Electrical problem

[Reapuh]

So a couple weeks ago my brother plugged a treadmill into his room. As soon as he did this it cut the electricity off in his room, bathroom, and part of my room.

My dad has been trying to figure it out on his own. He replaced all the wall outlets. Checked for tripped breakers..nothing.

So yesterday everything came back on. So I decide to plug my PC back into a wall outlet that wasn't working before. As soon as it powered up, it all went back out. Hasn't been back on since.

Anyone know what happened or has anything to help?

[Hawk]

cut back on the grow op

[Ja Rhule]

Do you have something in ur house that takes up a lot of energy? Like air compressor?

[Reapuh]

Nope. Nothing that I know of.

My brother only has his PC and monitor plugged into his room. I have my PC, monitor, TV, PS3.

All I know is that it happened when he plugged in the treadmill.

[Ja Rhule]

Nope. Nothing that I know of.

My brother only has his PC and monitor plugged into his room. I have my PC, monitor, TV, PS3.

All I know is that it happened when he plugged in the treadmill.

No idea then, sorry.

:aureola:

[Razzy]

Could be faulty wiring. Have someone come out and check it.

[CarolinaAllDay]

So a couple weeks ago my brother plugged a treadmill into his room. As soon as he did this it cut the electricity off in his room, bathroom, and part of my room.

My dad has been trying to figure it out on his own. He replaced all the wall outlets. Checked for tripped breakers..nothing.

So yesterday everything came back on. So I decide to plug my PC back into a wall outlet that wasn't working before. As soon as it powered up, it all went back out. Hasn't been back on since.

Anyone know what happened or has anything to help?

How old is your house?

[pantherfan49]

ground fault circuit could be faulted. This happens a lot when it rains.

[j2sgam]

Really almost sounds like a loose connection somewhere... Turn the breaker off and check for continuity... Also, one of them receptacle testers would probably come in handy. Its got 3 lights on it, usually a red, a yellow & a white, or 2 yellows and a white... That will let you know if any of the wiring isnt correct. A non-contact voltage tester will be useful also, about $17 at HomeDepot...

Is the bathroom GFI in front of the other outlets?

Did it happen when he plugged in the treadmill or when he turned the treadmill on?

[chknwing]

Put on running shoes, go outside, start running. Problem solved.

[Mattiekrome]

ground fault circuit could be faulted. This happens a lot when it rains.

Happened to me a couple months back. Troubleshot for days before seeing that little fuging button on the outlet... reset it and all was fine. Worst part was that the beer fridge defrosted all over the garage :(

[DC Amp]

Had a similar problem, turns out the breaker was weak in the panel (wasn't tripped either), bought a new breaker switch and swapped it out, worked fine.

In your case it could be as others have said, the GFCI (ground fault) outlet in bathroom.

[g5jamz]

Have the same issue with a breaker in garage panel. Treadmill kicks it off. Wonder if it's a larger issue, but may try new breaker.

[mmmbeans]

not enough amperage?