Originally Posted by jawbone
It has to be something from the breaker because other lights on that breaker worked until I turned it off, now none on that circuit work. Common sense would tell me that it is not a switch issue anymore, plus the breaker just doesn't feel like it is all the way on. I bought another breaker anyways. Lowes didn't have a GE 1 Pole 20 Amp breaker so I got what looks to be the same except it is an ABB 1 Pole 20 Amp. I'll make sure they are compatible before I trust it.

The shame of all this is that my father was an electrician and I never paid attention to any of it when I was growing up. If I had paid attention when he or my uncle needed my help I would know electricity, auto repair, welding, etc. I did learn how to cut cows, clean deer, and have a hog killing from start to finish on the coldest days of Winter though. If we ever go back to days of living off the grid at least I will fare better than most.

Maybe. Or, you could have crossed a wire incorrectly and it's causing the breaker to trip and do it's job. I've made that mistake before. Can you pull the switch and take a few photos for us?

One way to troubleshoot it is removing the switch from the circuit, reset the breaker and see if everything comes back online. If it does, that isolates the issue to the switch or your wiring. That's where I'd start.

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