Why Does My Bathroom GFCI Keep Tripping and Won't Reset?

[Fawn23]

Im not sure if I am allowed to post this here. I have a question regarding gfci

Our gfci in the bathroom tripped. Steam was accumulated due to hot bath, and then a hairdryer is used. After around 10min,the gfci tripped. It won't reset. Tried switching the circuit breaker off and turning back on,but nothing happened. Still won't reset.

Anything i can do to fix it? Or an electrician is necessary. Theres no power inside the bathroom for days now. Please help!

 

[Drakkith]

I'd try just replacing the outlet. They aren't too expensive to replace, especially considering the cost of an electrician. HOWEVER, that assumes you know what you're doing. If you've never done any work on an electrical circuit I HIGHLY recommend just calling a certified electrician. A previous owner of my house did a poor job when installing an outlet and it could have burned my house down (sparks from exposed wiring shot out when the outlet was moved slightly when tightening the screw holding the cover on the outlet).

Electricity is dangerous in multiple ways. Don't underestimate it and don't assume that you can just 'figure it out as you go'. You run the risk of you or your loved ones paying the price.

 

[Guineafowl]

Im not sure if I am allowed to post this here. I have a question regarding gfci

Our gfci in the bathroom tripped. Steam was accumulated due to hot bath, and then a hairdryer is used. After around 10min,the gfci tripped. It won't reset. Tried switching the circuit breaker off and turning back on,but nothing happened. Still won't reset.

Anything i can do to fix it? Or an electrician is necessary. Theres no power inside the bathroom for days now. Please help!

Flip the breaker for the bathroom socket, remove socket, dry it with a hairdryer, refit.

If still no go, replace socket.

 

[anorlunda]

At the risk of saying something obvious, do you know how to reset a GFCI? There is a small red rectangular button on the front face. It pops out a little bit when the GFCI trips. Push that button with the tip of your finger to reset it. If it was tripped, you will hear or feel a click.

 

[Guineafowl]

At the risk of saying something obvious, do you know how to reset a GFCI? There is a small red rectangular button on the front face. It pops out a little bit when the GFCI trips. Push that button with the tip of your finger to reset it. If it was tripped, you will hear or feel a click.

... and if you didn’t know that ^^^, definitely call an electrician out to sort it

 

[berkeman]

Tried switching the circuit breaker off and turning back on,but nothing happened. Still won't reset.

Welcome to the PF.

Can you take a picture of the GFCI outlet and Attach that file in a reply? We'd like to be sure it's the type of GFCI outlet that we are expecting. Also, how do you know that breaker was for that outlet? Are there any other outlets on that breaker circuit that are also not working? When you say "there is no power in the bathroom", is that just for that one outlet, or do the lights not work now too?

 

[Averagesupernova]

Stupid things are sometimes done when a house is wired, yet they pass inspection. An example I can think of is a basement bathroom GFCI feeds the garage circuit(s) which also need GFCI protection. So, the garage goes dead and a trip to the basement to reset the GFCI outlet in the bathroom is required. Now that being said, is there another GFCI outlet ahead of the one in the bathroom that could be tripped that is not known about?