On Nov 18, 6:42*am, al wrote:
Some of the outlets in my house stopped working. *Outlets on
individual walls in different rooms work while others don't. *They are
associated with different fuses, but the fuses are okay. *I double
checked them by replacing them anyway and affected outlets still don't
work. *Any idea what would cause this?

Problem solved.

Contractor's estimator checked everything, double-checked the fuses
and discovered a main fuse that was bad. Replaced it and solved the
problem.

My all to obvious error was not checking the main fuses. I just
checked the round screw in fuses. Since moving in here, I've never
touched or even thought of touching those red cylindrical fuses. Now
those fuses aren't the only things that are red.

Anyway, the estimator said as some of you have that the fuse panel
should be replaced with a breaker panel and is preparing an estimate
for that job. Breakers are probably a better option for someone
susceptible to failing to explore all options before raising the alarm
anyway.

Thanks for all the input.