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Bill[_43_]

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Tony Hwang wrote:

Hi,
Hi,

Meanie wrote:
Approximately 3 days ago, I noticed a few quick power bumps whenever I
would turn on a light switch or my cable box or my computer, which are
all on the same circuit. Everything on that circuit would shut down and
start up instantly. Today, it did it again when the wife turned on the
bathroom light (same circuit). Therefore, thinking it may be a loose
breaker, I turned off then back on the breaker. Upon restarting my
computer, the entire power within that circuit went out and this time,
never came back on.

I tested the breaker which indicated good. I removed the breaker feed,
turned the breaker on and read 120v. Therefore, I assume the problem is
elsewhere in the field. I ensured all neutral connections were secured.
I reconnected the breaker feed and turned on the breaker and still no
power. The good part is, it's designated to one circuit and not the
entire house. The bad news is my router and modem are on that circuit,
but I am running an extension cord to another outlet.

Any suggestions what the problem could be? My guess is a wire, but
uncertain and where.

Thanks
Hi,
First of all, have you removed every thing on the circuit and start
plugging in one device at a time to narrow down the problem?

Sounds fairly typical of a failing push-wire connection at a receptacle.
Best to at a minimum remove each device and change it from push-wire
connections to screw terminal connections. If the current devices are
$0.50 specials, I'd recommend buying the bulk packs of the "spec grade"
or "commercial grade" receptacles that run ~$2 and replace the devices
as well, again using the screw terminals or the screw clamp option on
some of the better devices. The push-wire connections are nothing but
trouble.

What he said ^^^^