- Turn off the light switches and unplug appliances in the room that has lost power.
- Find your circuit breaker box and open the cover.
- Locate the tripped breaker. Circuit breakers are small, usually horizontal switches labeled by the areas of the house they serve (for example, "kitchen," "bathroom" and so on).
- The tripped circuit breaker will be in the "off" position or in a middle position between "on" and "off." Reset the breaker by moving it to the full "off" position and then back to "on".
- That may clear an overload and return power to the room. If the breaker re-trips, you may have too many lamps and appliances plugged into the circuit; a damaged cord or plug; a short circuit in a receptacle, switch or fixture; or faulty wiring. Identify and correct the malfunction before resetting the breake
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