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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Bobbo-No power to the GFCI prior to the arc at the lamp fixture. Checked it before opening the fixture up. When I found no power at the fixture-same fixture that my voltage detector incorrectly said was no live-my first thought was a tripped GFCI.
I did pull the GFCI from the box and there is only 3 wires to it so it does not feed anything. Been busy the last few days but will check the receptacle directly behind the GFCI on the inside wall to see it it was/is hooked to the GFCI. It would make sense that it would be.
My original question to all was my idea to turn all breakers off except one. Run a live wire from the breaker to the light fixture and see if any receptacle or switch became live. If it does I should be able to back track the feed location. As I said earlier, all breakers are on and none tripped. No GFCI's are tripped. Every switch in the house has been flipped on and off and never any feed to the light fixture.
I did pull the GFCI from the box and there is only 3 wires to it so it does not feed anything. Been busy the last few days but will check the receptacle directly behind the GFCI on the inside wall to see it it was/is hooked to the GFCI. It would make sense that it would be.
My original question to all was my idea to turn all breakers off except one. Run a live wire from the breaker to the light fixture and see if any receptacle or switch became live. If it does I should be able to back track the feed location. As I said earlier, all breakers are on and none tripped. No GFCI's are tripped. Every switch in the house has been flipped on and off and never any feed to the light fixture.
