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I THINK I solved it. Combo of "less than full information" and @Kudelski

mentioning a remote GFCI switch. My daughter mentions, just 30 minutes ago "Oh, that overhead bulb has been dim like that for WEEKS." Hey, thanks for telling me. So it was ONLY the vanity lights and the overhead light is probably just a mostly dead bulb. I'll fix that soon. But @Kudelski mentioned the remote GFCI. We had our Christmas lights go dead a few years ago, and it took a long time to finally figure out that the GFCI plug in the garage controlled the outside outlets. I reset that this morning, but since it didn't appear to have tripped, I didn't bother going back upstairs to check. But the light now works, as my daughter was just in there and turned the lights on.
Posted: 05/21/2023 at 11:04 AM ET
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Lounge electricians, I have a weird one for you. Help me out.
Late 80s Hokie 05/21/23 09:17 AM ET
I THINK I solved it. Combo of "less than full information" and @Kudelski
Late 80s Hokie 05/21/23 11:04 AM ET
Similar problem for me
hokiehunter07 05/22/23 10:36 AM ET
Your bathroom lights "should" be on a separate breaker than your GFCI
PWR2LZ 05/21/23 11:40 AM ET
Continued
Late 80s Hokie 05/21/23 09:19 AM ET
I have seen single switches go bad when left half way on. I think it
chemhokie 05/21/23 10:34 AM ET
I would definitely start with the switches. The fact that 2 of the 3 are
Coach McGuirk 05/21/23 10:46 AM ET
Are the fan and light controlled by the same wall switch?
MP4VT2004 05/21/23 09:32 AM ET
Separate switches. Could be on to something there. 3 switches total
Late 80s Hokie 05/21/23 09:34 AM ET
…one 220…the other 221**
chumley 05/21/23 02:45 PM ET
Pop the faceplate and see if the wires are all still connected**
EDGEMAN 05/21/23 02:00 PM ET
Sprayed or wiped with liquid cleaner?
Stork 05/21/23 09:47 AM ET
My guess is...
MP4VT2004 05/21/23 09:43 AM ET
(Note: this severability clause did not appear in MP4's DW repair video)**
PhotoHokieNC 05/21/23 10:20 AM ET
Did you accidentally hit the GFCI when you were cleaning?
VT48uva0 05/21/23 09:24 AM ET
Checked that. Not the issue. And if it was, wouldn't that have taken out
Late 80s Hokie 05/21/23 09:33 AM ET
Did you check all GFCI in the house?
Kudelski 05/21/23 09:48 AM ET
Yeah, my first thought was tripped GFI until you mentioned that...
MP4VT2004 05/21/23 09:44 AM ET
Probably although I have multiple ones in my bathroom
VT48uva0 05/21/23 09:37 AM ET
Age of house? Coincident that cleaning took place?
Stork 05/21/23 09:23 AM ET
25 years old.**
Late 80s Hokie 05/21/23 09:23 AM ET