I hope someone might be able to help me with problem that happened tonight. I am renovating a bathroom in a 40 year old house and was replacing the light fixture when the circuit for the master bath and bedroom went off. I only had the switch off, not the entire circuit. At the exact moment it went out I was removing the light's mounting plate from the wall and had pulled slightly on the two wires coming out of the wall. All my circuits are not labled (I know, what a stupid thing to admit). I can't really find which circuit is the master bedroom and bath. I tried switching the breakers on and off and seeing if anything went out. I found two circuits that did not appear to switch anything on/off. I replaced them, but no luck. I talked with an electrician and he mentioned that I might have created a short in the light switch. Should I replace the light switch? How about the wire from the switch to the light? All circuits are on now, and there is no power in the master bedroom and bath. If there was a short wouldn't it trip the breaker? Any suggestions?
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17 years ago