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Chances are that outlet is connected to a GFI outlet somewhere else. Check the outlets near a water source. Bathroom, kitchen, laundry room?

Nearest GFCI is in the bathroom next door. Already tried resetting, but it was fine b

Unplug the heater and plug in a lamp that you know is on into the receptacle. Get a screwdriver with a rubber handle if you have one and go around the room tapping on each switch or receptacle starting with the working one. If the light flickers repair/replace as needed.

If you do not have it tied to a GFCI then you have created may have a burnt wire in a junction box feeding that area of the house, or a outlet plug used as a junction off that has a bad side. Have seen it a couple times before both ways.

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Nearest GFCI is in the bathroom next door. Already tried resetting, but it was fine b

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Before you try anything, be certain you have unplugged the heater in question. I assume when you say the GFCI is good, you plugged something into it and had power. If not, do that to verify.

I would try every GFCI, just to be sure. I've seen some wacky stuff.

If you did have the heater unplugged double check your breakers, some do not look obviously tripped. If you have those types and flipping the breakers does not reset your circuit it may mean it is tripping again immediately. A simple check is to push towards the on direction on one you know is working (for instance, kitchen lights that you know are on). Note if it has no movement or minimal movement. Then press all the others and if one does appear to have a springy movement (moves in the on direction then moves back) that is different from the rest (particularly the one you know is good). That could be your culprit. If resetting without the heater plugged in does not cure the problem, then you either have a bad breaker or the outlet was damaged and the rest of the circuit in the room feeds off that outlet is dead. I would caution you about proceeding unless can definitively know you have killed power to the outlet.

Just checked that, and it looks fine. I'll flip the power back on and go reset all the GFCI outlets I can find.

Stuck in the back. Pulled all of them out and looked. No burns or corrosion.

Also reset every GFCI outlet I could find indoor and outdoor and it hasn't changed anything.

Two outlets in the room are working, two outlets and the light/fan are not.


Don't know if I specified earlier, but yes I unplugged the heater before doing anything else.

Assuming you have a volt meter or a power tester of some sort, check if you have power to the outlet giving you issues.

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Two outlets in the room are working,

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Your issue may actually be in one of these. A disconnected/loose/burnt wire in one of the working outlets that feed the rest of the room could be an issue.

One quirky possibility relates to your light switch(es). Is it possible that outlet was wired to be controlled by a light switch (i.e. a lamp was once plugged in there that was turned on/off by a switch). I hate when things are wired this way but it does happen some times. If that was the case and the heater was plugged into it, it is possible the extra load of the heater burned out the switch. If it was the same switch controlling the lights, that could be your problem. It doesn't seem likely but was just wondering.

Get a volt meter. Go in your service panel and check to make sure you have power from each breaker. If you have tried everything above, it sounds like you may have a bad breaker.