Howdy, DIY, hoping y'all can give me some advice before I have to call an electrician.Little backstory: House was knob and tube wiring before we moved in, but we bargained a sales condition to get it all replaced. Cool.However, the first electrician the sellers hired was just some Joe off the streets. No permits, no license... Cheapest way they could go.... Well, our realtor walked in on this guy fucking off after he'd fallen through the ceiling... yadda yadda, Sellers got a new electrician. I know this guy was licensed and a had a little more wherewithal, but I don't think this guy did a very good job either. We've had many outlets blow, a bunch of problems with grounding, etc, etc...All that to say, the electrician was supposed to also run a wire out to the garage so I could use some power tools without running a ridiculous extension cord out a window. Not two years later, the garage has no power and the gfci outlet on the outside of the house is solid red and can't be reset.So! Is there something I can do about this? I've seen recommendations online to simply replace the outlet, but I don't know if that's enough, seeing as how the garage has no power and is split off from that same line, I think.Any thoughts or advice? TIA via /r/DIY https://ift.tt/33lG8Og
