Bathroom Lights Out !

[khun]

Toggle switch at the entrance activates lights over the sink and toilet. To eliminate the toggle switch as the problem it was removed & the black hots were connected, and good connection on the white neutral running through the switch box was confirmed. Did the same on toggles in each of the bathroom walk-in closets with their respective switched overhead lights. On power restoration measured ~120-volts black-to-ground at each disconnected receptacle, a little less (~110) on each receptacle neutral-to-ground, but bulbs won't illuminate. Does this sound like a loose neutral connection between the bathroom and the main panel? It's not a main panel breaker fault as other outlets on the same circuit (outside the bathroom) are juiced. Thanks in advance for any replies.

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[Dave M.]

Khun,

The white wire should connect to the threaded part of a lamp socket. To check the continuity of the white wire in the bathroom get a 100 ft (or so) extension cord and plug it into a good outlet on the bathroom circuit, go to the breaker and turn off the power to the bathroom circuit and now measure the continuity or the resistance from the lamp socket to the extension cord. It should be very low resistance if the white wire is ok.

[bob haller]

look for a GFCI somewhere it may be tripped, and isnt necessarily in the bathroom