Why is the bathroom, kitchen, outside, or garage plug not working?

These types of plugs are on a special electrical circuit, a GFCI, which provides greater protection from electrical shock, especially in wet areas.  If a plug in these areas is not working, but the lights are working, a GFCI plug may have tripped.

The GFCI plug can be identified by square plugs, with a test and reset button in the middle of the plug.

  • If a bathroom plug is not working, find all the GFCI plugs, in every bathroom throughout the home, and push the reset buttons.
  • If a kitchen plug is not working, find all the GFCI plugs in the kitchen and push the reset buttons.
  • If an outside or garage plug is not working, find all the outside and garage GFCI plugs, and push the reset buttons.

Confirm that the non-working plug is now working.  If the plug is still not working, please send a Request through the Resident Center.

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