My electricty keeps randomly going off

[tfinch2]

I live in an apartment, and for the past 2 nights I would wake up to the electricity being off in the kitchen only. Both times my apartment maintenance came out and fixed it while I wasn't here, so I haven't been able to get an explanation to what happened. My GF came home from work today, and the electricity in the kitchen was out again. I've checked the breaker box on all three occurrences and nothing has tripped. All three times nothing out of the ordinary has been plugged in the outlets in the kitchen either.

WTF can be going on? Is it possible that something somebody else is doing in their apartment is causing the problem?

 

[dug777]

Possible if your kitchen is on the same circuit as powerpoints in aother apartments I guess. Are you on separate meters?

 

[Goosemaster]

dude...I think the turkey is done...

 

[CraKaJaX]

Weren't you the one with rodents running around in your walls?

 

[Vette73]

Look for a CGFI outlet. It might have popped. Reset it. If it keeps happening have them replace.

Is all the power out like fridge, oven, etc... or just the wall outlets?

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: CraKaJaX
Weren't you the one with rodents running around in your walls?

God no! I'd burn the place down. :shocked:

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Look for a CGFI outlet. It might have popped. Reset it. If it keeps happening have them replace.

Is all the power out like fridge, oven, etc... or just the wall outlets?

Fridge, microwave, oven. I've already tried to reset both CGFI outlets in the kitchen. Nothing happened.

 

[dug777]

then answer my question, frackin dammit

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: dug777
then answer my question, frackin dammit

Sorry, I had to answer my fellow Americans first.

Yes we are on separate meters.

All of the lights outside of my apartment building are off too.

 

[tfinch2]

Well I went to Walmart and got an extension cord to plug in the fridge so I don't have to replace my food again...

Hopefully this will get fixed soon.

 

[zinfamous]

Gremlins

 

[BigJ]

What did maintenance say was wrong?

If the breakers aren't tripping, make sure that all connections are properly secured and make sure that some jackass didn't wire your kitchen lines into another part of the apartment that may have a GFCI on it.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: BigJ
What did maintenance say was wrong?

If the breakers aren't tripping, make sure that all connections are properly secured and make sure that some jackass didn't wire your kitchen lines into another part of the apartment that may have a GFCI on it.

I haven't been able to talk to maintenance. When they came to fix the first two times nobody was home. I did talk to the apartment manager, but she understandably didn't know exactly what happened. She said they are going to call an electrician tomorrow. I'm sure I will soon have some answers then.

 

[Epic Fail]

the maintenance must know part of the problem if they got it to work again.