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Bathroom Lights are not working
The trouble-call came in by telephone.
The woman said "The bathroom Lights are not working. For a while they flickered." While we were on the phone I had her check to see if there was a GFI with a test button, but no, it was a regular plug outlet.
When i got there I found the stacked switch was worn out even though it operated smoothly and felt like it was fine. As I replaced it I discovered it had been wired incorrectly since the house was built. Before I got there you had to turn on the room light before you could turn the shower light on.
This was not noticed since one usually turns on the room light when you first come in. I rewired it properly. I took care to make the top switch the one for the main ceiling light and the lower switch for the shower light as this is easy to remember and even a house guest will do the right thing.
The customer is now happy.
(c) John A. Peters 2010 Revised 1-3-2009
AFCI breakers are still pretty new. When it trips there should be a little LED light that lights up. The Siemens breakers have this feature and the instructions will tell you which kind of a fault you had. Let me know. Murray AFCI breakers are made by Siemens.