Before the advent of GFCIs, electric shock injuries were more likely to occur if someone was standing in water, sitting in a tub, or otherwise in contact with water and they were using an electrical appliance, such as a hairdryer. As you (hopefully) already know, water and electricity don’t mix. If it’s a GFCI outlet, it might have shut off automatically and need to be reset.īuilding codes require the installation of ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) in bathrooms, kitchens, and laundry rooms-anywhere near water. On the off-chance that it’s not the electrical outlet but rather your cell phone charger that’s not working, plug something else into the same outlet, such as a hairdryer or a lamp. Plug something different into the outlet. If you’ve noticed a switch on the wall that didn’t seem to go to anything, it could very well control a half-hot outlet-flip this switch and then try the outlet again. The purpose of a half-hot outlet is to allow you to plug in a lamp, turn it on, and then control the lamp from the light switch. Sometimes called a “lamp outlet,” this type of outlet is a little different from standard outlets in that half of it (usually the bottom half) is controlled by a switch on the wall. Flip a light switch in the room to determine whether you have a half-hot outlet. Keep this anatomy in mind as you try the following troubleshooting tips. If your home has older wiring, the third hole (the “ground”) may not be present. First, a quick note on outlets: The vertical slots in the outlet are called “shutters,” and the small hole beneath each set of shutters is the “ground.” Most outlets will accept either 2-prong or 3-prong plugs.
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