Electric Help

Timetopay · Jan 17, 2008

Got a bedroom and hallway thats electric keeps going out. This has never happened to me before.

I hit the breaker box but it doesnt come back on. Magically in a day or whatever it will pop back on.

Anyone have any ideas what would make just a certain area of a house go out.

Thanks

Poohoe · Jan 17, 2008

You're in Florida so fruit rats are a possibility but there is seriously a shitload of things it could be.

Contractor could tell you real fast whta the problem is for little to no monies.

winbet · Jan 17, 2008

Try putting Two fingers in the socket, could be better than a bet. :drink:

Doug · Jan 17, 2008

sounds like a faulty flux capacitor.

winbet · Jan 17, 2008

Whatever it is, get it seen to as you cant fuck about with Electrics. :drink:

joeyfitzclick · Jan 17, 2008

Winnie JC does it ever not rain in the god forsaken country ?

Buster · Jan 17, 2008

you need to replace breaker...real simple and only about 10 bucks or so

Timetopay · Jan 17, 2008

buster said:
you need to replace breaker...real simple and only about 10 bucks or so

will i die doing it?

ILMW · Jan 17, 2008

Timetopay said:
will i die doing it?

if you dont know what you are doing yes. Pay an electrician.

Buster · Jan 17, 2008

believe me i am the most inept f'er when it comes to this stuff...and i was scared shitless doing it...the only thing you have to do is shut down the main power...where all power to house is off..take a screwdriver take out old breaker,hook new one up and screw back in..takes about 5 minutes...make sure you replace right one..

the guy wanted 125 bucks to replace mine,when dryer went out...i went to lowes (took old breaker with me) they showed me what i needed came back home and installed,saved over 100 bucks and time waiting for the repairman

Buster · Jan 17, 2008

Timetopay said:
will i die doing it?

as long as all power to house is off there is nothing that can happen,just cut off main switch...it is marked clearly

CapNCash · Jan 17, 2008

Do you hear any animals in your walls?

Timetopay · Jan 17, 2008

This is all due to the fact I tried to get more shower head pressure.

Damn you Skins.

Actually for tonight Im just gonna ghetto it and run a long orange extenstion cord through my house to hook up the room.

ProPokerPlayer · Jan 17, 2008

Its probably not a breaker. more likely you have a wire loose inside a receptacle or light switch.
Have someone go and lightly shake the breaker while you look at the light. if theres a short it will blink while they are wiggling it.

If its a short in a recpt your really better off letting a electrician come fix it...not a jack leg but a real electrician. It will take maybe 3 mins to fix but the problem is it make 3 hrs to find! Youll just have to ck every recpt, light and switch on the circuit where he can probably narrow it down to 2 or 3 and find the prob

ProPokerPlayer · Jan 17, 2008

1 other thing...if your house was built in the early 70's and has aluminum wire running to all the recpt's i would go ahead and but my drugs, porn and guns in the car ..its a bitch when the neighbors find that shit while they are helping you sift through the ashes.....

Buster · Jan 19, 2008

what was the outcome fuk-knuckle

Timetopay · Jan 19, 2008

buster here is the damn honest truth.

I still have the extension cord running in there with the power cord. Its a spare room and just the stationary computer is in there.

So I havent even attempted a fix it.

I will though when I want to die.

Buster · Jan 19, 2008

well that is ok...but don't leave us hanging...trust me if i did it...i get nervous changing a f'ing lightbulb...you can do it...

i simply want to know if that is what it was...it will make me feel more of a man if i was right...you know the feelin'

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