of all the citrus trees and ripe fruit They have been doing a lot of damage to house wiring. Just a thought. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted February 9, 2022 50 minutes ago, idgaf said: How old is the house? Does is have afci breakers? The microwave usually is a dedicated circuit, but recheck the wiring on the gfi Really old. I googled afci breaker and yeah that’s what I got. Will do 4 minutes ago, JSR said: Our neighborhood just had an influx of roof rats because of all the citrus trees and ripe fruit They have been doing a lot of damage to house wiring. Just a thought. interesting Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beaton Report post Posted February 9, 2022 Did you unplug the microwave and see if everything will reset? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted February 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Beaton said: Did you unplug the microwave and see if everything will reset? Yeah I unplugged it. And I replaced the outlet it was plugged into. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted February 9, 2022 If it were me. I would turns the breaker off and replace each outlet that didn't have power. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SHOOTER Report post Posted February 9, 2022 I would replace the gfci in question first. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted February 9, 2022 12 minutes ago, SHOOTER said: I would replace the gfci in question first. I did, twice. But maybe it’s still messed up 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bustedknuckleinc Report post Posted February 9, 2022 I would check each and every outlet that doesn’t have power for a loose connection. Even the breakers at the panel. Chances are you have/had a loose connection (high resistance) that finally gave out. You could also check the voltage at the panel with the breaker in the on position to see if the breaker is closed 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted February 9, 2022 27 minutes ago, trphyhntr said: I did, twice. But maybe it’s still messed up Did you wire the gfci correctly. Making sure line and load are not swapped? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SHOOTER Report post Posted February 9, 2022 Do you have anything else plugged on that circuit that could be tripping the GFCI? You could unhook the load side of the GFCI and see what side of the outlet your problem is on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted February 9, 2022 11 minutes ago, HuntHarder said: Did you wire the gfci correctly. Making sure line and load are not swapped? I thought so. I mean, I just took out the one and put the other in the same way. The wires were line up pretty easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted February 9, 2022 Some new gfi's have line and load swapped from factory compared to older gfis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted February 9, 2022 13 minutes ago, SHOOTER said: Do you have anything else plugged on that circuit that could be tripping the GFCI? You could unhook the load side of the GFCI and see what side of the outlet your problem is on. I don’t think anything else is plugged in. Does it mean anything that when I hit the light switch next to the gfci, the red light on the gfci goes off Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
