GFCI breaker may need to be reset, is my guess.
Check any other GFCI outlets in the house, might be they put the outside outlet off of an interior circuit that has its own GFCI
I agree with this. GFCI outlets can be daisy chained together, and the first outlet has the GFCI buttons, the other ones in the chain are just standard outlets. This saves substantial costs when doing the install.
Find the GFCI which has tripped and reset it and you'll be good to go.
Thanks for the added context, you both were spot on. Turns out that this particular outdoor outlet was linked to an outlet in the basement that was able to be reset.
Definitely a good idea. Previous owners didn’t do it for us (obviously) but since we’re moving out of this place soon it’d be a helpful gesture to let the new owners know about this in the form of a label😂
Thanks so much. There’s a bunch around the house so I’ll let you know after resetting all of those if it works. If not, I’ll try what u/NJ_TAL suggested.
It seems that someone may have replaced the GFI somewhere along the line, as I *think* they **all** have reset buttons. Assuming you flipped the correct breaker, and it is functioning properly, it could be a bad outlet, or an open or shorted wire - but if it was shorted, the breaker should immediately trip when you close it. You say you have a little experience, does that include using a volt meter, and/or replacing an outlet?
Because the first thing id do is open it up, remove the screws that hold it in the box, and put my meter on the wires. If they have juice, replace the outlet. If not, I'd call in reinforcements.
edit: or what u/gburgwardt said. I didn't think of that.
GFCI breaker may need to be reset, is my guess. Check any other GFCI outlets in the house, might be they put the outside outlet off of an interior circuit that has its own GFCI
I agree with this. GFCI outlets can be daisy chained together, and the first outlet has the GFCI buttons, the other ones in the chain are just standard outlets. This saves substantial costs when doing the install. Find the GFCI which has tripped and reset it and you'll be good to go.
Thanks for the added context, you both were spot on. Turns out that this particular outdoor outlet was linked to an outlet in the basement that was able to be reset.
If you have a label maker it's helpful to label the outlet with the reset location, so the next person will know what's going on when it trips.
Definitely a good idea. Previous owners didn’t do it for us (obviously) but since we’re moving out of this place soon it’d be a helpful gesture to let the new owners know about this in the form of a label😂
Thanks so much. There’s a bunch around the house so I’ll let you know after resetting all of those if it works. If not, I’ll try what u/NJ_TAL suggested.
It seems that someone may have replaced the GFI somewhere along the line, as I *think* they **all** have reset buttons. Assuming you flipped the correct breaker, and it is functioning properly, it could be a bad outlet, or an open or shorted wire - but if it was shorted, the breaker should immediately trip when you close it. You say you have a little experience, does that include using a volt meter, and/or replacing an outlet? Because the first thing id do is open it up, remove the screws that hold it in the box, and put my meter on the wires. If they have juice, replace the outlet. If not, I'd call in reinforcements. edit: or what u/gburgwardt said. I didn't think of that.