Your Electricity Keeps Going Out! 

If you find that suddenly your breaker keeps flipping off- it could be that you are overloading a certain circuit. Common changes are:  

• You recently got a new AC unit or heater 

• You have a microwave 

• You use a hair dryer 

• It’s the summer and it’s hot out! (Your appliances are all working overtime!) 

• You have an extension cord with a bunch of stuff plugged in all at once 

• You noticed marks on your outlet – like there was some sort of spark  

All of these things mean that you need to unplug and relocate things to other places either temporarily or as your new normal. Most of our buildings are old and even historic – which means that they were not designed for all of your electrical needs all at one time. You may need to unplug things when not in use. You also may need to look at energy efficient options. 

OTHER TROUBLESHOOTING OPTIONS –

If you replaced a bulb with a new one but it’s not coming on- you may not have an LED compatible fixture.

If you can see that a breaker on your unit’s panel is flipped – flip it all the way OFF and then flip it on.

If you have a GFCI (an outlet that has a red button between the 2 plug ins) check to see if the reset button will turn it back on.

If you continue to have outages even after trying these resets and adjusting your electronics, we will come by for an inspection to help solve your issue. 

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO REPAIR ELECTRICAL YOURSELF. If an outlet, light switch, or light fixture needs replacing please contact us to do the work for you.