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Fixtures On Circuit Stopped Working

Name: Ken  City: Denver

Question: I installed a ceiling fan on one inside circuit, and then I noticed that three coach lights and a spot light on an external circuit had stopped working--not sure if the timing was a coincidence or not. I tried flipping the breaker for the outside circuit, pushing the GFCI reset button on another receptacle on the same circuit, and new bulbs, but they don't work. The receptacle the spot light had been plugged into still works, and all other receptacles on the circuit work. The spot light doesn't work on any circuit now. Could a power surge have just blown out the coach lights and spot light? How can I guard against this happening again?