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In the master bath, the wall electrical outlets stopped passing current.

Posted on 3/20/26 at 5:10 pm
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
51432 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 5:10 pm
On the breaker panel, the breaker is not tripped. I reset, but that did nothing. There is a soon-to-be-gone Jacuzzi tub. I checked and that motor is not working. I'm thinking the motor is plugged into a wall outlet with (likely) a trip breaker on it. But I'm unsure how this was wired in. So now I have to pull a panel off the side. Any thoughts?
Posted by tigerclaw10
My house
Member since Jun 2010
4920 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 5:47 pm to
Have you tried another breaker?
Posted by ItzMe1972
Member since Dec 2013
12476 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 6:05 pm to
Google or YouTube GFCI and go from there.
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
4832 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 6:18 pm to
safe bet you've got a GFCI tripped somewhere
This post was edited on 3/20/26 at 6:20 pm
Posted by jmon
Loisiana
Member since Oct 2010
10252 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 7:02 pm to
quote:

safe bet you've got a GFCI tripped somewhere



Yep could be in another bathroom, kitchen, ...>??
Posted by T-Jon
Member since Jan 2012
124 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 9:10 pm to
As others have said 98% chance GFCI is tripped. If It is not an outlet above a vanity, it can be an outlet that the tub motor plugs into. This would be located behind an access panel under the tub, or in a vanity cabinet.

If you don’t know what we’re talking about, you probably just need to push the reset button in the middle of the funny looking outlet by the vanity sink.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
42928 posts
Posted on 3/20/26 at 10:01 pm to
quote:

safe bet you've got a GFCI tripped somewhere
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
4832 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 12:09 pm to
quote:

Yep could be in another bathroom, kitchen, ...>??


Yep, bath, kitchen and garage are the usual spots. I helped a buddy of mine trace one down a couple years ago and the tripped unit wasn't in any of the usual spaces so had us stumped for a while; we found it in his attic where his attic fan was plugged into. First time I've ever seen that one.
Posted by Weekend Warrior79
Member since Aug 2014
21448 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:24 pm to
Similar situation at my house, but we found it outside on the back porch.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
61751 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 9:40 pm to
As the others say, 95% chance that is a GFCI circuit tripped somewhere. Check anywhere you are likely to have wet conditions. Mine alleys trips in the garage, but that circuit controls the bathroom outlets too.
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
51432 posts
Posted on 3/21/26 at 11:42 pm to
quote:

As the others say, 95% chance that is a GFCI circuit tripped somewhere. Check anywhere you are likely to have wet conditions. Mine alleys trips in the garage, but that circuit controls the bathroom outlets too.
I haven't pulled the panel off the side of the tub, yet, but I have checked everything else. If there's a GFCI anywhere else, it has to be under that tub.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
61751 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 12:12 am to
How old is your house? I believe GFCI circuits became mandatory for wet areas around the 80’s. I believe there are also breakers that contain GFCI. Is every other outlet in your house working other than the bathroom?

I once found a GFCI outlet that had tripped in my garage hidden behind some plywood standing along a wall. I honestly didn’t know the outlet was there.
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
51432 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 12:36 am to
Everything else works. My entire house is mapped out, so I know exactly which breaker goes to which outlets, light switches, AC, Pool, outdoor lights. The only item not previously mapped out that operates via electricity in the house is the Jacuzzi, which we don't even use, and it's coming out when we start the bath remodeling project later this year or early next year.
Posted by Spankum
Miss-sippi
Member since Jan 2007
61751 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 10:02 am to
Is there a breaker that only serves the circuit that is not working?

If so, I would change that breaker.
Posted by HubbaBubba
North of DFW, TX
Member since Oct 2010
51432 posts
Posted on 3/22/26 at 10:26 am to
quote:

Is there a breaker that only serves the circuit that is not working?
That seems to be the case. The closet is on a separate circuit. The lights in the bathroom are on a different circuit. The master bedroom is on a different breaker. I personally toned every outlet and wall switch back to the panel and have a panel map I made and printed. In the case of the oven, pool and Jacuzzi, these were easy to test without accessing the connection, although I've replaced oven since then and testing wasn't necessary. The pool lights receive power from an outdoor GFCI plug by my back door. The only connections I haven't personally inspected will be when I pop open the panel on the Jacuzzi.
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