Identify power source-UPDATE
Son bought a house that is several years old and is updating outside light fixtures. On the far side of the house is a GFCI that has no power. On a brick column near it is a light fixture that I was g...
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Charlie D. wrote:NinerBikes wrote:Charlie D. wrote:
Lot's of conflicting responses:
1) Used a GFCI tester. No lights. Pulled cover and receptacle. No power to GFCI.
2) donn-That's my problem. No power at light. Trying to find why.
3) Niner-Nothing wrong with operator. Remember your comment next time you work on circuits. Although it may be a good idea to use a twist lock on a dead circuit it is not a,ways practical because there is not room to perform the necessary task. All three wires were fed through the center hole on the mounting bracket and hole was approx. 1/2"
4) BLF13-Turning all breakers off and then one at a time will not work. There is no power at the wires to GFCI OR light fixture.
5)Bobbo-Your circuit tester will not work. There is no power to fixture or GFCI.
6)Newman-See comment 5 above. NO power.
7)WA8XYM-Got a better description? Can not find item you describe.
LOL, General Contractor here, what I wouldn't do myself, I hired professional licensed Electrical Contractors to take care of. Problem solved, worth what I paid.
No idea why you are posting residential wiring here for your son's lighting on his stick and brick in an RV Forum... Perhaps a bit off topic.
You say you got no power, yet you got an arc when two wires touched in the light with the junction box out front.... so which is it? Arc = power, at least one leg is hot. You, saying you got no power means the wiring is in need of professional service by someone qualified in electrical residential that know's what they are doing, and has trouble shooting experience.
Giving free advice on 110V electrical like this is bad form, in particular if you get hurt from someone else's free advice. Hire a professional.
Niner-I hear you.:) Perhaps a little off topic but the tech forum often has topics on electrical not always related to RV.s. My original and subsequent posts said that I had no power when testing with a voltage tester. An arc proved other wise. After the arc there was no power and I am trying to determine why.
After the arc, you either tripped another ground fault receptacle, or a breaker tripped, or both. And if the wiring job was poor, or not enough twists in another junction box in route, you could have melted the connections there also.
Due to the two wires arcing, you should do a complete validation from main panel to light, every single run and connection along the way in every junction box, a complete trace. To verify you didn't burn any wires in the process. It's possible you did more damage than you were trying to fix. Hire a pro, don't endanger your son's new to his home with burnt wiring.
