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Grasswire2

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29. I do.

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #28)

Fri Nov 27, 2020, 09:46 PM

Nov 2020

My kitty.

Are you thinking a mouse got in the circuit breaker??

The stove is on a breaker switch of its own. So is the fridge. The outlets on different ones.

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Update on my failed power in apartment -- it gets worse. [View all] Grasswire2 Nov 2020 OP

Go down to Walmart, hardware etc and get one of those plug in devices with the lights LiberalArkie Nov 2020 #1

This Turbineguy Nov 2020 #5

not my job to fix it. Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #6

I agree, but the little cheap device may save your life or someone else's. LiberalArkie Nov 2020 #9

This wouldn't be to fix it... regnaD kciN Nov 2020 #25

You can check for reversed polarity if you have a receptacle tester Shermann Nov 2020 #2

Make sure you get a discount on your monthly rent DonaldsRump Nov 2020 #3

yeah, TV's been out all this time as well. Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #11

I'm no expert, but it sounds like your landlord's son is an idiot Rorey Nov 2020 #4

I think (know) that son has absolutely no idea of what he is doing. ret5hd Nov 2020 #7

Reset your GFI's, Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #8

That's my go-to response for electrical problems. Laelth Nov 2020 #13

the only GFI in the place is in the bathroom Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #16

Should be a GFI some where in and around the Kitchen. Wellstone ruled Nov 2020 #18

Sometimes an apt is wired so that one GFI covers all the outlets that need one. keithbvadu2 Nov 2020 #22

Yes, our house (which we didn't buy new) is weird... regnaD kciN Nov 2020 #26

As a landlady myself, I wouldn't instruct my tenant to call an electrician Rorey Nov 2020 #10

true dat Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #14

Even more of a reason for HIM to call the electrician Rorey Nov 2020 #17

Do you have a fusebox or circuit breaker box in the appartment? PoliticAverse Nov 2020 #12

there is no map Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #15

I used to live in an old Victorian house with tube wiring Rorey Nov 2020 #19

Electrical issues like this can be a serious fire hazard. A competant electrician should be involved PoliticAverse Nov 2020 #23

Find out about your local Renters Rights information. Here in Albuquerque it's located abqtommy Nov 2020 #20

My bathroom and kitchen have outlets with little breakers on them LSFL Nov 2020 #21

Sorry this is a bit long-winded discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2020 #24

OK - I read all the previous posts - noone mentioned calling ur municipality . . . Worried2020 Nov 2020 #27

Your stove should be on its own circuit breaker Phoenix61 Nov 2020 #28

I do. Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #29

I was thinking mouse. nt Phoenix61 Nov 2020 #30

Saturday -- I have been quarantined in the bathroom for almost three hours now.. Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #31

So.....while I was quarantining in the bathroom... Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #32