Strange electrical problem - do I need an expert?

[Ravenman]

@Doctor_Jackson

NOT TRUE!!! Sometimes they hide it in a completely unrelated room. Why, yes, I do know this from experience.

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.