I have five outlets in different rooms connected through one circuit breaker. Power stopped working in all of them when I plugged a vacuum cleaner into one of the outlets (which has a GFI Switch. Of the five outlets, only three have GFI switches). Previously, when power was lost in a GFI switch, I could hit the "reset" button and power would be restored. This time however, the reset button does not work on the outlet where I plugged in the vacumm cleaner. I hit the "test" and "reset" buttons on the other two GFI Switches and the button does not "reset" on one of them (for the one that does reset, this is next to the circuit breaker box in my basement, if that means anything).
I replaced the circuit breaker, thinking this was the cause of the problem, but the power still does not work in any of these outlets. I plan to replace the GFI Switch where I orginally plugged in the vacuum cleaner. Do I also need to replace the other GFI Switch outlet that does not properly "test" and "reset", or will that correct itself once I replace the other GFI Switch? Do I need to replace the non-GFI switch outlets with GFI Switch outlets (in other words, should they all be GFI Switch outlets since they run through the same circuit breaker, or not?). Thanks for your help.
I replaced the circuit breaker, thinking this was the cause of the problem, but the power still does not work in any of these outlets. I plan to replace the GFI Switch where I orginally plugged in the vacuum cleaner. Do I also need to replace the other GFI Switch outlet that does not properly "test" and "reset", or will that correct itself once I replace the other GFI Switch? Do I need to replace the non-GFI switch outlets with GFI Switch outlets (in other words, should they all be GFI Switch outlets since they run through the same circuit breaker, or not?). Thanks for your help.