# Strange electrical problem - do I need an expert?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 13, 2016, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-electrical-problem-do-i-need-an-expert/771873 "2016-11-13T18:41:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-electrical-problem-do-i-need-an-expert/771873/21 "2016-11-17T18:58:07Z")

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> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#):
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> NOT TRUE!!! Sometimes they hide it in a completely unrelated room. Why, yes, I do know this from experience. 😃
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> I was installing a garage door opener when sloppy screwdriver handling tripped the circuit. I could not figure out why the breaker would not re-energize until my wife called out “My hair dryer doesn’t work!”. Yep, the basement garage was on the same GFCI circuit as the upstairs master bathroom. :smack:

In fact, a similar thing exists in my house. I have an outdoor outlet that’s on a small deck on the second floor of my house. The GFCI for this outlet is located in a first floor bathroom.

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