When you are in the middle of a project in your garage only to find that you completely lose power, it is frustrating. This is especially true when the reason of your home seems to have plenty of power to go around. Your garage outlets can lose power for a number of different reasons. Some of them are easy to fix and others may require the help of a professional electrician to solve. Burley Electrical Services is here to talk about some of the different reasons you may lose power to the outlets inside your garage.
What Makes Garage Outlets Different
The outlets that are found in your garage are a little different than the outlets found in any old room in your home. These outlets are typically GFCI protected. This means that they will shut off quickly if there is ever any imbalance that is detected. There are several different concerns in the garage that makes them require GFCI protection.
Common Causes of Garage Outlets to Lose Power
There are several reasons why your garage outlets could stop working at any given time. Let’s take a closer look at some of the most common reasons.
– Tripped GFCI Outlet: By far, the most common reason a garage outlet stops working is because the GFCI outlet has tripped. This could be an outlet located right there in the garage, but it could also be an outlet in the bathroom, kitchen or other exterior walls found inside the house.
– Breaker Tripped: Another reason you could lose power in the garage is the breaker could have tripped. The outlets in your garage more than likely share a breaker with other areas in the home that may be experiencing an increase in electrical demand, causing the breaker to trip.
– Outdoor Moisture Exposure: There are temperature fluctuations in the garage as well as moisture exposure. This is enough to trigger protective shut offs to avoid any risk of electrocution. Over time, this can cause the outlets to start to wear down.
Signs You Need More than a Reset
Most of the time, you will likely just need a reset in your garage, and the outlets will be up and running again. However, watch for these signs that there is something more serious going on.
– Repeated loss of power
– Power isn’t restored with a proper reset
– Other areas of the home are affected as well
– There is no clear cause for the power outage
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If you are experiencing problems with your garage outlets or any other outlets in the house, you can turn to Burley Electrical Services to help you get to the bottom of what’s going on. We will diagnose the problem and get it sorted out for you so that you aren’t dealing with outlets that are constantly losing power, in your garage or anywhere else in your home. Call us today!
