power out in 2 rooms but breaker not tripped.

Last night the power went out in 2 rooms without tripping the breaker. There arent any gfi outlets on the line. The weird part is the outlet on the other side of the living room works and its on the same breaker. So all of the outlets that are in line with each other on the opposite side of the room are not working at the moment. I took out the 1st outlet and checked the wires and they all appear to be snug on the outlet.

Any ideas?

 

Caution.

Do you have squirrels or mice?

 

Check the last outlet that works.

 

Actually i did hear something in the wall in that room the other day.

 

[QUOTE="Norky, post: 294167, member: 229]Check the last outlet that works.[/QUOTE]
The only outlet that works on that line is the one o the opposite side of the room. I have 6 dead outlets and 2 dead lights in succession.

 

That should be parallel circuit wiring- the norm is to run in and out on each outlet , there should be 4 wires on each although depending on the outlet maybe only 2 connection points in the case of quite old outlets. You can check the circuit point to point with a volt ohm meter and an extension cord for continuity after first opening the breaker. That should tell the apx location of the break in one of the lines. Before even messing with that check each outlet for a broken or loose connection. If the outlets are of the type that are push-in wiring connections -those are prone to causing your problem. Rodent chewed line can be a problem -those mostly show up as shorts because the insulation has been chewed away from both sides of the circuit. What age is the home?

 

I'd assume it was a connection more than a rodent. They usually stop when they get the jacket chewed off. A wire nut could be corroded. In and out connections on outlets, as mentioned. As long as you don't have an odd wiring you should be able to locate it after enough trial and error. Contact corrosion sounds like the culprit.

 

Fixed! There was a loose wire on the outlet that was working so there was no continuity for the other outlets. It must of gotten pulled a little when I had an extension cord going to it the other day. Glad it was an easy fix.

 

That's what I meant when I said check the last one that works.

 

Easy is gooder.

 

No fire is even gooderer.

 

Bingo, loon.
Loose connections can get hot.
I'm still amazed I didn't have a fire from the goofy wiring I found in the outlet above the kitchen sink (which is probably illegal as chit nowadays, but me did-ent do it).

 

But, gooder isn't always easy.

 

Lectric stuff can get real hot real fast.

 

I think the arc snuffer mighta failed on that one. That looked like some extra high voltage stuff their. Definitely transmission lines.

 

... I know... yawn... juz another day at the office with you lectric bolt tamers...

 

The confrigulator couldn't contain the electroids.

 

Na that's pretty impressive. Once it's above 34 kv it's outta my hands, I just work distribution.

 

It's a no load air disconnect being opened under load -motor operated fortunately.
I had to deal with a manual one that was stuck last week and just the static will cause a 4-6" arc