(January 9, 2018 at 5:17 pm)Brian37 Wrote:(January 9, 2018 at 3:51 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: I had a friend track me down one night... most of the up stairs lights where not working. I was able to check voltages (confirmed power at breaker, but not at destination). Told them to shut off the breaker and check the wiring the next day. Found this old house, didn't have wire nuts, and they just twisted the wires together, and taped them. The connection became loose, and burned about 1/2 way into the attic.
You definitely want to remove power if there is a problem with the circuit.
I don't think I am am in danger, the circuit broke and that is what a fuse is for. I am not screwing with any light or outlet. I am leaving it alone.
Make sure the circuit breaker is off, If the circuit breaker is on, and you do not have power at your outlets/lights, then that is a concern.
If it tripped before, but resets now; and, you still do not have power, then that indicates that you still have a problem with the circuit. The other option is a bad breaker.
Therefore you want to remove power, to ensure that you do not have a loose connection or a hot wire in your walls (broken neutral is equally as bad)
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