Have you established that the breaker which governs this circuit is
working?
I think this is the problem. As a test, I switched off all the breakers one
at a time to ensure that it affected some part of the house and none of them
switched on those lights and outlets. Do you have any suggestions because I
am stumped.


"donald girod" wrote in message
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Have you established that the breaker which governs this circuit is
working?
Are the wires for that circuit connected tightly in the circuit panel.
Start by figuring out which circuit breaker covers these devices and then
try to trace the circuit from the panel to the first device, and see where
the trouble begins.

A light which "blows" can't really do all this damage, but circuit
breakers
do fail. I think this is the most likely explanation.


"L. Green" wrote in message
y.com...
I am trying to diagnose a problem I am having in my basement. Here are
the
details

Recently I was repositioning my desk lamp when the bulb blew. As a
result
all of the ceiling lights and most of the wall outlets in the other room
no
longer work. I have tried resetting all of the breakers although none
of
them were tripped and I still cannot get those lights and outlets to
work.
So my current situation is in the computer room where the bulb blew,
only
one outlet works. The other does not. In the den area outside the
computer
room all ceiling lights do not work but one wall outlet does. I am
trying
to figure if it is possible another electrical box is covered somewhere
or
the electrical wiring really screwed up. This house about 50+ years
old.
Any suggestions on where I should start my search?