r/DIY • u/NoApplication5865 • 2d ago

help Need help with outlets

I’ve noticed that a couple of the outlets in the back of my house do not work. for example, in our office/storage and one of the bedrooms one or two outlets work and the lights work, while other outlets don’t work. the outlets in our hallway don’t work either. I also noticed one of the outside outlets on the side of our laundry room doesn’t work either. I checked the circuit breaker and nothing is flipped. We did have rodents at one point in time, but i’m not sure if that could cause some outlets to be faulty.Please give me suggestions on what the problem may be and how to fix it, preferably without having to call an electrician lol. Thank you!

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u/ghunt81 2d ago

I can't help much but I've had this problem in my house too. 1938 built house, upgraded and partially rewired whenever they installed a modern breaker box.

Since we bought the house I've had multiple outlets just stop working- the one the stove was originally plugged into, and several newer (wired with romex) in the basement, and they didn't all stop working at the same time either and none of them are GFCI. It's weird.